Child Rispetto Poems

I remember how the rose moon drizzled gold,
when stars within your eyes danced, flickering pearls,
curating a carnival of dreams untold~
while heavy skies unveiled tuscan truth,...

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The wall of russet brick, which, once resplendent,
ever crumbles leaving gaps; a toothless grin
slicing landscape. No longer the defendant
between the plebeians and the crown within,
the...

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Of Gunas three, Tamas holds sway,
cajoling consciousness to rest,
though the child in us wants to play,
of zest and zeal we’re dispossessed.

Heart contracted and soul’s stance...

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My church is a crystal ribbon of healing sand.
Where land ends -there nests a sky-blue lighthouse.
The turquoise ribbons cooling down the sun splashed land.
Seagulls reciting...

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A ballerina butterfly, she’s gliding
sweetly through the meadow’s grass still fresh with dew.
She sees a stream, kicks off her shoes, and sliding
down from a rock,...

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SUMMER RISPETTO

Each evening rain clouds wrung out and put on line
to dry out in the blistering fever sun.
The twilight child bubbles up with tears and...

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Sitting on this bed, is large enough
Me to him, hands frantically talking
On paper, he replies: “It’s rough,
I won’t deny. One day you’re walking”.
Angry shrug, hah!...

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~Love Like No Other~
(Sonnetina Rispetto)


There is no love like a mother
She just loves you like no other
Mothers are angels from God sent
They're here for us...

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City streets spew fire on sunburnt July day.
Dabbing sweat from brow, I meld into paved sea. 
Mick cries out "Angie" from quaint corner café;
slowing steps,...

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As I watch this radiant space
Beyond cloud’s torch, prayers retrace 
Where the ledges of Prague’s border 
Adorns steeples touching moonlight.

In Lesser Town of holy rites,
Infant...

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You could never be mad at me
Wise old man whom my heart could see
You were there when I needed you
Just a young child so full...

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It's Halloween and witches fly
With ghosts and goblins coming by.
The polite child thanks for his treat.
Guided by jack o lantern glow
He knows where great treats...

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There are some secret people in fancy clothes
Being all lost outside this odd child like scene
With their lovely apparel, out of place those
As their deep...

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When I was a child hiding behind a tree
I had with me a girl and we would go kiss
Not of passion, just of friendship can’t...

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My beautiful boy gently sleeps through the night
dreaming of far off places I'll never see.
Under a hand-knitted blanket soft and white,
I quietly watch him breathing...

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