Gianfranco Aurilio

I always hoped
to have you by my side
during the sunset of life,
when the sun
...

Let me take you far away.
I will colour your body with the moon
and a crown of stars
will wet your lips,
...

If I saw you just once a week
I would love you for the rest of my life,
if I saw you twice a week
I would love you for half of my life,
...

Dear Father Christmas,
bring me the presents
I have always wanted.
Bring me affection
...

There is a little pearl box
in my heart
and sometimes I open it
to regale myself with joys.
...

Unforgettable
you are
as every moment
spent together,
...

They are like butterflies
the dreams of life,
they fly around you
and you can run after them
...

At sunrise
the girls
singing go
through the rows
...

Only now do humans understand
because they can touch it
with their hands.
Look above yourself.
...

I traveled the world
and wore my eyes out
looking for you,
asking the sun
...

I don't know
if my heart could let go
if you didn't want to love me anymore.
I would leave
...

Tell me again
about when I was born
and you dyed
your hair pink
...

Tonight
I put up my Christmas tree.
I put it up on my home balcony
sitting on my deck-chair
...

There is a winter garden
within me.
When the rain of life,
ceaseless and cruel,
...

I shot seven arrows
with the bow of love
hoping
that they would strike your heart.
...

I approach a rose-scented
waterfall
and under its waters
drenched with perfume
...

The sky won't be enough to remind me
of the colours of your heart
nor will the sea
nor the wind
...

Each of us has
our own road to travel
but it's up to us
to embellish the roadside
...

At the end of the day
like the fishermen
I draw my net ashore
and if a fish
...

Little ebony flower
let me stroke
your petals
and drink in
...