I Cannot Wait any Longer
By Edilson A. Ferreira
I am in a hurry to wander by,
to love and praise world’s beauties,
before, all at once, they cease to be.
I must love mainly the sad ones,
who were not loved
not by lack of lovers
but by lack of love.
So proud of my desire,
only will praise some wild
and lost in hidden waterfalls,
after untrodden ways.
I will break my heavy chains
and soon start my journey,
avoiding some chronic sadness
and the trampling of the ways
I will pass by.
A Brazilian poet, Edilson Afonso Ferreira, 82, writes in English rather than Portuguese. Largely published in international literary journals, he began writing at the age of 67, after he retired from a bank. He is a Pushcart nominee and the author of two Poetry Collections, ‘Lonely Sailor’ and ‘Joie de Vivre’. He is always updating his works at http://www.edilsonmeloferreira.com