APPRAISE
Elisa Mascia’s “Childhood Dread
by Pier Carlo Lava
“Childhood Dream” by Elisa Mascia is a poem that gently and profoundly explores the desire and determination inherent in the heart of every woman from an early age. Mascia paints the picture of a dream that is cared for and refined with care and passion, comparing it to an embroidery patiently woven with a bobbin. The poet captures the resilience and determination needed to pursue this dream, despite the unknowns and unfamiliar paths along the way.
The poem uses the metaphor of paragliding to describe the oscillation between the heights and depths of the life path, a journey moved by the wind of thoughts and aspirations. The desire to “catch” the dream and the difficulty of “saying goodbye” to what has been so desired are feelings common to many, and Mascia expresses them with touching simplicity.
The moment of joy in seeing the dream finally realized is described as a personal triumph, with the knowledge that the true place of this dream has always been in the heart. The poem ends on a note of satisfaction and fulfillment, emphasizing the beauty of the journey and achieving the dream.
“Childhood Dream” is a celebration of perseverance, deep desires and the beauty of dreams that have accompanied us since childhood. Elisa Mascia, with her simple but evocative style, invites us to reflect on the strength of our dreams and the sweetness of their fulfillment.
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Elisa Mascia
Born in Santa Croce di Magliano (Cb) in 1956, she lives in San Giuliano di Puglia (Cb), Italy. She is a retired teacher, poet, writer, declaimer, reviewer, juror at cultural events, and cultural manager around the world. She has participated in many national and international poetry competitions, obtaining prizes, certificates of participation, merits and honorable mentions. In 2019, Elisa Mascia published her first collection of poems in the Silloge entitled “𝘓𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘶𝘨𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘓𝘶𝘯𝘢” (The Grater of the Moon) with “𝘓’𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰”. She has published the poetic anthology “𝘓𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘶𝘨𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘓𝘶𝘯𝘢” (Savage Wind) (poetic translation of the book by Asoke Kumar Mitra) in 2023. In 2024 she published the poetic collection “𝘛𝘳𝘢 𝘭’𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘦 𝘭’𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰” (Between the infinite and the immense) and “Mental Interconnection”. Elisa Mascia is Italy Coordinator – Director of Events and ommunications, Administrator of the Albap Academy. Member of the Writers Capital Foundation International and Italian Coordinator of PILF: 2022-2023-2024 and PIAF 2022 – 2023, Head of the Hagiography Iconography International Biennial of the Writers Capital Foundation International 2023, Author, Artist, Cultural Promoter, Member of the Organizing Committee of International Literature Panorama Festivals, Editor of www.writersedition.com “The Complete Magazine” – Italy. Since May 2024 she has been a member of Ciesart by the president Lily Baylon Escritora, with the attribution of the member identification number. She was co-host of the program En Alas del Fénix and collaborator of Radio Krysol Internazionale with video-declamations of her poems and those of other authors in Italian and Spanish.
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A good review of a beautiful poem.
Your point of view caught my eye and was very interesting. Thanks. I have a question for you.