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A Rose on my forgotten face

Maria Do

Sameiro

Barroso

When black snow comes down
from my dreams,
I use to carry a rose in my pocket,
an unperishable light
and a hidden beach
my heart broken in tiny pieces.
Under the weathered moon,
endless whirlpools flow into my sea
of secrets.
At dawn, burning comets arise,
carrying traces of sun,
seeds of light and silver patches

reminding me of your eyes,
where I could never read the time,
because the pink silk of your fingers
was always faster,
like a handfull of white candles,
carrying the scent of a rose
on my forgotten face.

Maria do Sameiro Barroso (Portugal) is a medical doctor and a multilingual poet,
translator, essayist and researcher in Portuguese and German Literature, translations
studies and History of Medicine. She has authored over 40 books of poetry, published
in Portugal, Brazil, Spain, France, Serbia, Belgium, Albany, USA, and translations and
essays. She is the recipient of numerous literary distinctions, being awarded the Prize
of the Académie Européene des Sciences, des Arts et des Lettres (AESAL) 2020