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Monday, May 9, 2011

Your Name

Your name known,
to the President,
to the beggar in the street.
Your name known,
by authors,
by artists,
by politicians.
Your name known,
for your good deeds,
for your struggles for other people's needs.
Yet, you left it all
to go to another land,
to become unknown,
and invisible,
to keep us safe from war,
from grief.
You gave up what you love,
to keep us close,
to hold us in your open heart.
We remember you,
a giant of a man,
flawed but filled humanity, filled with dreams.
Tomorrow is three years,
since I lay next to your lifeless body,
I put my face next to yours,
aching for your shinning eyes to open.
I have missed you every day,
I have not forgotten,
I will always carry your name.

19 comments:

  1. WOW! This really makes me want to know who this person is!!

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  2. You describe a truly NOBLE individual ~ beautifully.

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  3. deep felt emotions, ayala. you express them very well. felt the pain and longing. sorry for your sadness

    wonderful write!

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  4. Sounds like a wonderfully remarkable human being, Ayala.

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  5. mmm...i wonder as well who this person might be...nice build up and feel the longing...

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  6. Oh Ayala - how proudly you must carry his name. This is a lovely tribute to so obvious a loved one.

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  7. Caroline,I wrote this about my dad. He passed away three years ago.

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  8. Thank you, Hope. Tomorrow is three years and I am very sad.

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  9. Thank you, Belinda. My father was incredible. He had a full amazing life and he gave it up to become invisible as I said in the poem.

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  10. Thank you, Brian. He was my hero and my first love-my dad.

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  11. I'm so very sorry for your loss ayala. And I know (read) that it was 3 years ago, but that does not make the ache go away. I'm thinking of you this evening & you will be in my prayers tomorrow.

    HUGS!
    Alita

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  12. Thank you, Alita. It means so much to me that your thoughts and prayers are with me. Thank you, my friend.

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  13. wherever he is, he feels your love and protects you as always .... beautiful verse ... it's making me sentimental ...

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  14. Thank you, Baishali..I'd like to think so...

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  15. Ayala, I am so sorry for your loss. I know that feeling of missing him everyday. Hugs my friend.

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  16. Thank you,Rudri. I know that we share this ache. Hugs to you!

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  17. Thank you, Rudri. We share the same ache. Hugs to you. xo

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