He set out to the task at hand
Upon watching the beautiful tree.
Trimming the branches, one by one,
In a labour of love.
One by one, slowly,
The branches fell to the floor.
The outer ones, the inner ones, all fell
But one, and he stopped there,
Knowing that it held
The handkerchief with the red stain.
And although he could not cut it then,
He said to himself that, next time,
This one too would come off,
And the tree stand bare and beautiful,
Revealing her forbidden fruit.
Marradas de Poesia
Aqui a faena é de rimas...
06 julho 2015
Forbidden
I stand at the gates of the forbidden city.
The doors are open, but i stand still.
A foot at the threshold is all i manage
Before i notice the ghost of the guard.
Yet his face smiles, his arms are open,
His spear down at his feet lies.
Shall i step further in to the walls
Knowing the guard is sound asleep
Oblivious his city is falling from him?
Or shall i cry for him to come
And fight for his city before it crumbles
Beneath my relentless assault?
Maybe i should turn around,
Leave untouched such amazing place
And the treasure that within lies?
Inside the crumbling walls
Of the forbidden city.
The doors are open, but i stand still.
A foot at the threshold is all i manage
Before i notice the ghost of the guard.
Yet his face smiles, his arms are open,
His spear down at his feet lies.
Shall i step further in to the walls
Knowing the guard is sound asleep
Oblivious his city is falling from him?
Or shall i cry for him to come
And fight for his city before it crumbles
Beneath my relentless assault?
Maybe i should turn around,
Leave untouched such amazing place
And the treasure that within lies?
Inside the crumbling walls
Of the forbidden city.
18 junho 2015
12 fevereiro 2014
Masks
Again I put the mask of old
Worn inside by years of use
Bright outside by sparks of gold
I wear the mask that shows the ruse
The one that shows the smiling teeth
As show the truth I now refuse
I wear the mask you like to meet
The one who hides my tears away
The one that covers my eyes weep
And for this time the mask will stay
My eyes will smile and be so bold
Until again my mask I'll lay...
Worn inside by years of use
Bright outside by sparks of gold
I wear the mask that shows the ruse
The one that shows the smiling teeth
As show the truth I now refuse
I wear the mask you like to meet
The one who hides my tears away
The one that covers my eyes weep
And for this time the mask will stay
My eyes will smile and be so bold
Until again my mask I'll lay...
15 agosto 2010
Professora
Ensina-me
A tocar-te
Como a cordas de guitarra portuguesa
A produzir melodia de tal beleza
Que as estrelas no ceu todas ofusque
Mas mesmo que a musica seja de tal grandeza
Fica, porém, com a infinita certeza
Maior e tua candura, que faz com que eu busque
Tocar-te
Entao ensina-me
Ensina-me
A Amar-te.
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