What is left behind when we die
but bone and dust
And kindness given and love
shared
From which other kindnesses
are born
And love expands from us
exponentially
Each death a gift of love
to the living
Life evolving in spirit as well
as matter
Which is as God intends
after all
- Irving Karchmar, June 2010
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Just brilliant. One of your best. You bring the breath to the right place, in perfect time. Love it!
Mashallah, so beautiful and true.
Such a lovely sentiment in this poem…so well said.
Very beautiful, Irving. This should be my favorite post of yours.
Let us share love, and let them expand exponentially. That is how world peace is possible.
:)
subhannallah, beautifully inspiring! thanks for writing and sharing, Irving.. :)
Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
Thank you all for the kind comments :) This poem is actually a further exploration of the previous post, Meditation on Death:
http://darvish.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/meditation-on-death/
Love indeed lives after us, in those we touched and the kindnesses we have shown; and the recipients of that love and kindness are hopefully also inspired to spread them toward others, and those toward still more others, so that our love and kindness becomes a wave, and lives on after our death, adding to the spiritual evolution of humankind.
Ya Haqq!
So beautiful,MashAllah!
You have given a soul to death with your beautiful words, brother Irving!