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Amauri Solon


First Dawn Ever

Last night's
Nightmares

Last year's
Last night

Still present
In my semi
Waking up
Waking down
(Should it be)

Through dark
Clouds
Emerge
The first dawn
Ever
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Rhetoric

Should it be
or should it
not be
there
where it belongs

the sun at
dawn
the moon at
sunset
male and female
seek and hide
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde

white or
dark
a whale or
a shark
wolves howl or
bark?

a lot or just
a little bit
is it clear
that you love me
my dear
or is it not
Isn't it?

Collections

Collecting shells
On the beach
There goes the boy
Hand in hand with his dreams

Collecting birds
Under the sky
There goes the wind
Hand in hand with clouds

Collecting fish
In the sea
There goes the wave
Hand in hand with the storm

Collecting memories
In my life
There I go
Hand in hand with my fate

The Goldfinch

A goldfinch
gently landed on my window sill


I woke up
and sat on my wheelchair
near the window

 
a clear invitation for a chat
came along
then occurred a long
conversation

 
We chatted on and on
about things that matter
and trifling events that do not
 
We chatted about trees
high branches and flowers

a long argument arose
about flight
quite well settled an hour later

flying at dawn
right in the direction of the rising sun
or at early night moon-bound
that was the question

 
We chatted about forests and rivers
at winter time, spring, summer and fall
autumn leaves or green grass
multi-coloured flowers or snowwhite fields

oh, long lost hours of quiet conversation
no preferences established
ending in harmonious
consensus

 
We chatted on animals in general
and men
furry wild beasts, featherly creatures, crawling ones
and galloping horses
small and large

tiny and tall

singing birds and men
not so easy to talk about
subtle glances exchanged
said it was break time

 
friendly farewell
both of us parted

the goldfinch took a straight up flight

I whirled my wheelchair
back to bed
weeping


Drops

Rain drops
falling
through the roofs
and ceiling
into your room
drippings
 
The long cold
night
left small diamonds
on the rose buds
of your garden
dew drops
 
Moisture
in your eyes
tears running
down
your face
our goodbye


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Rocking-chair

My rocking-chair
is my dream 
machine
In my rocking-chair 
I can be happy
at no cost
brave
at no risk
and eternal
In my rocking-chair 
I shyly smile
loudly laug
h
and secretly
weep
My rocking-chair 
is my grandmother's lap
my frozen ears 
and blinking eyes
my choking
throat 
and my gurgling
guts

My rocking-chair
is my rumination
machine
rocking back and forth
I wander
and wonder 
I amble
and tremble
I act
and pretend
I live 

and I die

Ebb Tide

Tethered to poles
boats lay on the wet sand
no fishing today

Early morning inhabitants
of the empty village
doing their daily chores -
dogs
smal crabs and
a humming-bird

no fishermen aboard their boats
only the sun casts shadows
on the empy streets

No breeze to sail
no clouds to cover the sun
lazy
the river stops still

 Ebb tide
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The Whores

There are seven
painted whores
plus one
who is not painted

 
I first met
the blue whore
who kept me alive
when I was born

 
There was
a green whore
who kept me growing
when I had
to grow up

 
The yellow whore
told me how
to be a man
when the time came

 
To love
I learned
from the red whore
when my sorrows
began

 
There came
then
the purple whore
and to hate
I was taught
when love was not
enough

 
I got old
and to be old was
difficult
but the grey whore
told me
how to be old

 
One certain day
there were thunders
and a storm
announced to me
that I should hold
the black whore's
hand
and die

 
a white whore
told me this

story

Broken Heart

My heart is broken
Buda
And Pest
With Russian
Invasion
In between
My heart liquified
In the waters
Blue Danube
 
My heart is broken
Istanbul
And Constantinopla
With history
In between
My heart petrified
In the markets
Blue Mosque
 
My heart is broken
East
And West
With a Wall
In between
My heart frozen
In convulsion
Brandenburg Gate
 
My heart is broken
Montmartre
And Montparnasse
With Paris
In between
My heart burnt
In passion
L'Arc de Triomphe
 
My heart is broken
Irish
And Welsh
With England
In between
My heart hung
Lost
Round Table
 
My heart is broken
Eros
And Thanatos
With me
In between
My self split
Dead
Divine Comedy

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My Road Song

A thick mist
still covers the sun
that seems to be
last night's
moon
 
The first rays
through the mist
make dew drops
shine
the long night gone
 
Imbaúba's moonlit
leaves
still glitter
in the sleepy
green grey forest
 
All of a sudden
the symphony
synchronic
asymmetric
colourful
 
Birds fly
and sing
inside and above
the sloppy
sides
of the solid mountain
 
morning
mourning
the road
empty
 
Strollers
try shy steps
down the road
slightly warmer
with the rising
sun
 
The sun
uncovers horizons
offered
far far away
to the travellers
 
The hand that holds
the wooden staff
sweeps
sweat drops off
the forehead
the stroller
crosses himself
and waves back
 
Now that I am not
I seek for whom I will be
down the road
that thrills me
 
My fate
my fortune
my destiny
down the road
that seduces
me
 
My grief
my chant
my laughter
my joy
 
Now
the sun is right up
I keep on strolling
the day
rushes
away
 
Evening arrives
and finds me
sitting by
the road
hedgerow

I listen to the nhambu
cry
the burbling waters
down the stream
of rolled stones
 
I stand up
and rush my strolling
 
black frightening
night is about to be
here
 
The sunfarewell
greeted the moon
not showing up
tonight
 
By the friendly hut
door
an extended hand
offers
warmth, food
and nightstay
 
Thus
I close my day
Thus
my night begins
I dream of road dreams
say my prayer
close my eyes
and doze off
 
Quiet
I sing my song
chanting
the enchanting charms
my eyes have seen
with bewildered eyes
down the road

 
This is my quiet chant
this is my road

song

Double Tanka

The baby

breastfeeding baby--
mummy's  loving look

pure tenderness

warmth of mother's breast
like a hot tea cup

The mother

baby's mouth in her nipple
mummy's loving look

pure pleasure

warmth of baby's mouth
like a hot tea cup




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