AFTER THE JOURNEY DUINO POETRY CONTEST

Associazione di volontariato “Poesia e Solidarietà” Concorso Internazionale di Poesia e Teatro Castello di Duino IX Edizione in collaborazione con S.A.S Principe Carlo Alessandro della Torre e Tasso Collegio del Mondo Unito dell’Adriatico Ibiskos Editrice Risolo Fondazione Luchetta-Ota- D’Angelo-Hrovatin

https://castellodiduinopoesia.org/en/ Castello Di Duino Poetry Contest 2014

After the journey When I was young I didn't know so much, but the time came and I had to grow up.

I had to study, I had to agree I had obligations and rights nothing less and nothing more to be; that's not the right I used to think that's not how I should be so the rebellion started but, soon, it ended.

I was still growing up.

They used to say to me that's life but I was still mad.

After the years, I had realized that's life, the change of situations, whether like it or not.

by Natalia Tribouna

An unforgettable journey Let’s start our journey.

The limit is not the sky, The limit is not the stars.

You are a bird that only flies in a sky full of memories.

You are a butterfly in the forest Of colorful dreams.

You always see remarkable things.

Extraordinary flowers in all romantic scenes, A lot of clever princes and really great kings!

And now the journey begins.

Let’s get lost in the stars, Let’s play our guitars.

The night is awesome Life is a miracle.

Let’s go to the sea, Let’s swim in the ocean Dear darling, we’re free!

by Ioanna Athanasiadou

Long Journey I carry your heart with me to keep me warm in a long journey around the world to keep me safe.

by Moraitis Argiris

After the journey Everything seems different, the skies are clear, no empty promises, I’m just surrounded by feelings which demand more feelings.

by Mpotsi Zeta

Right in the Heart of Winter Silence in the deep forest.

Snow everywhere.

Outside my window, I see roses falling from the sky.

It must be the sweetness of death after the journey, I guess.

by Antonis Sryridakos

Poem I'd love to change the world to make it peaceful, to fill it with love, to destroy that piece of paper with a number on it, called money.

I’d love to cut off the world from electricity; to equal every being I'd love to change the world, to build my own journey.

by Agapitos Dovles

Wondering I travelled to a leafy place once.

The birds were singing, the sun was shinining and the sea adorned the landscape.

There, I met a man who lived nearby.

The village was so peaceful that I started wondering, how much could a journey change the way you think.

No one can answer this.

You just have to ask yourself about it.

by Nicolas Sioutas

Lonely Trip

We all going to die one day.

But the point is which day we are going to choose. ‘Cause each day is a different path in the woods.

Make your own choice.

Because on that trip, you are alone.

by Asimenia Galani

After the Journey When the clock of the world ticked midnight, It was time to begin my journey, To explore myself at night.

In the misty evening I began my journey within, with fear; And, through the darkest night, I felt someone whispering in my ear.

I travelled through paradise, travelled through hell, revealing my mysteries which cut my breath short.

Oh, myself!

After the journey into hell I hope I will find you again.

What can the human be without himselfJust like life without breath Just like a fantasy.

Why to know oneself ?

‘Cause not having a character is similar to being dead.

You are not going to be graded only for knowledge.

Your value isn’t a college.

Under the stars’ dim light, I could see in the darkest corners of my mind, Understanding why I fight with myself, And, in the end, we reconciled.

I saw my history passing in front of my eyes:

here I laugh, here I cry, From the moment I experienced the first daylight And I was born too young to pray.

Until now, I’ve been back from my journey flying Or I’m at home writing this poem with a gadfly.

After this journey at night, I realized how my mind thinks; I stopped fighting with myself And I’ve made my life better.

by Chris Moraitis

Taking Of After such a long journey, our minds will be broadened, our eyes will have seen amazing things.

A journey is something huge, it's not a trip, not a simple excursion, it's an amazing experience.

The airplane is taking off, and, in a few hours, we will be landing on new grounds.

After the journey, all will be accomplished, yet, our memories will never be lost!

by Nikolas Dasios

Within The only journey is the one within.

You must begin that long journey discovering the real you.

You are real, all people are real.

You must learn how to throw your honesty Into a running stream, beating the darkness in yourself.

by Vasiliki Panagiotarakou

Universe I have a house At the edge of the sky, At the end of my life’s rainbow And I will stay there After the journey.

I have a friend Who has been waiting for me For thousand years.

He has met me But he wouldn’t know As we look the same.

I have a book of thoughts Locked up in a castle of stone Which you can’t visit As you will never discover it.

It’s hidden up in a mountain Next to a forest of clouds Close to the lake of flowers.

I have a key To open the door of my world But I threw it away In the well of infinity And now I can’t open the door I can only look outside a small window.

However, I will get in the house.

Meet my friend, Read my book, And find the key.

After the journey, The long journey that I have to finish The journey of my life.

by Irene Tzerbou

Journey Let's go on a journey, Let's hit the road, Let's pack our things, And go abroad.

Let's see new places And explore.

Let's find the purpose We're all looking for.

Let's go on a journey, Let's discover truth, Let's meet new people And eat new food.

Let's experience new cultures And love planet earth For it is always The point of birth.

Let's go on a journey, Let's hit the road, Let's set off to places, Whether you're Greek Or you're a toad.

And let the journey Reach an end With the brightest smile.

by Anne-Sideri Zachariou

Model Experimental Ionidios Junior High School, Peiraeus, Athens, Greece Teacher in charge: A. Paraskevoulakou, MA