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Maisha Baada Ya Kifo

Laura Cfton Gilpin alikuwa muuguzi, mshairi, na mtetezi wa mageuzi ya hospitali. Mnamo 1976, alipewa Tuzo la Walt Whitman na Chuo cha Washairi wa Amerika kwa kitabu chake cha ushairi, "Hocus-Pocus of the Universe." Alikuwa mwanachama mwanzilishi wa Planetree, shirika lililojitolea kuendeleza huduma inayozingatia wagonjwa. Ifuatayo ni sehemu ya shairi lake lenye nguvu, "Maisha Baada ya Kifo."

Maisha Baada ya Kifo IV

Mambo ninayoyajua:
jinsi walio hai wanaendelea kuishi
na jinsi wafu wanavyoendelea kuishi pamoja nao

Ili kwamba katika msitu
hata mti mfu hutia kivuli
na majani huanguka moja baada ya nyingine
na matawi huvunjika kwa upepo
na gome huchubuka polepole
na shina hupasuka
na mvua huingia kupitia nyufa
na shina huanguka chini
na moss huifunika

na katika chemchemi sungura huipata
na kujenga kiota chao ndani
na kuwa na vijana wao
na watoto wao wataishi salama
ndani ya mti uliokufa

Ili hakuna kitu kinachopotea katika asili
au katika mapenzi.

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ric loduha Dec 18, 2023
don't cry
when i die
i'm not leaving
i'm arriving
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Cindy Oct 9, 2023
As I mourn the loss of my child, this poem, this insight, is the only comfort I have experienced. Its druidic perspective resonates in a way nothing else can, for me. Thankyou thankyou.
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Jude Cassel Williams Oct 1, 2023
The poem speaks to me on the occasion of the death of a dear friend and teacher, David Patten who has been characterized as a "mighty oak" who has fallen but as the poem suggests, goes on living thru us who will carry his teachings and example until we too join him in the forest of death and continue his legacy.
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Silvana Oct 1, 2023
Indeed, "nothing is wasted in nature or in love". Nothing is wasted because everything is...Life...Energy...constantly transforming, taking on new forms, reaching other levels of expression...ad infinitum? Meditating on Infinity and Eternity is so relaxing and liberating.
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Judy levine Sep 30, 2023
Kindness, humility and generosity are seeds of a good character planted in our next generation.
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Stan White Sep 30, 2023
As I cruise through life I realize that I'm just occupying this experienced body that was issued to me while Herbert Hoover was president, and trying to use it as intelligently as possible. When it wears out I'll simply shed it. Age? I am timeless as are all beings who exercise their capacity to love.
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Mimi Lozano Sep 30, 2023
Nothing is wasted in both life and the spirit, it just changes form.
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Deanne Sep 30, 2023
Beautiful poetry. Sweet and a blessedly readable length.
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Paula Schneider Sep 30, 2023
This is just remarkable and it comes in a time of mourning for me. I am also reading a lovely book on how the two worlds are intertwined and work together to move humans closer to the Infinite Light, Walking in the Garden of Souls by George Anderson. This information is so real and so true. All of humanity will benefit from it on that great day we all KNOW.
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Kay Sep 30, 2023
I read that book too and found it inspiring and so enjoyable to read. In fact, it’s in my re-readable pile!
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Zia Sep 30, 2023
Look into the religion of Islam. You will find all the answers.
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Kristin Pedemonti Sep 30, 2023
Beautifully expressed, indeed our loved ones go on living and nourishing in so many ways.♡
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Laurie Sep 30, 2023
Beautiful.
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Patrick Sep 30, 2023
The “heart” knows what the mind has trouble with…
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Kate Sep 30, 2023
I want that poem read at my memorial service. What a lovely way to look at aging and death!
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Ruth Sep 30, 2023
Indeed, the Universe wastes nothing.
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Nancy Anderson Sep 30, 2023
Beautiful sentiments expressed!