Longo-Geremia

LIKE JOB I am losing ground And now I can see What others see In me. A familiar history At times I feel like Job Sitting on a pile Of shit In confusion Wonderng what he did Just a game it was A bet with the Devil Heaven only knows! What’s in a Name? Zeus did the same By Jove! I whisper litanies Of... Sign in to see full entry.

OF THE HUMAN KIND I follow my whims and fantasies Still earthbound By My singular reality. My poetry Are thoughts and words Imagination and visions Streaming color and light Through a dark prism. Like a ship on the high seas I vacillate In waters calm and deep But More than most In a sudden Winter... Sign in to see full entry.

Había Una Vez [Translation follows-- kind of..] Había una vez que creía En las palabras de un hombre honrado En este mundo desdichado Había un vez que veía Dios en cada uno Había una vez que tenía La fe en los Milagros Los santos Las velas sagradas Había una vez q ue era ni ño Y Tragaba mentiras... Sign in to see full entry.

TIGER, TIGER I’ve got a tiger by the tail And Can’t let him go. He drags me here and there Everywhere I don’t want to be But tiger has teeth Knives of steel Claws that tear deeply into Body and soul So I hold on tight With all my might And follow him Until one of us gives in. You see If I let tiger... Sign in to see full entry.

ON STRONGER WINGS PART I I can no longer be Someone’s everyone I can no longer be All things to everybody You fly on stronger wings You sing A sweeter melody I am ashes I am dust I am stone Earth to earth I return Alone All bonds are broken All promises All goals When Spirit and Body Begin t o... Sign in to see full entry.

COME SU NAVI PER MARI [translation follows– kinda…] Il cuore trova la sua propria strada La sua maniera diversa e singolare Quando l’anima ci chiama Per dire E tempo di partire Soli alla Luce veniamo Soli nel Buio partiamo E Nello Sconusciuto troviamo Il nostro destino La nostra ragione di Essere... Sign in to see full entry.

1.STRONGER WIINGS 2. RIDING A COMET 3. VALENTINE'S DAY SONG Sign in to see full entry.

Riding a comet I’m riding the tail of a comet At warp speed Vertiginous and magic ecstasy Looking for What created Me But only the stars come out at night Traces Someone passed this way before Long dead and gone *Nietche may have been right After all. I’m riding the tail of a comet Going as fast as... Sign in to see full entry.

A SIMPLE VALENTINE’S DAY SONG [To all loves lost, passed or gone ] Sento una voce [I hear a voice] In a strange silence Standing alone I hear a voice From deep inside I look to the garden From my window pane And feel the breath of A sigh t enderly say I will see you again One day In this silence So... Sign in to see full entry.

IN SHALLOW WATERS In shallow waters Silent and still I see my own reflection Undulating colors Muted and bright In waves of starlight. The magic of another Beyond Creation’s bounds And Like Narcissus mesmerized I fall By the wonder of it all. What is This being In shallow waters I see My Soul My... Sign in to see full entry.