passi tuoi lievi

il dì in cui ci lasciasti

fuori la neve

your gentle steps

the day you left us

the scent of snow

tes pas légers

le jour où tu nous as quittés

dehors la neige

winter solstice
the longest night
dreaming of you

solstizio d'inverno

la notte più lunga 

per sognarti

solsticio de invierno

la noche más larga
para soñarte

solstice d'hiver

la nuit la plus longue

pour rêver de toi

Wintersonnenwende

um von dir zu träumen

die längste Nacht

fiery cirri

on the golden horizon

dreams floating adrift -

filled with the same wonder

between us no long distance

cirri infuocati

all'orizzonte oro

sogni in libertà -

nel medesimo stupore

ancora vicini

sguardi intrecciati
nei viali di glicine
cade il silenzio -
le resistenze allenta
giocosamente il vento

intertwined glances

in the wisteria alleys

the silence falls -

loosening resistances

playfully the wind

miradas trenzadas

por las ramblas de glicina

cae el silencio -

afloja resistencias

como en un juego el viento

non più distanti

sotto lo stesso manto

tacitamente

no longer apart

beneath this mantle of snow

silently

plus jamais loin

sous ce manteau de neige

tacitement

Glad to have one of my haiku published at Freya Pickard's amazing blog "Pure Haiku".
Thank you so much dear Freya!
Click on the link below in order to read it:

https://purehaiku.wordpress.com/2017/12/09/12-9-2/

freddi miei giorni

sciolti dentro un tuo sguardo

rosa d'inverno

cold days melt away

tempting glance cannot withstand

purple winter rose

niveo cielo

al focolare arride

grande la luna

snow-white sky

on the merry hearth smiles

so big the moon

l'ultimo sole

lento s'arrende al rosso

d'un fluido abbraccio

the last sun

flowing yields to the redness

of a slow embrace

dernier soleil

coulant cède au rougeur

d'une lente étreinte

nel tuo respiro

ancor calda mi permea

la prima neve

within your breath

still warm permeates my heart

the first snow

en tu susurro

caliente me imbuya

primera nieve

lost fragrance

what still remains of us

bare wisteria

profumo andato

ciò che ancor resta di noi

glicine spoglio

parfum perdu

ce qu'il reste encore de nous

glycine nue

huellas cubiertas

cada vez que pienso en ti

orquídea salvaje

hidden traces

every time I think of you

wild orchid

tracce nascoste

ogni volta che penso a te

orchidea selvaggia

campo invernale

s'accende il mattino

sulla rugiada

winter field

the morning ignites

on the dew

campo invernal

la mañana se inflama

sobre el rocío

al primo freddo

di velluto carezza

smorza i brividi

getting cold -

caressing touch of velvet

softens the shivers

sul far del giorno

raggio di sole indora

occhi di sonno

November daybreak

a flicker of sunlight gilds

children's dozy eyes

Novembermorgen

erster Lichtstrahl vergoldet

schläfrige Augen

Here is a haiku of mine that appeared on Eufemia Griffo's amazing multiblog Memorie di una Geisha earlier this month on Okuribi Samhain!

https://eueufemia.wordpress.com/2017/10/31/claudia-messelodi-okuribi-samahin-5/

magic Samhain night

this quiet wait at the dawn

of a new rebirth

magico Samhain

quieta attesa alle soglie

di nuova rinascita

I am so pleased I have been featured on Freya Pickard's wonderful blog Dragonscale Clippings today where I was welcomed on my EPod interview!
Many many thanks Freya for inviting me!

Here you can find the link to the interview:

https://dragonscaleclippings.wordpress.com/2017/11/13/escape-pod-emulation-claudia-messelodi/ 

winter dawn

amid trails of gold

a calycanthus

alba invernale

tra i sentieri dorati

d'un calicantus

Tagesanbruch

auf den goldenen Pfaden

des Gewürzstrauches

towards the end

an autumn leaf still trembling

within her hands

verso la fine

foglia d'autunno ancor trema

tra le sue mani

vers la fin

feuille d'automne tremble encore

entre ses mains

Some of my haiku appear in the anthology of the literary competition La Couleur D'un Poème, Inchiostri d'Amore, along with the work of great poets and artists.

In order to read from our work click on the link below and enjoy!

https://issuu.com/mariagraziavai/docs/la_couleur_d_un_poeme_2___edizione

cuscino vuoto

stille di rimpianto

e una lettera

drops of regret

on the empty pillow

an open envelope

Bedauerntropfen

auf dem leeren Kissen

ein Brief liegt offen

campanule blu

fremono nella brezza

sottili emozioni

pale blue bellflowers

quivering in the breeze

subtle emotions

campanillas

temblan al viento

sutil sentir

Glad to announce that my poetry collection Blue Moon got first place within the section "intimist poetry" of the National Literary Award Leandro Polverini 2017!

d'autunno il cuore

acqua e cielo di un solo 

azzurro scalzo

autumnal soulscape

sea and sky merging into

a barren bare blue

coeur d'automne

mer et ciel d'un seul

azur nu

radiant realms

of emerald and sapphire

gift of the autumn

regni radiosi

di smeraldo e zaffiro

dono d'autunno

strahlende Reiche

von Smaragdgrün und Saphir

Gabe von dem Herbst

spooky hunter's moon

the spectacle of your glance

pierces the night

plenilunio

la magia del tuo sguardo

penetra la notte

pleine lune

le spectacle de ton regard

perce la nuit

wistful winter

the olive tree's stiff branches

turn to the sun

inverno assorto

freddi rami d'ulivo

guardano al sole

deseoso invierno

frías ramas de olivo

miran al sol

your scent

still tangled in my dreams

lake breeze

il tuo profumo

impigliato ai sogni

brezza lacustre

tu aroma 

enganchado en mis sueños
brisa lacustre

dentro un tramonto

di spire iridescenti

splende la sera

November sunset

iridescent clouds spiral

through dazzling views

sue vecchie foto

una ad una tra le dita

anni d'amore

old pictures of her

on by one on my fingers

taste of memories

The Stray Branch, issue #20 Fall/Winter 2017, edited by Debbie Berk, published six haiku of mine.
I thank Debbie so much, it's a great honor to appear in such an excellent publication which you can find in print edition at:

https://www.createspace.com/7606388

cala la notte

sorseggiando ricordi

da un nero caffè

sipping memories

from a cup of dark coffee

night vibrations

notte arruffata

desideri scivolano

verso l'oblio

windblown summer night

our wishes sliding

into oblivion

tra me e te

cangianti arcobaleni

di combinazioni

between you and me

shimmering rainbows 

of combinations

zwischen uns

bunte Regenbögen

von Verbindungen

entre nous
arcs-en-ciel colorés
de combinaisons

entre nosotros

arcoíris cambiantes

de combinaciones

struggente assenza

parole modellano 

altro dolore

heart-wrenching absence

words forge

other sorrow

en tu ausencia

palabras moldean

otro dolor

sfioro le stelle

notte dopo notte

levano i sogni

reaching the stars

night by night

my dreams fly off

j'effleure les étoiles

nuit après nuit

les rêves s'envolent

notte incantata

lungo il viale del tempo

scie di lucciole

enchanted night

along the avenue of time

trails of fireflies

noche encantada

por la calle del tiempo

más luciérnagas

tessendo sogni

mossi dal vento il ragno

e la sua tela

weaving dreams

blown by the wind the spider 

and its web

Träume webend

die Spinne mit ihrem Netz
vom Wind bewegt

wie klar verrätst du

wo die Träume immer weilen

Heumond

chiara sveli

dove indugiano i sogni 

luna di fieno

spighe di grano

nell'oro della sera

lievi sussurri

ears of wheat

in the golden sunset

gentle whispers

lente le dita

dorata danza alare

lievi farfalle

your fingers slow

soft wings dancing on my palm

golden butterflies

alla deriva

di sfuggita vedersi

vacillare

drifting apart

a glimpse of us

waver

scoppi di gioia

sui passi primaverili

denti di leone

bursts of cheerfulness

enliven the steps of spring

gold dandelions

pallida notte

dal pioppo lacrime

di luna

creamy night

from the poplar

moon teardrops

first day of autumn

beds of leaves and our hearts

only one colour

ventun settembre

letti di foglie e il cuore

solo un colore

vedo chiaro

oltre i giorni intricati

glicine azzurro

beyond the hard days

long as I can see the light

sky-blue wisteria

noche encendida

mi ilusión por ti

una vez más

notte infuocata

l'illusione di te

un poco ancora

lieve si tinge

cielo di fine agosto

di paglierino

late August evening

the sky feebly turning

into straw

Dulce fragrancia 

de caricias antiguas -

magnolia en flor.

Lingering scent

of long lost tenderness -

magnolia flower.

quiet summer dawn

smothering you with kisses

again and again -

the warm meld of our breaths

adds new flavours to the day.

alba d'estate

ricoprirti di baci

ancora e ancora -

intrecci di respiri

speziano il nuovo giorno

Below you'll find the link to another review by Freya Pickard on my second poetry collection "Variazioni di cielo e anima/Variation of Sky and Soul". Just pop by and have a closer look!

https://dragonscaleclippings.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/wednesday-words-review-variation-of-sky-and-soul/

Here is the link to the review author Freya Pickard wrote on my first poetry collection "Glicini azzurri/Sky-blue Wisteria" some years ago. If you like, take a look!

https://dragonscaleclippings.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/wednesday-words-claudia-messelodi-sky-blue-wisteria-reviewed/

Fugaci nubi

le mie parole per te

come svanite.

Transient fluffy clouds

the words I meant to tell you

have just dissolved.

Brezza d'aprile

freschi sorrisi s'aprono

al giorno acceso.

Light breeze of April

fresh smiles feebly open up

to a sunny day.

Nuit de lune

même pour un instant m'effleure

souvenir d'amour.

Notte di luna

mi sfiora un istante

ricordo d'amore.