The poetry of Nana Nestoros – “Getaway”, “Simply because Me Loves You” and “Don’t be scared”

“GETAWAY”

Happiness is slipping away under the cracks
And the moon, hurt, is oozing on the window sill
The leaves are chanting, with a rustle, the getaway
The rushing torrent
The getaway
To these traps of loneliness I stand across
With eyes shut in fear
With voice caged inside my liquid ego
With blood crystallized in the thin veins
Having pain digging my lungs
Having my happiness dissolving in the dark
Like stardust
Nothing can change the moments of sadness
Neither a phony smile
Nor a real smile
For there’s no way for it to come out
The only way to enjoy sorrow
Is memories
Everything has passed now
Everything is sweeter

 

“Simply because Me Loves You”

You’re gonna touch my hand
And the lights of Cosmos will spread out into my soul
And a celestial deathly silence will give its place
To divine chants
You’re gonna look me in the eyes again
And the Earth will seize your impulse
It will quake and spurt the lava
Again, you’re gonna say to me “I love you”
The glow not going away from you, not even for a moment
And Nature will conspire with us
For a hunting to which no other has ever been alike
Along together we will run to capture life
Not ever letting it go away
And let us trap Peace under the dome of the Universe
And hook it tightly
Upon the sun rays and the arms of the stars
Thus like a veil, love will fall around humans
Just Simply because Me Loves You

“Don’t be scared”

It was your figure that was bent tonight by the wind

Bent along with the trees, across, into the light blue park

After the short rain,

You too melted on them just like the raindrops did, leaving your perfume on the bark

You leaned over to hold on to a rough trunk

It would be a terror for you to fly again

And visit me once more in the world of Oz, as there was where the wind usually brought you…

With those colorful ribbons turning into small clouds above your head

And the fancy candies wanting to be your friends before you ingest them

You held on tightly down there on the soil, on to a poplar tree root, you smelled its hazy shade

You made sure that you were still down there, where you have always belonged

Close to the murky wet mud

You are watching the little worms that are slowly passing by and the small caterpillars as they are descending near you

You are happy for this encounter, you are still there

You are also starting to creep

With the earth, you are secure

Do not fly

Don’t be scared

Nobody will ever again invite you to our magical town

You don’t have to be afraid again

?? cyclamen will muffle you up with its petals anymore

Neither will I call my little star to sing a lullaby for you like before

We won’t ride through the Universe on a bike along a tightrope, as we planned

You are there once more, safe

With so many rusty nails in your legs to hold you down tight

So don’t be scared

By Nana Nestoros

For more of her work visit: Creative People

Nana is also involved in 100 Thousand Poets For Change organising an event in Volos, Greece.

See the Greek version in this pdf:  Nana Nestoros-translated poems GRtoENG