No 31 - Spring 2005 contents of this issue bibliographic notice other issues online about this magazine search other magazines Vasile Baghiu Image On A Film There is something obviously lyrical In the roses carefully placed on the stone, Letting me see, among leaves, thorns and petals, Just some fragments of the inscription I try to catch a good moment In which I can find myself alone In the middle of a hospitable circle of friends. My heart beats sometimes Like it did when I took your hand for the first time. There are gestures which are not lost, yet, They have remained on the pellicle, But I cannot distinguish the people Who were very close to us in another time. The film lies in a drawer, And only a few of us Would be interested in making photos from it again. Held up to a window's light, I once saw, through its transparency, some flowers, Possibly roses with thorns, Like these already withered. I saw smiles, champagne, confetti, All above our heads, Surrounded by an invisible aura. Vasile Baghiu has published six books of poetry and a collection of short stories in Romania. His poems have also appeared in magazines and anthologies in the USA, Germany and Italy. page(s) 7   Poetry Library Royal Festival Hall Hayward Gallery