Când te-am privit ultima oara

Speram c-o sa revii cât pentr-un vin

Dar ai luat cu tine lumea toată

Când trebuia sa-mi lasi atât de putin.

Si totuși atât de draga imi era privirea

Chiar dacă tu nu-mi mai zambeai

Căci te priveam cuprinsa de-amintirea

Ultimei nopți din luna mai

De-ar fi sa ne mai fim vreodată

Cred c-as opri ceasul în loc

As revarsa dorul meu tot ...

Pentr-un moment de altădată

As cere lumii sa ia foc..

Vorbeste-mi..

Simt teamă să-ti ascult tăcerea

Sufletu-i plin de tainice vorbiri

Cu înțelesuri șterse și confuze

Ce-mi nasc doar lacrimi în priviri.

Lasă-mă..

Vreau să-ți pătrund în gânduri

Să îmi arăți ce nu am înteles

Nu-mi lăsa sufletu-ntre scânduri

Nu-I pedepsi.. să-ți ducă dorul a ales...

Privește-mă..

Vreau să-ți ridici din nou privirea

Ultima nu am știut să ti-o traduc

Poate așa voi vedea nepotrivirea

Ce in trecut nu am știut să o deduc.

Vreau...dar mi-e teamă ce ai devenit

Un personaj pierdut dintr-o poveste

Ce zadarnic caut dar nu-i găsesc sfârşit

..și din păcate, nici prezentul nu mai este.

Asculta-ma ..desi știu că nu ai întelege

Din drumul tău nu ai să te întorci

Și-mi las cuvintele să lege, să dezlege

Iluzia că într-o zi ... te reîntorc..

#unpahardepoezie 2024-10-18

Lovită din nou de a ta absență 

Mă aplec umilă cu reverență, 

Că după atâta dependență 

Nu mai doare a ta indiferență.

Și-mi amintesc că indiferența 

E o lipsă gravă de respect.

Știi?...O vorbă ar fi făcut diferența 

Între ce e greșit și ce-i corect.

Și după atâta luptă oarbă 

Cu tot ce în urmă ai lăsat, 

Sufletul, de azi nu te mai rabdă... 

Dorul, de-atâta umilință... a secat.

Înverșunat l-ai transformat

Din simț sublim, într-un mare păcat.

... Și știi prea bine că nu s-a meritat

Să fii lecție, în loc de-un vin... îmbrățișat.

Lecție cruntă și mult prea dură 

Ce mi-ai predat-o fără milă, 

Știindu-mi inima de tine plină

M-ai lăsat în a neputinței viitură.

Căci, să ard de dor și de dorințä 

S-aștept un semn, să văd ceva 

A fost un fel dement de umilință.

....Hrănit din speranța unui altceva...

...Să mai caut scuze e banal 

Ție...om bun, dar cu tăceri,

Când ți se pare atâta de normal 

Puțin din timpul tău, să nu-mi oferi.

Pașii mi-i duc spre "nu știu unde"

Purtând vise și dorințe mărunte. 

Mă rog să uit ce nu mai are rost

... Vreau inima s-o țin la adăpost.

Că-i o minciună grosolană 

Să ofer respect și să aștept,

Un om căruia i-a priit uitarea

Și n-a simțit măcar, o urmă de regret...

Rămâne să ofer doar ce primesc,

Să mă respect și să fiu curajoasă.

Și-ntr-un final poate te uit...

Să pot fi demnă de cei ce mă văd valoroasă.

Îți miroseau brațele a-mbrățișare 

A viața... a eternitate...

Și totul-n jur prindea culoare

Cu vinul ce-adia miros de libertate.

Azi visele imi curg ca râul 

Printre tăceri și gânduri line 

Și doar îmbrățișez cuvântul,

Ce rădăcini și-a-nfipt în mine.

Se ridică un pod de ceață 

Peste gându-mi viitor

Pași cuminți, dar plini de viață 

Îl urmează.. plini de dor.

Să găsească acea rază 

Ce arde doar pentru noi...

Prin deșertul tăcerii o oază, 

De speranță....că vii înapoi...

Și când dorul mă apasă

Și in suflet simt durere

Îmi pun un pahar pe masă

Și stau singura-n tăcere. 

Ochii mi se umezesc

Și mă cert din nou cu mine

Vreau însă nu reușesc 

Să mai fiu ca înainte...

Lacrimi îmi inundă fața 

Nu-i nimeni să mă aline

Când îmi văd paharul gol

Fără vinul de la tine...

Îl prind usor, e fragil

Plin, ar fi mai senin...

...Vinul tau, Soare

Paharul, Luna ce-l așteaptă...

Întoarce-te te rog...

Fii ca o rază vie!

Să stingem trecutul

Si orice mânie!

Dorul ce-l port

E sfânt jurământ!

Un foc ce nu moare

Ce arde-n cuvânt!

Mereu îmi spun... în fiecare seară...

Că asta-i ultima lacrimă vărsată pentru tine,

Când tăcerea, noaptea mi-o înconjoară 

Și gândul nu vrea să asculte de mine...

Mereu îmi spun... în fiecare seară...

Că asta-i ultima noapte când visez la tine,

Când gândurile imi zburdă într-o doară 

Și dorul îl simt cum îmi curge prin vene...

Mereu îmi spun... în fiecare seară...

Că îmi ești ultimul fum de țigară 

Când de-al meu vis mă îndepărtez...

Dar mai tare gândurile par că se-ncâlcesc. 

Mereu îmi spun... în fiecare seară...

Că-i ultima dată, când în versuri te scriu

Deși mintea te neagă... sufletul mi-e comoară 

Și doar așa în noapte, gându-mi rămâne însorit...

Când mă uit eu pe fereastră,

Privesc frumosul peisaj

Luna-ncepe să-mi vorbească,

Și eu parcă te văd iar.

Stele mii și licurici,

În ele mereu mă pierd

Și te simt din nou aici.

Cu greierii încep să vorbesc

Despre cât de drag îmi ești,

Iar când iarși mă opresc

Văd cât de tare îi uimesc.

Tu mi-ești luna de pe cer,

Unica lumină călăuzitoare,

Te iubesc și cam disper,

Asta nu e de rău, oare?

Si ma clatin, si ma catin

Prin ploaia noptii reci.

Ma gandesc la ochii tai,

Sperand ca o sa-mi treci.

Cand ma uit in sus la luna,

Cerul negru mi se arata.

Fata mi e tare uda,

Iar departe vad o pata.

Ti-as picta cu pensula 

Ochii cafenii ce-i ai,

Cu care m-ai fascinat 

Acum multi ani.

Cand te uiti la mine,

Un junghi simt in al meu piept,

Stiind ca in spatele ochilor calzi

Se ascunde un secret.

Dar ce sa faci cand esti confuz?

Uneori simt bucurie,

Alteori mai rau ma incurci.

Mi-e dor de tine, dar nu ca-n copilarie.

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.

Cupidon

Zelos, din tolba-mi se răsfiră,
cuprinse-n valuri de dorinţă,
săgeţi ce dragoste respiră,
ducând perechile-n credinţă.

Unit-am suflete-n simţire,
priviri ascunse de privire,
scăpate vieţi în asfinţire,
regine, regi în preaslăvire.

Venind din stele căzătoare,
mă simt părtaşul împlinirii,
prin zile veşnic călătoare
eu sunt arcaşul omenirii.

Destine gemene se-adună,
eu singur trec singurătatea,
în ochi cu lacrimă de lună,
urlând în noapte castitatea.

Tu, lună, lasă-mi răsuflarea
s-alunge umbra-ţi de pe faţă,
femeie prinsă pe cărarea
cernută-n dorul meu de soaţă.

Tăcută arzi în neputinţă,
urăşti destinul de proscrisă,
absurd iubită-n nefiinţă,
în slove soarta-ţi e rescrisă.

Pierdut în focul din privire,
renasc din irisul de gheaţă,
m-ascund în patos de iubire,
s-astâmpăr dragostea răzleaţă.

Tu sus, iar zeii nu mă lasă
săgeata-mi bolta să încerce,
furtuna vorbelor m-apasă,
cu tine veacul mă petrece.

Trecut-au ani de suferinţă,
lui Eros Psyche i se-arată,
iubirea-i visul de dorinţă
adus prin propria săgeată.

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Daca n-ai fi tu soarele s-ar stinge pentru mine,

Gândul meu ar fi val zbuciumat,

Inima ar rătăci printre ruine..

Daca n-ai fi tu, lumina din ochi ar pieri,

Te-as cauta ca un nebun printre amintiri,

Si-ntr-un final as adormi,devenind trecut..

Așadar,ramai,ramai te rog,ca sa pot trai..

Sunt mii de ochi cuprinși de lumi pierdute
Încet, iar uneori grăbit se stinge viața unui om
Si totul pare că se scurge într-o mare de noroi.
Căci ea e lumea ce mă plânge
De nopți întregi în zorii zilei.
Căci sufletul s-a trecut în nori, morman.
Si totul pare că rămîne în amintiri,
Doar urma-i plânge într-un dans.