Once someone asked me to spare a penny for his thoughts,
I had no pennies.
I had been thinking about this unusual question for a long time until I decided to “spare space” for people’s thoughts.
I want to give other people the chance to share a piece of themselves,
therefore once a month I will publish some poems,compositions or whatever you do write.
I just ask you one simple little thing:
impress me.
I won’t give you pennies unfortunately,
but I’ll try to do my best.
I’m going to start this new chapter with a poem called:”The way I see it”, written by my friend Michel from Cameroon.
Dignity, respect, thirst for self improvement are values we often forget about.
Here’s his shout out.
So dear Michel
let’s insert the first coin.
Á mon avis…
Je suis libre de penser comme je veux ou comme je peux
Tu ne sauras jamais la fin si tu n’essaies pas de connaître le debut et le milieu
Pour moi comprendre c’est difficile si tu ne cherches pas å te stabiliser
Tu ne verras jamais le fond si tu juges quelqu’un sans savoir la raison de son comportement étrange
Tu ne vas jamais reuissir sans travailler dur et à la sueur de ton front
Personne ne te respecteras si tu ne respectes pas les autres et même toi en retour
Pour moi la beauté ce n’est pas être beau mais aussi intelligent et respectueux et savoir être fidèle
Il pleut et les jours passent.
Il neige et les jours ne font que passer mais tu ne sauras jamais quelle est la saison la plus belle:
quand il fait froid tu veux la chaleur ou quand il fait chaud tu veux le froid
Tout passe près et autour de toi pour savoir.
Tu sais, sois prêt et éveillé!
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The way I see it
I am free to think the way I want or I’m able to
If you don’t know the very beginning you’ll never reach the end,
Understanding is hard if you don’t try to stop,
stop yourself
and think.
You’ll never see through if you judge someone on face value,
you’ll get nothing if you don’t work hard,
nobody will ever respect you if you don’t esteem the others and yourself,
beauty is respect, loyalty not only aesthetics.
It rains, the days pass by.
It snows, the days keep passing but you’ll never get to realize which one is the beautiful season.
When it’s cold
you want warmth,
when it’s hot
you want freeze.
Everything happens for a reason.
You know…
Be ready to get it.
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Ciò che penso
Sono libero di pensare come voglio o come posso,
Se non conosci l’inizio non arriverai mai alla fine.
Capire è difficile se non cerchi di fermarti,
Non vedrai mai a fondo se ti fermi all’ apparenza e no ti chiedi il perché,
Non otterrai mai nulla senza lavorare duro e col sudore della tua fronte,
Nessuno ti rispetterà se non apprezzi gli altri e te stesso.
Bellezza è rispetto, lealtà, fedeltà,
non solo estetica.
Piove, i giorni passano.
Nevica, i giorni non fanno altro che passare ma tu non saprai mai qual è la bella stagione.
Quando fa freddo
Vuoi il calore,
Quando fa caldo
desideri il freddo.
Tutto scorre intorno a te per un motivo… Tu sai.
Sii pronto a comprenderlo.
Michel
14 Comments
I love this project: people can really participate and give a little bit of themselves to this blog.
The poem is simple but deep at the same time, I’ve really appreciated it!
Thanks chiara
Thanks chiara is beautiful
I really like the idea that you had to share your blog giving your friends the chance to express their thoughts as Michel did.
I liked his poem because he expresses some thoughts and feelings passing through his mind in a way reminds me of the stream of consciousness.
Grazie mamma
This is amazing. Just that simple but incredibly inspiring !
Thanks grazia
I love this project,unfortunately I’m not so good at composing,but this poem is amazing!Congrats!
Thanks raffaella
I love this project and I love this poem!Unfortunately I’m not so good at composing…You both really impressed me,congrats!
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Parafrasando uno dei miei film preferiti direi che questa è “La meglio gioventù”. Grazie per avermi regalato una boccata d’aria pura. Grazie Paola per la tua capacità di sognare e per la tua determinazione a fare in modo che i tuoi sogni si realizzino: è un buon insegnamento per tutti noi.
Grazie Michel per avere la forza di superare il buio e di ritrovare la luce e per riuscire a trasmetterci questa forza.
Continuate così, siete la nostra speranza
Rosa Maria
Sei grande.. Parole che rispecchiano davvero la realtà