Youth

I found myself in a silent shadow
Where my dreams were wasted!
Heartbroken but understanding
That I went astray, on the wrong roads!

Silver threads in my locks dance,
Merciless time furrows my face!
The soul is eternally young and dreams…
But the hourglass sifts the sand!

Stroking my face gently, tenderly,
I never thought we would be defeated!
I was trying to fly, I didn’t know life,
Me daydreaming in one!

Meeting my youth again
How dear and longing I think I felt for her!
I feel my soul lighter and calmer,
It’s the pearl hidden in my heart!

I met the shadow of youth
With her happiness, with her crystalline laugh…
He had wandered through life’s maelstrom,
Because time had stolen it from me!

Claudia Baluta
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Publicat azi, 18.04.2024, Camelia Vlăsceanu