Daniele Abate

The Poet's Journey

I first sought truth in whispered rhyme,

where silent words could soften time.
Yet ink grew small, the page too slight

to hold the weight of inward light.

My father drew, and I would see
how lines could set the spirit free.
An architect by craft and grace,
he taught my hand to honor space.

While Rome sang through the evening air,

with songs that drifted everywhere,

I learned that music, breath and flame

were never separate, but the same.

At eleven years, I closed my eyes;

through meditation came surprise.

The martial path refined my will,

while silence taught me to be still.

Italian roots, Egyptian skies,

the East reflected in my eyes.

Philosophy and ancient lore

became the keys to something more.

I wandered not for fame or gold,

but for the truths no tongue has told.

Psychology revealed the mind;

the soul revealed what lay behind.

The poet slowly laid his pen;

the painter woke his hands again.

Where words would falter, colors grew,

revealing what no speech could do.

For years I gave my works away,

to friends whose hearts had crossed my way.

A gift, not owned, but meant to live

within the lives that art can give.

Now every canvas bears a part

of discipline, of soul, of h...

Psychologist • Researcher
Painter • Poet • Writer • Author • Vocal Artist
Martial Artist • Yogi • Energy Healer
Living in Gratitude for the Guiding Light of the Lotus Sutra and the Natural Order of the Universe
A Lifelong Explorer of Human Nature
An Explorer of the Inner and Outer Worlds

2000: Annina di Oronzo - OVO Event, Private Gallery (Rome)
2004: Forte Prenestino Social Center Exhibition (Rome)
2008: Enrica Arci - Private Gallery Exhibition (Rome)
2013: Kopie Social Center Exhibition (Berlin)
2018: Sam Tadros Private Gallery Exhibition (Sydney)