PER
JOSEFSSON
Forever Yours
An angel
woke me up in my dream so bright
It gently
took my hand and smiled
Carefully
we rose towards heaven so white
Glancing
over meadows, hills and lakes
-I’m
sorry – are you Gabriel, the arch angel?
-Has my
walk upon this earth reached its end?
-What
will then become of all my dear ones?
-And all
the things I’ve left undone?
-No! Be
calm! He said to me
-I am but
a new born little angel
With a
very special task
-So,
please, levitate with me
-Your
walk in misery is hereby over!
-Look
out! We’ll land pretty soon!
With
flowers heather-red – on my meadow
I stand,
I hear – something far away
someone softly gently whisper
my name
so brilliant crystal clear
Then
suddenly - there right before me
With a
seven heaven’s smile
An arch
angel with golden hair
And a
voice - oh, so rare
She
spreads her bright white wings
and says:
It’s you I have waited for!
-Let me
be yours - forever
Yours
forever – in every life!
When
someone opens
the gates
of heaven
Your
knees get week
and your
throat gets thick
Your
voice starts trembling
but God
will see
A lonely
wanderer
who won’t
give in
You give
me hope – you give me strength
My angel
– happiness and belief
All I’ve
wished for – but thought unlikely
Has
materialized – right here, right now
May hours
pass – may time go by
Let
worldly things have their way
For it is
you – and only you
Who makes
me live – who makes me stay
To share
with you – our time together
Is what’s
important – just like that
Worldly
things are of no importance
For you
mean everything to me!
On a sea
shore – with sand white sea shells
The sea
breeze gently – twirls your hair
Other
matters – are have put behind us
We are
you and me – forever now
Not of
this world – we were at all
But
together – we’ll be forever
Thank
you, God – the gift you gave us
With your
grace - we’ve come this far
Oh,
humble tears – of human gratitude
Flows
like a river – that never ends
I beg of
you – your hand in marriage
In every
life – forever yours!
Copyright:
Per Josefsson
Two Pairs Of Shoes
Two pairs
of shoes
That
couldn’t find each other
Because
the left one
Wandered
off into the woods
And the
right one
Wandered
off to the beach
But
finally one day
Both of
them
Went the
wrong way
And
wandered and wandered
And searched
for a straight way
When they
finally
Came to a
crossroad
Where
they both again would meet
This way
my life was like
I felt
like a pair of odd shoes
I felt
just like I was missing
Missing
the other half
I
wandered through life
Maybe
jumping on one leg
Until I
finally found
My other
first half
My
soulmate
My pair
So now
We’ll
always wander off together
Together
For ever
the right way!
Copyright
Per Josefsson
Everytime
Everytime
I hear it
”What a
wonderful world” with Louis
Each time
I wish there was
Such a
world – even for me
A world
where the words of beauty
Were told
and really true
Without a
mental reservation
Or sly
and cunning calculation
As I have
seen and experienced
Time
after time after time
I hope
this world
Will
reveal itself
And open
up even for me
So that
even I can step in
Light as
a feather and released
From the
ordinary grey reality
I hope it
soon will be here
So that I
can feel its presence
As a
solace in the rain
For my
soul – filled with longing
I put on
Louis’
“What a
wonderful world”
Copyright
Per Josefsson
My Life
My life –
I felt
Was like
a voluminous book
With many
pages
Yet
unwritten
Pages
that I so dearly
Wanted to
write
Together
with the one
I truly
love
The one
who loves me
For who I
am
Time has
passed
Years
have gone by
Lots of
water has floated
Under the
bridges
Many a
sunrise
Has
aroused my feelings
Many a
full moon
Has given
me hope
Hope that
finally
The
prayers of
My lonely
nights
Would eventually
be heard
And so at
last I felt
That time
would soon be right
And then
came the day
It was in
springtime, I remember
For the
white Peonies bloomed
In my
garden
Suddenly
the door of future
Flew open
with an enormous BANG!
I saw you
– my love – for the first time
The one I
had awaited – for so many years
I knew it
was you at once
You and
no one else
I never
never gave up hope
To find
the true love meant for me
And all
of a sudden
You just
stood there – right before me
And
smiled so earnestly
So there
and then
I surely
knew
That true
love does
Exist for
real!
Copyright
Per Josefsson
For Ever More
I was
awakened
By a
playful sunbeam
Who
teased and tickled
My drowsy
eyes
I took a
deep breath
My lungs
got filled
with the
sweetest fragrance
I’d ever
felt
My love
forever
Laid
still beside me
Resting
peacefully
on clouds
of dreams
I was
upfilled
with
endless love to
the one
who gives me
love and
meaning in life
And then
my soul rose
Quite
unexpectedly
The
tallest building
Looked up
at me
So I
thought of
what she
said to me
The
little one
My
everything
She
always says
That she
is mine
To her
last
eternal
breath
And I am
hers
As long
and longer
So
forever
Is just a
part
And in
this after-life
We both will
rest some
But in
the next life – and after that
I want to
share – each day – each night
With you,
my love – forever more!
For you
have found – my deepest inside
You have
kissed it – and made it strong
Breathed
life into all - that was forsaken
I am but
yours – forever more!
Copyright
Per Josefsson
PER
JOSEFSSON
PER
JOSEFSSON is a writer, poet, novelist and
translator. He is also a
book
publicist, illustrator, graphic designer and a language teacher. Have
translated several books of poetry and anthologies and participated in numerous
poetry festivals and book presentations in different countries. At present he
is publishing 2 books of poetry and 1 collection of short stories. As a
language teacher he is educated at Lunds Universitet and as an illustrator and graphic designer at
Konstfack in Stockholm. Working as an illustrator and graphic designer has
given him many commissions in the book- and advertising industry over the last
40 years. Born in 1957 and living in the south of Sweden. Close to the cultural
life in Lund and Copenhagen. On the threshold to the European continent.
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