Poems by Maria Miraglia

Poems by Maria Miraglia



MY VALENTINES


All the nice people I met in life
who smiled at me
shared with me moments of their lives
in bad and good times
are my valentines

Those who opened their hearts
revealed their secrets
and knew how to listen to mine
those who like me
love contemplating sunsets and sunrises
are my valentines

And all those who held
my same passions and ideals
of peace and freedom
and still are ready there
to fight for them
are my valentines

I open my arms to life
and to all those who treasure it
and love the people
who look at the birds of heaven
and the fishes of all the seas
with human compassion
that watch a little daisy
and can feel wonder




A SMILE

Your smile in the morning
is a call to life
to joy, to love
It tells me
the day will give us
joyful emotions
the passing hours
we'll live quietly
as quiet are the clear waters
of the seas
in April
Cheerful our hearts
like two sparrows
in their nest
sheltered from the sun
Certain of our understanding
as of a covenant sealed
since long
of the harmony between our souls
as among the heavenly bodies
This is our privilege
which is with us
under bright skies
and in gloomy days
This is our secret, too!