Longo-Geremia

A GIFT Roses butter yellow and crimson red Resting their head On leaves iridescent green, My heart drenched in their sunlight Blinding despair with hope and beauty. Lyrics to soothe the fear Of an end that draws all too near Calling my soul back to the light Dying from thoughts sad and unkind Free... Sign in to see full entry.

YOU WHO KNOW Tell me You who know Where will all my love go My fire, my passion, my energy My pleasures and my pain The light in my soul When my flesh grows cold And they bury me. Tell me You who know. Where does the love go. Will I live again when I end In someone’s thoughts and memory. Tell me.... Sign in to see full entry.

SIMPICITY I came to this earth On this Fall day Many years ago Caught my breath And here I am And here I stay Until the day My breath is taken from me By some Unknown And Unkind Entity. Then Back I go from where I came. What simplicity. The end. Sign in to see full entry.

Corridors I dream of corridors narrow and long Drenched in blinding sunlight Raspberry silk n the wall Dancing in the wind. I run to see what’s ahead of me Hope languishes in my soul As darkness begins to fall. Where then is heaven’s gate Tell me Why can’t I reach the end Of corridors narrow and... Sign in to see full entry.

Angelì [ITALIAN VERSION FOLLOWS] [Inspired by tales told to me by my Calabrian grandmother] Angelì, Angelì Do you see me Silently Breaking through the morning mist. Across fields kissed by Winter’s chill. Now I stand under your window Never far Always near to you. Angelì do you hear me whisper your... Sign in to see full entry.

AND ALL MONSTERS OF ITS KIND It has me in its control today This Beast that comes and goes To delight in my misery. It feeds on fear and human suffering Like all monsters of its kind. And one day it may steal my thoughts My dignity and my mind. But it can never have my soul. That belongs to me... Sign in to see full entry.

RAMPANT SUPERFLUITY--REVISED Rampant superfluity Gets in the way Of tasting life delicately Unnecessary thoughts Anguish unkind Memories that displease And dsiturb the spirit dreaming. Existential nausée That binds the mind Holds the soul hostage In chains Of torment and despair Prisoners of our... Sign in to see full entry.

Jack, not so nimble Jack be nimble Jack be quick Jack, why did you jump Over that damned candlestick. Was it your act against Life’s absurdity As Sartre would say Or simply proof of your dexterity. We humans do such foolish things Driven by the fear of Death’s sting. But Jack, my friend, A foolish... Sign in to see full entry.

An Eggistential Matter--EDITED Humpty Dumpty sat on a w all … Now that was his first mistake An egg doesn’t tempt fate Sitting on the edge of infinity For he as all other eggs Tend to break when they fall. We humans do much the same It seems Not knowing where we're going. Lost in some existential... Sign in to see full entry.

THE MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE The man on the flying trapeze Glides through the air With dexterity and ease Always ready to please The crowd below. But Sadly No one would know No one would guess A Beast within is killing him Yet the show must go on, No net says he To stop his fall It kills the thrill... Sign in to see full entry.