ON THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9/11 WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK
[Kuan Yin, Bodhisattva of Compassion,
prints available from KuanYin.net]
prints available from KuanYin.net]
PRAYER FOR THE DEAD AND THE LIVING
In Memoriam September 11, 2001
By Elizabeth Cunningham
[used by permission]
Whenever we are brave
whenever we are kind
whenever we face ourselves
whenever we forgive
the dead shall live
the dead shall live
Whenever we join hands
whenever we pray
whenever we mourn
whenever our roots reach down
to drink the living waters
the dead shall live
the dead shall live
Whenever we think clearly
whenever we act justly
whenever we sing
though our hearts are breaking
whenever we make beauty
the dead shall live
the dead shall live
Then they will know
the gift of their death is received
Then they will know
the seed of their death bears good fruit
Then they will know
they are not lost
Then they will know
we are not lost.
And the dead shall live
in us.
And the dead shall live
in peace.
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You might also want to read the beautiful and touching poem in the first comment below to this post.
‘til next time, keep dreaming in peace,
Roswila
[aka: Patricia Kelly]
****If you wish to copy or use any of my writing or poems, please email me for permission (under “View my complete profile”)****My other blog: ROSWILA’S TAROT GALLERY & JOURNAL.
posted by Roswila @ 5:26 AM
1 Comments:
Oh, Shanshad, thanks so much for visiting and especially for posting your deeply moving and image-rich Memorial poem.
As I've been saying to others, this anniversary has been hitting me harder than the previous ones. Some things may just be so big we have to handle them in pieces over time. And this piece is heavy for me indeed. It really helps to share.
(For others reading this post and comments, both Shanshad and I live in New York City and were both working in Manhattan that day.)
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