My Sole Desire
written by: Aurora Kastanias
There is a place, where velvet
Emerald moss blankets ancient rocks,
Shaded, by myriad multifarious lush trees,
With which the rocks fancifully coalesce
To artfully raise walls, a secret path an arch,
Beneath which flows, a torrent,
Its voice, gentle yet puissant,
Vigorously speaks of ardour and passion,
Fabling tales of eternal zeal,
As turquoise water streams
Through rumbling pebbles,
Smoothed, by a wet caress, perpetual,
It plays, creating puny whirlpools, tickles
Swaying algae, strands of green angel hair,
Whilst weeny amber fish defy the current
To hide, under violet pickerelweed,
Where damselflies of electric blue
Take repose, I gaze and marvel and as I do
Afore nature galore bewildered I rest,
Espying glimpses of the sapphire sky,
Cerulean hues betwixt dancing peridot leaves,
Dwelling with unshakable gloom, despite
Beauty and blessings bestowed upon me,
On why my sole desire may not be fulfilled.
While studying for my BA in Business Administration, at an American University in Rome, I further got enchanted by 19th century existential authors as well as European ‘absurdism’ and the Theatre of the Absurd.
It was only after my MBA that I started writing more seriously, giving space to my true passions. In recent years I have written two existential novels in Italian. In recent months I have started studing astrophysics and writing poems in english, which finally brings me here.
- Sentimental Ebb - March 2, 2024
- Amber Leaves - November 21, 2023
- My Sole Desire - August 18, 2023
