Anna Vera’s Poems

Two thousand years ago, Close to the sea, I lit a candle Under a tree. I watched your words, and I Followed your eyes, Bathed in their promises Barren of lies. Something you spoke about Faith, or a prayer, A dream, a belief, a hope… Breathless like air. For two thousand years, it has Carried [...]

The lace that I wore at my ankle is lost. Rose petals froze into gold… with the frost At our fingers, our toes, our words, and my smile, And the black-footed hedgehog tells me I’m a child. I turned my face quietly up toward the sky, With no urge to crumble. No need to ask [...]

Sometimes I sleep while the nations roll round, Mimicking bravery, muffling the sound Of unspeakable slavery… Sometimes I weep as the voice in the sky Whispers the reasons I ought not to die, Murmurs of treason, And fades to a sigh. Hesitance followed me, painfully lingering Wrapped round the dreams I was painfully fingering Wrapped [...]

If you should fly a million years, Leave behind your frightened tears, Escape the milky clustered sky, And peer grim thrills deep in the eye Forget your strength. Forget your mind. But pray! Don’t leave your heart behind. If you should leave your home, your friends, And seek new dreams, new loves… new ends, Leap [...]