O Precious waters
O precious watersyou are font of humanity,
filling the mind with invigorating peace.
Essential nature,
our connection is strong,
ingrained you stand
within our being.
Our intimacy is born between us
once we perceive our closeness.
The world is beautiful because of you.
You sooth the lands by your sacred touch.
Your force carries meaning and memories.
As you mirror nature and the sky above,
your body sweetly morphs colors and shades,
gifting our eyes with sublime poetic scenes.
Together we transcend ideas, lands and time.
Only our respect for you can keep you clean
to remain in time the beauty of our eyes,
and the essential nourishment of our existence.
Bridges of Adeje
Silence in a distance, only tides breaking.Bridges joining barren and empty spaces.
Dark, the sand lying beneath my naked feet,
filling the darkness of my calm and peace.
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And there wood bursts into fire,
burning what is left of my aching.
Memories appear in black and white,
holding in time and shedding their light.
Senses for life
Let me continue to plant life,see it blossom through my fingers,
hold its beauty within my heart,
listen happily to its needs,
smell its essence delicately,
respecting it's only true wish:
to be taken care of.
Let the flowers bloom.
Antonia Petrone (USA/Italy) was born in the United States in 1965. She lives and works in Italy as a translator, interpreter and teacher of the English Language. She writes poems in English and Italian and has published three Sillogies. "Le Poesie di Antonia", "Poetry Garden" and "Sul Pianeta della Passione". She is a voice actress for poems in English and has received international merits.
