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FROM THE BEGINNING

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Every year without knowing it I have passed the day

When the last fires will wave to me

And the silence will set out

For the Anniversary of My Death, W.S. Merwin, The Second Four Books of Poems

FROM THE BEGINNING

by

Jamie Dedes

It was yesterday

that I retrieved my soul at last

moved by the placid persuasion of a psalm

reminding me of my rootedness

in the archives of heaven

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In earlier times

life lay ahead, a rhythm of reciting tones

a paced chant before all that somber news

and facing facts and quiet homely work

of peacemaking for your sake

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But this morning

I awoke a fading mendicant nun

reading my own rich requiem Mass

celebrating my heart’s trove

and your constant love

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A few more breaths

and I’m a whisper in your ear

an old story of someone who birthed you

now melting into the great Forever

leaving us only a hallowed cord

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From the beginning, Son

your spirit was to us a joy dancing

a perfect poem finely etched in old gold

holding fast to beauty and grace

faithful to your own gentle spirit

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Listen to the hollows in the wind.

Listen, Son –

how love encircles and

echoes from the small Beginning  ….

into the great Forever

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26 thoughts on “FROM THE BEGINNING”

  1. BEAUTIFUL!
    Oh this one touches my heart and everything attached…so lovely
    Jaye
    lovely—again I had to write it…

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  7. So moving, ethereal, but firmly rooted in the great truth..today, the 3rd anniversary of my Mom’s passing into the Sacred…this poem sums it up..

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  9. I think this is one of your best, Jamie. It is so poignant and emotive, and rendered with just the right touch. I loved the flow of it and

    “how love encircles and

    echoes from the small Beginning ….

    into the great Forever.” are my favorite lines. Truly beautiful piece.

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  14. But this morning
    I awoke a fading mendicant nun
    reading my own rich requiem Mass
    celebrating my heart’s trove
    and your constant love

    A few more breaths
    and I’m a whisper in your ear
    an old story of someone who birthed you
    now melting into the great Forever
    leaving us only a hallowed cord

    A remarkable piece, reflecting the joy and sorrow that permeates family relationships. There is a great sense of the way that we are each held within one another. The mother holds the possibilities of the child then the child holds the legacy of the mother. Lovely!

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