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Thursday, September 12, 2002

911 - 2002

May you now rest your head to sleep

the dust is gone

as are the cries

of thousands

reaching out to live

You spirit is seen here

all day

and night

by all

who saw the people cry.

I have seen you

wandering

through nights

of those who couldn't forget

and tried to tell the world their woe

I have seen you

being intepreted

in offices

and used for war

I have seen you

in the eye of the child

that wanted her dad,

no war, no plea

for revenge

You are the existential pain

like all deaths

claw into their families lifes

and want to be hold on.

Now thousand footsteps on your grave

and more

and more to be

Now lay your head to rest my friend

be with those who I loved

so many years ago

and are already gone

Whom I let loose

to drift in memories

and ease the pain

into a momentary tear

I didn't even see

May I be worthy

that you died

and left your dream

to be my goal:

peace in the world

and in my heart

compassion for each living soul.

Imbi
©1192002

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Comments (4)

Michel
- 9/12/2002 9:41 AM
- fauquet (message)
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This is beautiful, Imbi, and reminds me of the Wiping of Tears Ceremony of the Lakota. Families will keep the Spirit around for a year, feeding it, praying with it, and then at the end of the year, with ceremony, they release the Spirit to go on. Both the Spirit and the family are now free of the grieving, free to move on. I believe yesterday's ceremony fulfilled the same thing. Especially how the wind came up... the Spirits were most certainly there... and they were moving on. ~Paloma
- 9/12/2002 3:51 PM
- Palomita (message)
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Beautiful...

Btw, I responded to your comment.
- 9/12/2002 4:29 PM
- dryadsage (message)
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What did you mean by the comment you left on my site? Just wondering.
- 9/12/2002 9:56 PM
- MissBecky (message)
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