Elizabeth Padillo Olesen Poems

Give and you shall receive
Plant and you shall harvest
Smile and smiles to you be extended
Help and you will be blessed.
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The Rhythm of LIfe

Rhythm of life is there for every eye
There is life and there is death,
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One can have a break,
a break from writing,
a break from reading
but the human heart
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Just tired of Corona,
Tired of Covid 19 in 2020
Tired of the global pandemic
That has given us so many headaches.
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I see love in a mother, singing lullaby to her child
Every night and day of mother's busy life.
I see love in lovers, holding each other's hand
And looking at each other - deep into their eyes.
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Here inside this church
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Let us run to the beach,
gather seashells and rotten batteries.
Let us wear our sandals,
otherwise we find broken glasses,
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The heaven empties her bosom
droplets of snowflakes, falling
Mountains of snow, blocking.
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Let me breathe the fragrance of the flowers
Let me taste the sweetness of the new day
Let me see the freedom of the oppressed
Ushered in by people who live in liberty.
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It is to hear rhythmic melodies
in the breathing of your own lungs.
It is to marvel at the vast space
between earth and sky
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