John 'Baby' DeCruccio,
Lorenzo Ferrari
&
Eduardo Barrox,
phNeide Costa

By the sea

When Iam alone
And just want to be
The best place for me
Is by the sea
The sound of the waves
As they break ont he beach
A lesson in life an nature
While relaxation they teach
I love the solitude
And unending flow
Thre us wave after wave
While on each the moon does glow
This is the definitive
Of nature at its best
It never stops
Or takes a rest
All complications in life
Seen to disappear
When we sand, the sea
An the waves are near
It takes all turmoil
Simplifies it for me
When iam at place
By the sea
I love the consistency
The uncomplicated sound
No where can there be
Better feelings to be found
This is a real escape
For all things for me
When iam at a place
By the sea
Life can deal you
A good and bad hand
When you are by the sea
You think clearer and understand
You can sing, dance and eat
Drink beer or even ice tea
All always seems better
When you are by the sea
Good feelings, sound and scenes
Are provided for thee
Nothing asked in the return
For being by the sea
If a love in your life is with you
Rewards assume a higher degree
When you are together
To enjoy each other by the sea
By the sea, by the sea
By the beatiful sea
You and she, you and she
How happy you can be

poema de John DeCruccio, São Paulo, BR 
publicado na edição#8 do Café Literário,
abril 2003
seleção de texto por Eduardo Barrox

collage Marie-Lorraine Metz
série publicada na edição # 5 do Café Literário
seleção de imagem por Camaleoa

LAMPEJO
No ar tornando-se
o meu respirar-ser
Nas palavras (o teu ser)
repercutindo-se em mim
Nas (minhas) dores que são medos
e se fazem renasceres
Na morte permitindo
a diversidade da vida
Na morte-vida integrando
o que foi-é-se-cria
Na vida-luz revelando
a dança das partículas
No búzio ecoando
o som-música do mar
No mar que se muda
em nuvens-céu-azul-ar
A beleza
a poesia
sempre
Em tal
certeza
a paz 

publicado na edição # 7 do Café Literário, fev 2003
SOFIA VILARIGUES, Lisboa, Portugal
seleção de texto por Marise Pollonio