“Cherry Trees” (2018) – Chapbook – Gloria Mannazzu – 15/15

THEN POETRY WILL SAVE ME

Then poetry will save me
from neglecting my soul
from feeling misunderstood
from jumping back and forth
beyond a line where things are
where things happen
where I can find meaning
where I can say “Yes, finally”.

“Cherry Trees” (2018) – Chapbook with fourteen poems and eleven watercolours by Gloria Mannazzu.

1- Cherry Trees
2- Keep quiet
3- Will you join me?
4- Grantees only
5- Renewing vows
6- Fearing absolutes
7- We can thrive
8- Learning new ways
9- A common path
10- Have the courage to cry
11- Your prayers
12- Gratitude
13- Where are you now?
14- Then poetry will save me