Mi-a zâmbit

Ochii-mi erau scântei atunci când te vedeau

Și buzele-mi strigau a foc când tu mă sărutai

Doamne!...nici toți poeții la un loc

Nu ar putea descrie dorul ce ți-l port!

De-ai sti ce dor îmi e, când inima te vrea

Să te mai simtă o clipă aproape

Să bată din nou lângă a ta

Căci mai frumos nicicând nu bate...

Ce dor îmi e de ochii tăi senini

Amintirea lor azi mi-e un souvenir

Când cu dorință știau să mă îmbie

Mi-atât de dor...si doar eu știu...

De-ai sti cum stai ascuns în gândul meu

Doar eu să mi te pot găsi 

Bărbatul ce în suflet mi-a sădit 

Dorul ce azi, mi-e infinit...

Te voi păstra în amintirea mea

Ca cea mai luminoasă stea din cer,

Si îmi voi aminti în fiecare noapte

C-ai fost un vis... atât de efemer...

Voi da uitării prin durere și prin chin,

Nopți nedormite și nopţi plânse,

Cuvinte grele și pline de venin

Împreună cu visele mele învinse.

Voi uita rănile ce nu se tămăduiesc

Și inima mea în veșnică agonie,

Ochii tăi în care mi-era frică să privesc,

Plini de dispreț şi uneori mânie.

Eu voi uita cu înverşunare

Că nici o zi nu m-ai prețuit

Că nu mi-ai fost un strop de alinare

Că nepăsarea ta zâmbetul mi-a pierit.

Te voi păstra frumos în amintirea mea

Voi ţine minte cum subtil zâmbeai,

Nu-ţi voi uita nicicând atingerea

Atunci când în brațe cu drag mă țineai.

În amintire te voi păstra frumos mereu

Deși tăcerea ți-ai așternut peste sufletul meu

Lăsându-mă in frig... fără de cele promise

Să rezist, trebuind să mă încălzesc cu vise.

Mi-ai lăsat în păr o mângâiere 

Pe buze aroma vinului tău dulce

Dar și o lacrimă de dor în ochi

Ce-n poezii, în noapte... curge.

Mi-ai lăsat pe piele tatuaj

Cu degetele tale blânde 

Dar și pe retină privirea ta

Ce a rupt sufletul in mine.

Mi-ai "dăruit" cuvinte ce m-au ars

Când fluturi mă purtau în visare

Când trebuia să ne cuprindă în miraj

Un vin și-o ultimă îmbratișare.

Dorul de tine mi vine în valuri

In dimineața asta par sa ma înece

Imi beau cafeaua fierbinte fără zahăr

Afara-i soare. Dar e atât de rece!

Și-mi închid ochii-n fața lui

Și mi te văd pe tine

Si-i șoptesc ce mult mi-aş dori

Să te trezești în gând cu mine.

Să-mi dai un semn oricât de mic

Dorul de tine sa-mi aline.

Ca-I simt in mine cronic

Cum tot îți aparține.

E-o zi în care dorul ma doboară

Simt ca nu mai pot îndura absența ta

Mi-ar fi de-ajuns sắ-ti aud vocea

Să-mi alunge din ochi suferința.

Și azi trăiesc sa-mi fie dor de tine

Nu simti, nu știi, nu vezi

Cum amintirile adie-n mine

Când doar aș vrea...sa te îmbrățisez.

A fost frumos... a fost ca niciodată 

Dar n-am să mai implor vreodată

Să-mi dai un semn oricât de mic

...s-a terminat n-a mai rămas nimic...

Poți să stai liniștit, am obosit...

Mă voi gândi la tine în fiecare anotimp

Pentru tot restul vieții mele

Prin vise voi călători în timp

Unde gândurile-mi pot umbla rebele...

Poate te-oi regasi printre ele...

Și aripi imi vor crește inc-o dată 

Si voi zbura căutând a stelelor lumină 

Sperând povestea cu "a fost odată"

Cu finalul blanc ca o foaie velină...

Să ti-o amintești si tu când... Luna va fi plină...

Cuprinsă de-un dor ţi-aș scrie

Despre vremuri apuse și timp

De parcă am asteptat acest anotimp

Și povestea noastra s-ar putea rescrie.

Oare același parfum il foloseşti?

Ochii la fel fi sclipesc când zâmbești?

Glasul oare la fel îți sună?

Îţi mai place s-asculți ploaia când e furtună?.

Lasă lumea să ardă 

De dorul focului meu,

Iar tu cu îmbrățișarea blândă,

Să-l stingi mereu...

Dar dorul meu renaște, 

Ca flacăra purtată-n vânt,

Când te știu undeva departe,

Într-un alt cuvânt.

Prin ochi străini te caut

Și-n șoapte naște dorul

Unde sunt eu acum?

Dacă-n inima ta, sunt străin...

Mai am al tău zâmbet,

Undeva... pierdut în timp,

Dar aproape, ca lumina,

Pe care o simt.

frunze de leandru

dezghioacă

miezul tăcerii.

doar

un îndemn spre

imprevizibilul tărâm

al fanteziei.

Moku

umbre 

șoptesc poeme-n

urechea vântului.

doar

o tresărire-n

pânza subțire

a amintirii.

mângâierea luminii

 împletește

tăceri pe obraz.

doar

o pasăre trece

dincolo de marginea

 visului.

atingerea ploii

desenează cercuri

în sufletul pământului.

doar

o clipire străbate

coama fierbinte

a verii.

o frunză plutește

pe obrazul râului

ca un gând pierdut.

doar

ecoul pașilor

în străfundul

inimii.

sub pleoapa nopții,

îndrăgostiții

ating lumina stelelor

doar

o lacrimă cade

pe marginea caldă

a unui vers.

în palma copilului

dimineața ascunde

al mamei sărut.

doar zborul unei libelule

înflorește-n clipa

uitării.

norii 

peste obrazul muntelui…

atingeri de fum.

doar

ecoul unei chemări

se-aprinde-n adâncul

tăcerii.

As from work I came back home,

And stood in front of my door,

I noticed a small envelope on the floor,

It was about an event, not here in Rome.

It was an invitation to a dance,

A waltz in San Marino, in the three towers.

It said, to arrive between the nights hours, with flowers,

And not to leave your apperance to chance, make sure to bring your best glance.

The envelope had such a powerful smell,

As to read I begin, it made my head spin.

At the same time, it was slowly pulling me in,

It was as if I was under a sort of spell.

Inside, a letter with a small kiss at the end,

It was stamped with a single name,  Dery.

Both in a red so dark-it's origin I couldn't comprehend…

It wasn't the juice of any berry but maybe, a black cherry?

The day of the party grew nearer,

And things started to become clearer.

It must have been some sort of elaborate trick,

This was probably how someone got their kick.

I wanted to look up the party online,

But I couldn't find anything that to the date would align.

Intrigue was taking over me and with myself, I could agree,

That I needed to go and what this was about, to see.

I decided to wear my best, navy blue with the black hue,

I was happy with my decision when I saw who,

Was going to attend and how much they were able to spend.

The richest men and women from their cars would descend.

Some of the wealthiest people of the world gathered,

For an event I didn't even know about, let alone how much it actually mattered.

It seemed like the biggest thing of the year,

But it would appear, that online no one knew what was going on here.

The music was blaring all around the yard,

Although there was no sight of any sort of guard.

We were all asked inside the ball-room,

I was wondering how Dery our night would try to illume.

Suddenly, a thunder sounded like it cracked the sky.

I had a feeling that something dark was nigh.

As if it was so close that I could hear,

Whispering in my ear, to it drawing me near.

I stopped and went away from the crowd,

In the mirror I saw something, to myself I thought,

I looked and looked but around me was naught.

I continued and to myself that by nothing I will be scared I avowed.

The room was massive, it even had a mezzanine floor,

We were all invited to drinks and the party started to roar.

The wine was exquisite, it had clearly been aged for a while,

And as the music changed, our host came down the stairs with a slight smile.

My jaw dropped when I saw who in front of us stopped,

The person who came down the stairs,

Looked like out of a movie she had been cropped.

She declared the party open, requesting us to stop from our affairs and form pairs.

As I was the only alone one,

I really stuck out as the sore thumb,

When by her eyes I was found, I wanted to run,

But she beckoned me and my legs felt numb.

The sound of her stilettos drowned out the ceaseless dance,

As she spun around the crowd, as if she was in a shroud, of mist.

But before I could understand my circumstance,

She took me by the wrist and made us twist.

She was dazzling to all who laid eyes upon her,

Wearing a long red dress but not leaving much for me to guess.

The way her olive skin, brown eyes and freckled cheeks her beauty would confer was leaving my mind in an endless blur,

Barely able to convalesce, with haste I grabbed her hand and waist, trying to impress.

She gave me her first smile of the night,

With a deep look into the eyes,

I didn't stop to think of what that implies,

Because at first sight, everything felt just right.

But suddenly, I had the strangest feeling,

My instinct told me that I had seen her before,

It was as if something from me she was concealing.

She reminded me of someone I used to adore, the way she moved, the things she wore…

She had the gentleness of a red aster,

And as the crescendo was quickly approaching,

She on my chest was intentionally encroaching.

Faster, and please hold your partners closer, said the choirmaster.

Step by step, we entered into the limelight,

The only couple who the speed could withstand,

I grabbed her hand, trying to make the last move truly grand,

She understood, held me tight and let me take her to another height.

As we released each other, everyone stood aside,

The cheers of the crowd were like those of a choir,

Now, it was clear, between us, there was a fire.

There was no emotion left to hide, her smile was just as bright as the moon outside.

I was almost exhausted to death,

But she didn't even seem affected,

And after herself she had quickly collected,

With her next breath she whispered a shibboleth.

I knew the dialect but barely remembered the word.

Her lips slowly mumbled the phrase: Hazırlayın!

She could tell that not only I had heard but it's meaning I had inferred.

Not staying, she slowly went up the steps, her message clearly conveying.

Two servants quickly rushed behind her,

Before one came to tell me,

"Our mistress at the top wishes to see thee.

" Please make your way to the stairs, sir."

It hit me, as I entered the room at the top of the tower,

Everything smelled of orris, more expensive than anything aurous.

And on the bed, a tag attached to a small but gorgeous red flower,

As a chorus, we both read "Scadoxus multiflorus."

" Maybe you know what type it is? What it's called I mean. "

Her voice seemed to come out of no-where,

' I could swear there was no one there'.

" On the name your ideas have to convene, it'll make sense of everything you've seen."

I tried, I wanted to scream, to yell, to shout,

But she grabbed me before my mouth I could move,

" Shush now, you've got nothing more to prove,"

" I am ecstatic you finally figured it out."

I tried to open my mouth but no words would come out,

" I shall allow you to speak but shhhh..not too loud."

" I ask of thee not to offer me any reason your integrity to doubt. "

She snapped her fingers but I said naught aloud, maybe I was just too proud.

" Thou in sooth have nothing to say? Very well, then at least offer me a dance."

I grabbed her hand and waist once more and started slow,

" I don't suppose there's any chance but is this about a romance? "

Her eyes began to glow as we danced to the music below.

" So tell me now, are you a vampire of yore? "

" Thou ought not to name any lady that way, she says as at me she smiles."

" Although yes, from before-Europe Suleiman to conquer swore,"

" Hence I barely escaped the body piles from the Carmonica trials.  "

' So tell me, dear lady what is your name? Dery must surely not be it. '

" Ah, thou hath to notice, thou is only half right."

" Derya is not my birthname, only one my situation to befit. "

" Then, Derya, if to ask I might, what is the flower in our sight? "

" 'Tis here so thou canst avoid the pain…"

' Pain? What are you even talking about? '

" Thou didn't think I brought thee here in vain…"

" Thou are here for a reason, for that there should be no doubt."

" I have examined thou for a very long time, "

" We have met before…a long time back, ten years ago, "

" I wished to help thee grow but life happened and I had to go,"

" Thou were twenty five then, in your prime. "

" You mean…Aysel? Is that really you?"

" You just left me, without any warning…"

" I woke up that day and you were gone by the morning…"

" Why? I still have no clue…that was 5 years of us that you just threw…"

" Thou were too young my motives to comprehended.  "

" Thou were afraid of thine future, of us becoming more,"

'Did you ever try your mistake to amend? I thought my search will never end… '

' How is that fair to me? My heart it tore, it hurt me to my core.'

"I was frightened that eternity with me you wouldn't want to spend… "

"But I hath given this much consideration."

"Thus I am offering you a choice, how to live thy live and its duration,"

"Drink from the tea on that table and your mortal life will end."

"From the sun you will have to hide and the hunters that will constantly be a thorn in your side,"

"Thy life will be one of knowledge and power,"

"But with misery and despair the Earth you'll scour."

"Doth not worry, thou will have a bride who through this life will guide."

"Thou may take thy leave now although we shall never meet again,"

"Our love you'll have to finally forfeit and forget."

'And yet, how long has it been since someone like me you've met?'

"To my disdain, beloved, centuries have passed in vain."

So now, your decision please make

----

Drink the tea

As our bodies unclasp from each others warm embrace,

I didn't want to lose the pace as I bring the tea to my face,

She grabs my neck and whispers in my ear.

"I love you"…I said 'I love you too' with no fear…

----

Leave

As our bodies unclasp from each others warm embrace,

I saw the sadness in her face as I made to leave that place,

With a smile I weaved through the crowd, the dance…

…Knowing it wouldn't be by chance...that my life to something better would advance.

Și chipul dulce să îl dai spre ploaie,

Și ploaia să mi-l dăruiască mie,

Că mult a mai durat facerea lumii,

Și tot atât cred c-a durat când ți-a fost pusă în ochi privire.

(Cine ți-a pus-o așa de blând trebuie să fi fost,

Și se simte,

Că nu-i același cu cel care mi-a pus mie măseaua de minte)

Dulcele mod de a vorbi de tiranul timp,

Dulcele mod în care știi să fii,

Cu cât se duce n-o să-l las să treacă,

Fără să te las înainte să știi…

Că vezi, cu cât de mult pământ se învelește pământul,

Și eu îl calc, dar tu nu-i aparții,

Tu ești într-o ploaie de diamante din spațiu…

Și încă nu știi…

Chiar dacă n-are început și nici sfârșit,

Ploaia de diamante o să ajungă aici,

Ca să te adun din ea și să îți spun că te…

(nu-ți spun aici,

există un loc mai bun

unde vreau să îți spun)

Cu "poezia ta" m-aș încălzi

În iarna asta rece

Mi-e dor de ea zi de zi

...și cu nimic nu trece...

Doar gândul rămâne cald

Mă poartă în visare 

Și mă prinde într-un pahar

Ca tine, într-o îmbrățișare.

Și parcă îi simt parfumul...

Și mă îmbăt cu gândul 

De ce n-o să mai fie...

O pură și naivă...iluzie.

De-ai ști că fără "poezia ta"

Totul îmi pare fără sens...

Știai c-o adoram...era iubire pură... 

De-ai interzis-o... ce nu ai înțeles?

...................................................

Îndeajuns ce nu a fost?...

De n-ai lăsat-o să mă scrie frumos...

Mă duc în foc să ard 

Din propria dorință

Voi simți din nou pe piele

Ce-i aia suferință ..

Mă duc să sim din nou 

Strigăte de jale...

Și să simt de fapt

Chinuri infernale...

Aut .A Țurcanu

@reper