Portugal, a visit to another friend

light and sea

o how i wish

how i want the sea

to wash all memories

to take all sadness

how i wish the ocean

to drown all pain

and leave us clean

and naked ashore

wrinkled as newborns

in a dream of innocence

under this light

and in this

in this:

we are now

how i wish, how i want

the tides to take

the fungal growth,

the stench of decay,

the gowns, the masks,

the veils and fears

how i wish, how i want

this kiss, this embrace

to last forever

in a sleep

with open eyes

in a dream

with stars

and light, light

which flows

above the waves,

the unpredictable

movements of ground,

of water, of heart

and how near

i feel, i feel,

how near,how much

i want to rest

As I Began To Love Myself - Charlie Chaplin

three old trees