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Ivy of hope crawled
up high
up the rock and
cement--grey and high,
here
from the small pages, sigh,
black letters, they
sigh and whisper;
out in the window grill a
sparrow chirps,
wings flap hard, no it’s
not the sparrow,
my room echoes strong
wing flaps.
“Jonathan Livingston,
are you there?”
You can’t trust your
imagination,
they too have wings
to flap
willing to fly high.
“So you are still
here, you know, there is no limit for sky and soul.”
His words addressed
me or Jo?
“Jonathan!” I echoed
my thoughts.
He flew, flapped through
my small room,
his eyes seemed
longing for the sky;
constraints are pain for wings that have soul.
I patted him with
care,
Hosseini’s Mariam Jo
is peeping;
heavy curtains
would not hide her,
their eyes met;
sometimes it’s good to be quiet.
Silence is more close
to soul.
This room for a week
sheltered not just me,
but
two more souls breathed here.
Life, freedom and sky
seemed of the same color
A thousand splendid
suns’ glory
lives not elsewhere, but
in souls
who mirror blue,
depth and the sky.
i love how we can learn from the characters in books... jonathan's search for freedom and finding that through love... what a cool interaction here... and yes... sometimes that silence is just closer than any word could be...
ReplyDeleteI have not read a thousand splendid suns.. but from what I understand Mariam might need some Jonathan Livingstone Seagull in her life. Finding that joy inside instead of elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteI like how you have worked in the two characters, and sometimes it IS good to be quiet. So true that silence is very close to the soul!
ReplyDeletei like you write on flight... some wonderful poetic language in this... I wonder how cold it is up there
ReplyDeleteI have almost forgotten this book ~ I love your response, his coming to life, and reminding us of the sky and:
ReplyDeleteA thousand splendid suns’ glory
Have a lovely weekend ~
I read this book years back but still remember the beauty of the narration and flow! wonderful book and a wonderful poem :)
ReplyDeleteKhaled is one of my favorite authors ... love his books and the characters :-)
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