HESPERUS
Silvano Adami
My autumn - Reflections
WAR AND PEACE
The sky darkens all over the earth,
Cain attacks Abel again,
everything is destroyed,
this is war.
The light returns to heaven and earth,
Cain finally embraces Abel
everything is reborn,
this is peace.
(not included in the book Dreams of Summer Nights as it was written at a later time)
WHAT IS NEEDED
What is the point of looking at the past
you made mistakes and you learned.
What is needed to look to the future
you can have no idea what is safe.
Live optimistically in the present
and every worry will be absent
FRIENDSHIP
Who is the true friend?
The true friend is the one who helps you
in time of need
without asking anything.
He is close to you too
if you can't give anything
and he doesn't ask you anything.
He advises you with discretion,
he scolds you gently
when you make your mistakes.
He is close to you in silence
so as not to disturb your peace,
pushes you when you need it.
A true friend is forever
even if far away.
In this world dominated by selfishness
true friendship is a chimera,
whoever finds it has found it
an immense treasure.
THE LOVER
Who is the real lover?
She's not the woman you dream of
for your nights of revelry,
She's not the woman you dream of
for strange games in bed,
She's not the woman you dream of
for crazy adventures.
She's the woman you find within the walls,
who comes to you with a smile
and holds you simple and insecure,
she is the woman who is always close to you
and say you, with love, cares
it's the woman next to you
on good days
and consoles you in the nights of fear
she is the woman of your life
that you have always loved
and that you have never cheated.
DO NOT TRY
Don't look for the ephemeral things in life;
do not seek power
it does not give happiness;
do not seek wealth
it does not give happiness;
Don't seek approval from everyone
you won't always find it
and it doesn't give happiness.
You will find happiness
in simple things:
in the love of whom
he loves you sincerely,
in giving your love without hesitation,
in accepting serenely
what life offers you;
in living life peacefully
without asking for more than what you have.
