Cherry petals

The branches break off
from the trunk, they fall rivers of petals
scented and pink like
flowers of the cherry tree.
Let’s change like the seasons.
The petal that falls in red earth ,However, has less.

Emanuela Rizzo

Emanuela Rizzo was born in Galatina on 15 September 1978 and has lived in Parma since 1997. She published her first collection of poems Cuore di Fico d’india in the Poesia Lab series directed by Luca Ariano for Bertoni Editore in 2021. In 2022 he published his collection of aphorisms with G.c.l edizioni and edited the poetic collection “Oriental Poets” with Luca Ariano and Alessio Zanichelli, again for Bertoni Editore Collana Poesia Lab di Luca Ariano. Organizes national and international online and in-person events. She is cultural ambassador for Italy for the virtual fair of Peru. His poems have been translated into many languages ​​and have been published in international magazines and blogs. He also wrote the lyrics of a religious song then set to music by Roberto Sedia dedicated to Father Chiti.