Blessings

you

have come

to mind

most noticeably

lately.

not in a longing

way;

but just

in

passing thoughts

or the mention

of a place

that you may

have made;

like Equatorial Guinea,

or the promised trip

to Jamaica.

or music

like Luther Vandross

or that Floetry piece

that made me

think

of

you.

or one of the myriad

memories 

that I attach

to you.

so i am thinking

that maybe

you

need

a thought,

or a prayer,

or a blessing,

or

a word;

which

i will be glad

to offer;

as i enjoy

the abundance

of my life

and celebrate

this season

of

Eid.*

Linda Tauhid

©7/24/21

*Eid ul Adha
Festival of the Hajj

The Lady

sailing

in

to

New York Harbor;

still warm

from Bermuda;

The Lady

stands

with

her torch

surreal in majesty

and mystical

with the sway

of the ship;

the sun,

blue sky

and the movement

of

the

water.

i want her there

all 

ways;

unlike

some more

contested

imagery

that speaks

loudly

of conquest

domination

and capture.

these can be forgotten,

removed

but not erased

from history

itself;

while

The Lady stands

guileless

in her mystery

and

her

power.

Linda Tauhid

©7/9/21

Revised 1/23/22