Sunday, April 8, 2012

Celebration

Pain and Comfort

The absence of their noise
Pains me

The knowledge of their existence
Comforts me

The presence of their voice
Pains me

The knowledge of their gifts
Comforts me

Easter Weekend has always been about the rituals of making pickle fish and baking buns, just like we used to tend the graves and shared easter eggs. We always used to fill small rooms with lots of people, laughter and joy radiated! This one is is for the family (living now and then), by Simone Beatrice Naik Noemdoe, 2012-04-08.



She is my Inspiration

We used to bicker and fight
Like all siblings sometimes do
Now it is mostly
Connecting
In matters light, occasionally blue

We used to disconnect
Like all siblings sometimes do
Now it is mostly
Connecting
Every day pooling ideas old and new

We used to wait and see
Like all siblings sometimes do
Now it is mostly
Connecting
In the here and now, just in case there is no tomorrow

We used to wonder what will happen when we are older
Like all siblings sometimes do
Now it is mostly
That we know
We are older, collectively raising younger versions of ourselves bolder

By Simone Beatrice Naik Noemdoe, for Milla, Happy Birthday! I love you! 2012-04-08.

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