Life in the Time of COVID-19, Part 12
Today we are featuring an eloquent short poem by San Antonio poet Lahab Assef Al-Jundi which was first published in the anthology “In These Latitudes” edited by Robert Bonazzi, in 2009. But, we feel, it has a message that may resonate with readers during this time of fear and crisis. The anonymous photo of a boy kicking the soccer ball – a scene that could have been photographed just about anywhere on Earth – is the perfect partner for the poem.
I Am Earth
By Lahab Assef Al-Jundi
Under an oak tree
a world climbs at my toes
I find a purple door
step into your dream
A boy kicks a soccer ball
down a dusty street in an old city
A man slips across a border
between escape and refuge
A sage opens a window
in a candle-lit room
A million acorns
falling
What a gorgeous poem! Thank you for sharing. This is so uplifting for these times. A million acorns, new trees, new hope.
Thank you very much, dear Lisha.
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.
Many thanks, dear Bett 🙏🏼💕
I feel the elegance and the poignancy in this poem.
“I find a purple door/step into your dream”
“a million acorns falling”