Poetryzine Magazine presents the selected poetry by the Canadian poetess Huguette Bertrand
A matter of hope
From ages to ages
the light is still burning
in the deepest nights
when the raging storms
try to switch it off
the gentle sun always
keeps the blindness away
when a gleam is still at sight
no more grief in dark old nights
since the blaze of the gentle light
will always ignite hope and peace
from time to time for happy endings
in the good nights
Breaking bricks
Break all the walls down
and let dreams come out from darkness
letting them expand in the wilderness
of all memories behind closed doors
Break all the walls down
to let the flowers grow and all the trees also
fragrance and shade will radiate
the whole landscape of wounded minds
laying on the canvas of dusty times
Let's take the bricks of walls
to build houses with open smiling doors
to let in the wind blowing words
crushing dramas of lands
with peace on hand
Invitation
Come
come close to these words
gentle they won't hurt you
flying above arguments and rumors
together they are called poetry
and could grab your imagination
and play tricks on your mind
letting you feel like a bird
standing on the branch of an old oak
or maybe near a pond
watching frogs croaking
and even like a poet watching the blue sky
while downstairs people are crying
like hell on the roads
nothing to eat no shelter
and some picturing the whole agony
since these words are only pleading
for peace and a good night sleep
come
come closer
the trick is over
Laughing stars
Don't miss the stars
like eyes watching us
from the dark roof above
seeds of light all over
glances free of charge
no blurred windows
a perfect view wherever you are standing
just stop and look up
to watch the stars laughing
even disappeared in the morning
will come back late next night
in a wink you will see them
spinning in your eyes
Night stage
A night stage
is a grand work
displayed in silence
as dusk sets
it makes its nest
in starry eyes
when the moonlight passes by
setting ablaze amazed hearts
in a sharing silence
it shakes all dreams
and all dramas
Seasons
Fall is misfortune for trees
showing themselves naked
with branches embracing
the greyness dripping from the eyes
of lost people passing by
When spring shows up
trees start looking smart
drawing smiles on faces of people
walking around
Since summer is scorched
and winter is frozen
let’s hope for newborn leaves
swirling around people
drawing cheerful poems
in their mind
Moon talk
Since the roots of love
are in the Moon light
why are so many
stepping downward
with so sad feelings
wandering in the void
in search of heart beats
let's start over the whole story
and put words together
lining them on the time being
for a heavenly moon talk
shall we meet again ?
* Huguette Bertrand is a French-Canadian poet and editor. She has published 39 poetry books, most of them in French presented on her website. Her poems in english were published in international journals and anthologies and translated in multi languages. She is the Canadian representative of the international movement IMMAGINE & POESIA (Italy) and co-editor of digital yearly anthologies for this said movement since 2014.
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