Two Poems by Edilson Afonso Ferreira
Cherished Belief
Someday, somewhere, I will get you only for me, just for me, apart, separate, from the entire world. Then, I will kiss your red lips with all holiness, born through sacred, chaste and sinless a love. Witnessed and blessed by the creator, so, there will exist no time or clock, day or night, reason or laws. It will be the fulfillment of a story, kept secret and secluded, although, we both know, written and settled since always, by solemn and unique a destiny. |
Foreboding
By suddenly noticing the largeness of the horizons and all beauty they unceasingly frame our world. By tender and dreamlike resting tonight, always seeing her face before asleep. By enjoying full air all the day long, missing it when she approaches me. Surely, I must be in love. But with whom, I have no doubt that nor to the walls should I reveal. Published in Red Wolf Journal, January 06, 2016. (Revised by the author) |
A Brazilian poet, Mr. Ferreira, 75 year-old, writes in English rather than in Portuguese. Largely published in international journals in print and online, he began writing at age 67. He was nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2016. His first Poetry Collection – Lonely Sailor – has been launched in London, November 2018, with one hundred poems. Read more of his work at www.edilsonmeloferreira.com.