Soul of the Book

A sleeping ocean, its inky waves,

dragging secrets in its depths,

stories whispered in a forgotten language,

echoes of voices that fade in time.

A forbidden garden, withered paper flowers,

its petals, words worn by time,

each scent, a dusty memory,

an echo of emotions lost in the mist.

A fogged-up mirror reflects blurred shadows,

dream worlds that dissolve upon touching them,

deep silences, where memory hides,

and dreams are lost in the darkness.

A caged bird, broken paper wings,

its song, a whisper drowned by silence,

in search of an unattainable sky,

imprisoned between the pages, in an eternal twilight.

A petrified heart, beneath cracked leather,

weak heartbeats, a distant echo of lost dreams,

hopes turned to ashes,

fears rooted in darkness.

GRACIELA NOEMI VILLAVERDE is a writer and poet from Concepción del Uruguay (Entre Rios) Argentina, based in Buenos Aires She graduated in letters and is the author of seven books of poetry, awarded several times worldwide. She works as the World Manager of Educational and Social Projects of the Hispanic World Union of Writers and is the UHE World Honorary President of the same institution Activa de la Sade, Argentine Society of Writers. She is the Commissioner of Honor in the executive cabinet IN THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL RELATIONS DIVISION, of the UNACCC SOUTH AMERICA ARGENTINA CHAPTER.