{"id":2959,"date":"2024-08-30T07:40:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T07:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afflatuscreations.com\/?p=2959"},"modified":"2024-08-30T07:46:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T07:46:14","slug":"life-and-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afflatuscreations.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/30\/life-and-death\/","title":{"rendered":"LIFE AND DEATH"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2959\" class=\"elementor elementor-2959\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a719701 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a719701\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-943617c\" data-id=\"943617c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-167d575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"167d575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>LIFE AND DEATH<\/strong><\/h4><p><br \/>I crossed the time<br \/>among mists cold winters<br \/>and sun-drenched mornings<br \/>observed the blue skies<br \/>where stars smiled at each other<br \/>from afar<br \/>I saw flocks of birds arrive<br \/>from distant lands<br \/>and leave when the leaves<br \/>began falling down<br \/>admired red sunsets<br \/>and pearly sunrises<br \/>quickly following each other<br \/>and get lost<br \/>in the night of the time<br \/><br \/>New lives have crowded<br \/>the streets of the world<br \/>like multicoloured flowers<br \/>blooming in spring<br \/>and many petered their vital energy<br \/>like glowing candles<br \/>oblivious to their consumption<br \/>in the very act of their burning<br \/><br \/>How many more seasons will come<\/p><div><div>of how many of them<br \/>will I still admire the colours<br \/>and smell the scent<br \/>until the Angel of Death comes<br \/>and snatches me from life<br \/><br \/>It\u2019s for a long time<br \/>his journey began<br \/>since my first cry<br \/>in the welcoming arms<br \/>of my mother<br \/>but<br \/>will his step be slow or<br \/>fast will he ride his black steed.<\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><strong>@ Maria Miraglia<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIFE AND DEATH I crossed the timeamong mists cold wintersand sun-drenched morningsobserved the blue skieswhere stars smiled at each otherfrom afarI saw flocks of birds arrivefrom distant landsand leave when the leavesbegan falling downadmired red sunsetsand pearly sunrisesquickly following each otherand get lostin the night of the time New lives have crowdedthe streets of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poems"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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