Monthly Archives: May 2021

Then

By

my soul

was open then…

to the music

and the thoughts

of the time;

and as always

to The Love

which i did not know

or understand.

but i listened

and learned

and wrote

what came to

and through

my heart

while some sang

and others plotted

their success

and George’s guitar

weeped*.

and some

still sleep

and many 

of

that time

whose words, songs, thoughts and voices

sang

are

now

gone.

Linda Tauhid

©5/24/21
*While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Songwriters: John Lennon / George Harrison / Paul James Mccartney While My Guitar Gently Weeps lyrics  ©Harrisongs Ltd.

Visit

By

he never came there

except

for the time

that

he came to town

and dropped off

that note

in my doorway.

but i knew that

he was close because

I had a sighting of him–as clear as day

while in another part

of the city.

so stark

that i told my companions

“stop the car!”

and i jumped out

to chase him…

and i knew they thought

that i was crazy…

but the note at my

door confirmed

that he

had visited.

and that place

that i lived

housed all

of my pain

and anguish

and longing

nursed by quiet light

and the music

of the time.

i believe that

the Creator

was showing me

what i was made of;

but, of course,

i made it

all

about

him.

©️Linda Tauhid

©5/6/21