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28 February 2011

Mario Luzi

Is it just me?
Or am I dead?
There's someone else,
master of these fields.
Universe. Approval.
Or maybe none of this.
The radiant silence
full of love, 
full incarnation 
anticipated by a light.
I wonder
if this is thinking
or sleeping
during a sunny break
and the turmoil of today.

via camaleonte.blogosfere

PS: This poet is responsible for encouraging me to be a writer. He selected the poem I sent to his annual Poetry Competition for High School students back in 1987. Me and the other 49 winning authors were sent to a formative 5-days trip to Florence. It was not only my first award as a writer, but also my first confrontation with the world as a a teen. Thus I'll always be greateful to Mr Luzi. RIP, man. You don't even imagine how much trust, respect and self-esteem you instilled in myself. 

(To be mandatory read while listening to With or Without you, the soundtrack of that trip!) 

2 comments:

  1. he does look kind of tired - i like the use of epiphany in the midst of confusion/doubt questioning

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  2. Anyone whose constant preoccupation is the desire to transform what is personal into something universal is tired! Seriously, he looks more introspective to me. He was very spiritual, and I chose this photo because it shows :)

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