A Natural Waltz

I could sense the feeling of calm inside me. 
It swelled as the earth moved. 
I danced as the soil grooved. 
Nature and I, becoming one in a natural waltz, 
Reunited despite our several faults. 
My thoughts screamed in the quiet realm that was my mind. 
I disappeared as I became lost in time. 
No essence of mind, body, or soul, 
Ghosts that whispered around me through the trees, 
Nothing could touch me.I could fly 
Higher and higher I flew, the clouds flying by. 
This is the feeling that encompasses me as I lie beside nature, 
One on one after so many years of departure. 
The earth is our roots, and from earth we bear our fruits, 
The fruits that grow and become our future, our hope. 
My journey has ended, the knowledge on my face.

Paolo Driussi.

Chapters of life

Our lives are filled with so much pain 
I often ponder why we are expected not to go insane 
Life gets especially tough in places 
Everyone you meet a smile seems to be on their faces 
You sit and just glance around 
True happiness it appears everyone else has found 
And with that depressed look, you wonder why not me 
But yet life is a game and parts of it we cannot see 
So we sit and cry in our own sorrow 
Not knowing what might come tomorrow 
Our heads hung in shame 
Looking for our fifteen minutes of fame 
Then out of the blue 
Without even one little clue 
We suddenly realize 
Our miracles were merely in disguise 
We open the doors and let them into our hearts 
These miracles are what makes up life's many parts
Whenever you're down and don't know where to look 
Go back to that chapter in your own life's book.


Paolo Driussi