CONTEMPORARY POETRY
Posted on November 8, 2017 by magda
The laughing heart / Inima care rade
your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you...
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Posted on October 31, 2017 by magda
Powers of reason
I was walking down the street one day,
in a metaphoric truth,
when all at once and out of the blue,
an idea came into view,
Aha! says I, That’s it … Yes!
I considered and pondered, thought a bit,
Feels right, says I, This is it!
I thought awhile about the possibilities,
to explore its...
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Posted on October 24, 2017 by magda
Roll the dice
if you’re going to try, go all the
way.
otherwise, don’t even start.
if you’re going to try, go all the
way.
this could mean losing girlfriends,
wives, relatives, jobs and
maybe your mind.
go all the way.
it could mean not eating for 3 or 4 days.
it could mean freezing on a
park bench.
it could mean jail,
it...
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Posted on October 24, 2017 by magda
Bluebird
there’s a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I’m too tough for him,
I say, stay in there, I’m not going
to let anybody see
you.
there’s a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I pour whiskey on him and inhale
cigarette smoke
and the whores and the bartenders
and the grocery clerks
never...
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Posted on October 21, 2017 by magda
Signore
Signore,
tu lo senti ch’io non ho voce
piu per ridere il tuo canto segreto.
Signore,
tu lo vedi ch’io non ho occhi
piu per i tuoi cieli,
per le nuvole tue consolatrici .
Signore,
per tutto il mio pianto,
ridammi una stilla di Te
ch’io riviva .
Perche tu sai,
Signore,
che in un tempo lontano
anch’io tenni nel cuore
tutto un lago,
un gran...
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Posted on October 19, 2017 by magda
Many zeros
The teacher rises voiceless before a class
Of pale, tight-lipped children/
The blackboard behind him as black as the sky
Light-years from the earth.
It´s the silence the teacher loves,
The taste of the infinite in it.
The stars like teeth marks on children´s pencils.
Listen to it, he says happily.
Charles Simic
……………………………………….
Fără voce se ridică profesorul...
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Posted on October 11, 2017 by magda
Ohjaustyön opas
One of those books which help you understand why you love your profession of counselor with such a passion…
Maria Magdalena Biela
...
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Posted on September 11, 2017 by magda
A child’s prayer
Please, let me live, give me a chance
of life on Earth to have a glance,
Let me grow roots and let me shine
on this blue planet in decline.
When I was born into this Light
you all blessed me with great delight,
you all were filled with greedy thoughts:
“Our child will have...
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Posted on August 20, 2017 by magda
Do not stand at my grave and cry
Sa nu plangi la mormantul meu.
Nu zac acolo in somn greu.
Sunt mii de vanturi respirand.
Sunt diamant de nea, lucind.
Sunt soarele din coptul grau.
Sunt ploaia Toamnei, tandru brau.
In dimineti, cand te trezesti,
iti sunt o soapta la feresti,
de pasari prinse-n zbor tacut.
O stea luncind in...
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Posted on July 26, 2017 by magda
A friend like you
There’s lots of things with which I’m blessed,
My problems have been few,
But of all, this one’s the best:
To have a friend like you
In times of trouble friends will say,
“Just ask, I’ll help you through it.”
But you don’t wait for me to ask,
You just get up and do...
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