På Jorden, kun en teskefuld neutronstjerne
ville veje seks milliarder tons. Seks milliarder tons
svarer til den samlede vægt af hvert dyr
på jorden. Inklusiv insekterne. Gange tre.
Seks milliarder tons lyder umuligt
indtil jeg tænker på, hvordan det er at sluge sorg –
bare en teskefuld og man kunne lige så godt have indtaget
en neutronstjerne. Hvor tæt er det,
hvordan den bærer mindet om sammenbrud inde i sig.
Hvor er det svært at flytte så.
Hvor umuligt at tro på noget
kunne løfte den vægt.
Der er mange grunde til at behandle hinanden
med stor ømhed. Den ene er
det rene mirakel, at vi er her sammen
på en planet omgivet af døende stjerner.
Den ene er, at vi ikke kan se hvad
nogen anden har slugt.
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Se og lyt til Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer læse dette digt som et "cinepoem" her .
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This is the highest expression of grief and the best bridge to gratitude that I have ever read in my life! Speechless.
A very unique cinepoem - inspiring and thought-provoking, thanks. From cradle to coffin, life is a brief journey, declare several of our wise and elderly gems, who continue to remain young at heart. "There are many reasons to treat each other with great tenderness. One is the sheer miracle that we are here together on a planet surrounded by dying stars" - Rosemerry W. T.
Dear Good Folks at DailyGood, thank you for sharing my poem! There are two versions here, you have the most recent and somehow a very old version, too ... this here is the correct text, but on the home page there is text that includes a railway (which was the original, but I changed it several years ago ...) Sorry I let several versions into the world. How confusing! Can you please make them all this version (as it is on gratefulness.org). Thank you! Rosemerry
Rosemerry is such a gift to our world. How she is so adept at bridging grief with gratitude and beauty.
Here's to being stardust together