Name of the Rose

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Photograph I : Galileo Galileï (1564-1642)

Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco – The Name of the Rose (1980)

In my youth, I remember the nights

when I was reminded, of my state of human.

A young child grows, over and over, even

if her body is not that great by weight.

In my youth, I remember the nights

when the fever got into my body, and soul.

I hardly forget my pain, immense pain

how I got through two or three hours.

I have seen a lot of people, lose it all.

All reasons can be given, except for one

in my family, as a condition of humanity.

All kind(s) of a definition may(be) a name

for misbehaviour and an excuse for disease.

It was a Sunday, evening, late at night.

The same light, after World War II, in

three days, I suppose, I was still alive, yes.

It is his favourite colour, and I know

when I give someone I really do love

my rose of today, tomorrow and yesterday

in my personal and private family way!

Petra Cecilia Maria Hermans

Europe, the Netherlands, Tilburg,

June 6, 2019

© 2019 Petra Hermans

Photograph II : Galileo Galileï (1564-1642)

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