“Elements of the Divine” (2019) – Chapbook – Gloria Mannazzu – 5

MINES OF GOLD AND DIAMONDS

If I could just rely on myself
fully awaken inside my skin
I could grow a garden made of bees,
of dragons that have become trees.
If I could transform
each failure into a flowing spark
I could light all the darkness
that stays within me.
If I could heal
all that is broken and forgotten
I would not mind of things
that don’t matter.
With a clear vision
I would appreciate
the shadows of objects
the delays of intentions.
I would be free
as I would abandon the old ways
I would dig new parts of me
mines of gold and diamonds.

“Elements of the Divine” (2019) – Chapbook with fourteen poems and six artworks by Gloria Mannazzu.

1- Elements of the Divine
2- Transform moments into eternities
3- The street that warriors take
4- A moment of revelation
5- In my Pandora’s box
6- Reasons don’t matter
7- A distant place of joy
8- Mines of gold and diamonds
9- Know where you are heading
10- Tears of future joy
11- Alive without burdens
12- Metaphors of impossible tasks
13- My inner universe
14- The truth will always find you