Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Lament of a mother

None can stop me from wailing, 
No pain can be greater than mine, 
And this will stab my heart forever, 
And this will fill my eyes with blood. 
I lost my blood, my flesh, my dream;
The one who was hidden in my womb, 
The one who took breath from my lump, 
The one who should bid farewell for me...
But now I gave him the last kiss;
And it was as soft as his first kiss, 
which made me his mother once, 
And the death knell was like my lullaby...
Now I mourn for him, And, 
None can stop me from wailing.

Grant me one more day

O Lord, Grant me just one more day— A day to be the daughter Of my great father once again. To shower him with boundless joy, To embrace my ...