These poems were written to honor Dad and Mom who had been my guidance and inspirations throughout my lifetime. The poetry was composed in line with the theory of dualpairings.
To Dad, Your Son
(In loving memory)
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
You wave me farewell
And I mass you with love
As the night falls
And the sun rises
I cried in tears
And you laugh with joy
As the body exits
the gate of space
The alter enters
the garden of nawlse*
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
You said goodbye
And I say hello
I Love You Mom ...
(In loving memory)
Mom, you have given me two things in life.
One is my brain; the other is my heart.
As one, you will always be my dearest mother.
As others, you will always be OUR Mother.
* I do believe in angels, but I don't believe in spirits or souls. When someone dies his material essence goes back to material dust, however his immaterial essence goes back to the immaterial world which I called nawlse. In this immortal world, our love ones who left mother earth are the true angels that foreverly will guide us. There is no proof that God exists, but I have proof that my dad and mom have been with me physically sometime. That's why when I pray, I speak to my angels and not to what some others called God.
I do not know where I'd be today if angels had not looked after me throughout my life. This poem is a fine tribute to your father. Thank you for sharing it, Joey. Love and peace to you,
The songs and art in this book are about our collective emergence after the pandemic and trauma of the last few years - comprised of 5 collections: World as Refuge, Where We Live, In Our Hands, Rhythms of Change and What We See & Sow.
This is a book of free verse poetry that addresses the seven main tests in life and offers some sensible solutions to passing those tests with minimal discomfort.
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