Poem: "The breathing of a Buddha" by Gloria Mannazzu 

The breathing of a Buddha
where I can expand
my silent wishes
secret options of future.

Take me to a hill
where no sound can reach us
we will be still
we will connect in a different way.

The lightness I feel
I will try to keep inside
when the waterfall is near
we all feel the drops on the skin.

“As a pearl in the Indian Ocean” (2018) – Chapbook with fourteen poems and twelve watercolours by Gloria Mannazzu.

1- As a pearl in the Indian Ocean
2- It is true
3- In this box
4- Acknowledgement
5- A silent song
6- Anchor yourself
7- The day to find out
8- Parallel waves
9- It will rain everywhere
10- Paradigms unknown
11- And the time passes by
12- The breathing of a Buddha
13- As a lullaby
14- As a phoenix

© 2018 Poems and artworks by Gloria Mannazzu. All rights reserved.

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"The Breathing Of A Buddha" - Chapbook "As A Pearl In The Indian Ocean" by Gloria Mannazzu

TRANSFORM MOMENTS INTO ETERNITIES

I will transform
moments into eternities
metaphysical jumps
to renew and reveal myself.
It’s a game of chess
the Queen can only move
in certain ways.
Be careful with the King.
Our army is protecting us
but we really just need
to love ourselves.
No one can really protect us
from ourselves.
Are we our enemies or best allies?

“Elements of the Divine” (2019) – Chapbook with fourteen poems and six artworks by Gloria Mannazzu.

1- Elements of the Divine
2- Transform moments into eternities
3- The street that warriors take
4- A moment of revelation
5- In my Pandora’s box
6- Reasons don’t matter
7- A distant place of joy
8- Mines of gold and diamonds
9- Know where you are heading
10- Tears of future joy
11- Alive without burdens
12- Metaphors of impossible tasks
13- My inner universe
14- The truth will always find you

© 2019 Poems and artworks by Gloria Mannazzu. All rights reserved

Transform Moments Into Eternities

KNOW WHERE YOU ARE HEADING

Know where you are heading
when you seek the truth
your point of view
might lead you
where there is a dead end.
Know what you are getting
after having paid the price
of having to let go your own creations.
I can feel once again
the warmth coming from my heart
I had divided my soul
I can now sense the energy coming back.
I can handle my pain
blood is flowing again
I am alive
I am aware.

“Elements of the Divine” (2019) – Chapbook with fourteen poems and six artworks by Gloria Mannazzu.

1- Elements of the Divine
2- Transform moments into eternities
3- The street that warriors take
4- A moment of revelation
5- In my Pandora’s box
6- Reasons don’t matter
7- A distant place of joy
8- Mines of gold and diamonds
9- Know where you are heading
10- Tears of future joy
11- Alive without burdens
12- Metaphors of impossible tasks
13- My inner universe
14- The truth will always find you

© 2019 Poems and artworks by Gloria Mannazzu. All rights reserved

Know Where You Are Heading

THE STREET THAT WARRIORS TAKE

I keep thinking the same thought
You are on your way
the street that warriors take
going back home
after a battle of a thousand years.
Keeping the horse on a side
drinking bittersweet memories
focusing on one step at a time
going home
finding your way to me
once again.

“Elements of the Divine” (2019) – Chapbook with fourteen poems and six artworks by Gloria Mannazzu.

1- Elements of the Divine
2- Transform moments into eternities
3- The street that warriors take
4- A moment of revelation
5- In my Pandora’s box
6- Reasons don’t matter
7- A distant place of joy
8- Mines of gold and diamonds
9- Know where you are heading
10- Tears of future joy
11- Alive without burdens
12- Metaphors of impossible tasks
13- My inner universe
14- The truth will always find you

© 2019 Poems and artworks by Gloria Mannazzu. All rights reserved

The Street That Warriors Take

MINES OF GOLD AND DIAMONDS

If I could just rely on myself
fully awaken inside my skin
I could grow a garden made of bees,
of dragons that have become trees.
If I could transform
each failure into a flowing spark
I could light all the darkness
that stays within me.
If I could heal
all that is broken and forgotten
I would not mind of things
that don’t matter.
With a clear vision
I would appreciate
the shadows of objects
the delays of intentions.
I would be free
as I would abandon the old ways
I would dig new parts of me
mines of gold and diamonds.

“Elements of the Divine” (2019) – Chapbook with fourteen poems and six artworks by Gloria Mannazzu.

1- Elements of the Divine
2- Transform moments into eternities
3- The street that warriors take
4- A moment of revelation
5- In my Pandora’s box
6- Reasons don’t matter
7- A distant place of joy
8- Mines of gold and diamonds
9- Know where you are heading
10- Tears of future joy
11- Alive without burdens
12- Metaphors of impossible tasks
13- My inner universe
14- The truth will always find you

© 2019 Poems and artworks by Gloria Mannazzu. All rights reserved

Mines of Gold and Diamonds

REASONS DON’T MATTER

Reasons don’t matter
at the heart of each issue
there is a feeling
that cries out
to be heard.
Reasons don’t matter
we just have to listen
to our needs
to our dreams
to our unspoken wishes.

“Elements of the Divine” (2019) – Chapbook with fourteen poems and six artworks by Gloria Mannazzu.

1- Elements of the Divine
2- Transform moments into eternities
3- The street that warriors take
4- A moment of revelation
5- In my Pandora’s box
6- Reasons don’t matter
7- A distant place of joy
8- Mines of gold and diamonds
9- Know where you are heading
10- Tears of future joy
11- Alive without burdens
12- Metaphors of impossible tasks
13- My inner universe
14- The truth will always find you

© 2019 Poems and artworks by Gloria Mannazzu. All rights reserved

Reasons Don't Matter

A MOMENT OF REVELATION

Trying too hard
to make things happen
when I just have to surrender.
There is freedom
in letting go.
I breath fresh air
I can hold the way I feel
I am back again
after a moment of revelation.
Your eyes will know
when I will not be here.

“Elements of the Divine” (2019) – Chapbook with fourteen poems and six artworks by Gloria Mannazzu.

1- Elements of the Divine
2- Transform moments into eternities
3- The street that warriors take
4- A moment of revelation
5- In my Pandora’s box
6- Reasons don’t matter
7- A distant place of joy
8- Mines of gold and diamonds
9- Know where you are heading
10- Tears of future joy
11- Alive without burdens
12- Metaphors of impossible tasks
13- My inner universe
14- The truth will always find you

© 2019 Poems and artworks by Gloria Mannazzu. All rights reserved

A Moment of Revelation

MY INNER UNIVERSE

My inner universe
reflecting the outer reality
I can see in a crystal ball
that you can turn around and
the weather changes.
I just need to keep one single climate
the temperature of a quiet mind
when you breath deeply
when I can see myself smiling
when I know I am my best friend.
No matter what
wherever I am
alone or in company
I will not betray
the sense of tender peace
when there are no ripples
on the pond of my mind.

“Elements of the Divine” (2019) – Chapbook with fourteen poems and six artworks by Gloria Mannazzu.

1- Elements of the Divine
2- Transform moments into eternities
3- The street that warriors take
4- A moment of revelation
5- In my Pandora’s box
6- Reasons don’t matter
7- A distant place of joy
8- Mines of gold and diamonds
9- Know where you are heading
10- Tears of future joy
11- Alive without burdens
12- Metaphors of impossible tasks
13- My inner universe
14- The truth will always find you

© 2019 Poems and artworks by Gloria Mannazzu. All rights reserved

My Inner Universe

METAPHORS OF IMPOSSIBLE TASKS

It would be you
out of the shadows of
monuments built for different reasons
that would stand still.
It would be you
who would move
metaphors of impossible tasks
to join me.
There could be a way
where our futures will cross:
imagine me,
I will imagine you.
Both thinking each other,
energies linked together
to create a powerful field
where the time stops and
there is only the present moment.
I imagine you
you will imagine me
telepathy will trigger our
new realities.

“Elements of the Divine” (2019) – Chapbook with fourteen poems and six artworks by Gloria Mannazzu.

1- Elements of the Divine
2- Transform moments into eternities
3- The street that warriors take
4- A moment of revelation
5- In my Pandora’s box
6- Reasons don’t matter
7- A distant place of joy
8- Mines of gold and diamonds
9- Know where you are heading
10- Tears of future joy
11- Alive without burdens
12- Metaphors of impossible tasks
13- My inner universe
14- The truth will always find you

© 2019 Poems and artworks by Gloria Mannazzu. All rights reserved.

Metaphors of Impossible Tasks

THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS FIND YOU

The truth is beautiful
it can kill your hopes
for a while
it can make you doubt
about your perception
but still it is beautiful.
The truth is a blessing
that showers you
with compassion and strength.
You don’t feel these
in the moment
but you will get them
as soon as you can accept them.
The truth is friendly
because you have been
denying the true sight of things,
unaware of a self-sabotaging pattern
that successfully leads you nowhere.
The truth will always
find you
when you are ready
when you can say “I am done with this.”
The truth will save you
if you have the courage
to accept it.

“Elements of the Divine” (2019) – Chapbook with fourteen poems and six artworks by Gloria Mannazzu.

1- Elements of the Divine
2- Transform moments into eternities
3- The street that warriors take
4- A moment of revelation
5- In my Pandora’s box
6- Reasons don’t matter
7- A distant place of joy
8- Mines of gold and diamonds
9- Know where you are heading
10- Tears of future joy
11- Alive without burdens
12- Metaphors of impossible tasks
13- My inner universe
14- The truth will always find you

© 2019 Poems and artworks by Gloria Mannazzu. All rights reserved

The Truth Will Always Find You

ALIVE WITHOUT BURDENS

Alive
without burdens
I judge my past actions
I forgive to forget
the worries that fly
as storms take over.
I will not proclaim
I am free from clutter
pieces of my old self
left behind forever.
With new pieces
I take action
I have built a new structure
there are oceans that flow
there are crossroads.
My heart listens and speaks,
the mind is quiet,
I can now ascend
a level where I can grasp
true love.

“Elements of the Divine” (2019) – Chapbook with fourteen poems and six artworks by Gloria Mannazzu.

1- Elements of the Divine
2- Transform moments into eternities
3- The street that warriors take
4- A moment of revelation
5- In my Pandora’s box
6- Reasons don’t matter
7- A distant place of joy
8- Mines of gold and diamonds
9- Know where you are heading
10- Tears of future joy
11- Alive without burdens
12- Metaphors of impossible tasks
13- My inner universe
14- The truth will always find you

© 2019 Poems and artworks by Gloria Mannazzu. All rights reserved

Alive Without Burdens

Born in Sardinia (Italy). Loves: philosophy, painting and writing poetry.

Gloria Mannazzu

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