Clouds

The same clouds that obscure your view

Water the trees that give you shade

Cleanse the air you breathe

And the clearing brightens your day

It takes sunshine and rain to make rainbows

You need a dream to make the hope grow

Life to make your day go

And a loving caress will be the peace you will know.

Paolo Driussi

 False Friends

Sometimes I remember those last calls. 

And yet I’ll never recall 

The exact value of a false friendship.

Friendship is such a two-faced gift

Paolo Driussi

 

Without you

It's not the same without you.

I am longing for a full moon 

To fill my sky once again.

I miss its soft beams of white flowing outside,

a vibrant hue compared to dreaming.

Oh, but it's not the same without you.

Paolo Driussi

 Sept. 12th

I pick one rose For me, Wishing he were here, The one I held very dear. God took him up to Heaven one day I think of him up there; bow my head to pray.

Paolo Driussi.

 

Watching Fireflies

What’s not to love about a summer day?
Kissed by the sun,
While honeysuckle breezes cool my face.

But when it gets too hot, I seek the shade
Barefoot in clover beneath tall sycamores

In the evening, in the swing, I watch fireflies
Then I fall asleep waiting for another sunrise.

Paolo Driussi

In a Breath

With one whiff, everything changed.

Last year’s faded images of September renewed,

And the value of life increased

In a moment. In a breath.

Paolo Driussi

 Endless Rain

Inside my bedroom,

Laying in the pitch black

With nothing but a bright, white screen

In front of me,

Squinting as I listen

To the pouring rain

Trying not to think

Of you.

I feel exposed

And not because

I'm naked, but the blanket

Doesn't cover.

This pouring rain is endless

If I focus hard enough

I won't cry

As I try

Not to think

About you.

Paolo Driussi