I Wet My Feet and I Cool Down
written by: Maria Dulce Leitão Reis
I feel your breath
In the stillness of my core,
synchronized
with the moan of seagulls
looking for food
on the waves of the sea.
I let the sound of the surf
kiss my ears,
to muffle the birds’ moan
I don’t understand
the reason for the moaning…
Pain?
Attracting sympathy?
Expressing pleasure?
whatever it is, it confuses me
generates stress and makes me ache.
I don’t understand
the reason for the moaning
That’s why I shudder.
I love the sea with passion
It washes my soul
calms my heart
soothes my libido.
I wet my feet and cool down!
I was born in Portugal, in the centre of the country. I have two children. I’m retired. I worked in accountancy and I was Businesswoman of Restoration and Fashion. I am living in England since 2006. I am a co-author of 56 Anthologies of Poetry, Prose and Children's Stories and 7 solo books in Portuguese, translated to English. The dream of publishing solo became true. Reading, writing, sudoku, photography, gardening are some of the things I love most. I'm a lover of nature. I fight injustice, inequality, discrimination and violence in every way. I believe in love and peace, vehicles to make the world more balanced, more attractive, where everyone will live joyous and happy. Poetry is an amazing and wonderful force! And it is in this force that I seek the breath to move on and it gives me joy and serenity to live life with sweetness! Poetry is the soul and prolongs me in the dream and draws me closer to God! Poetry is the air I breathe! It is the sap that circulates in my veins and brings fire and passion to every corner of my being! Poetry is love! Poetry is life! Poetry is my bread and my stick!
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