Elizabeth Padillo Olesen Poems

Year ends, New Year enters
Rapture of lights here tonight
Let's celebrate life!
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She's the cradle of mankind
that sings to me lullabies.

She's the everlasting chord
that binds me to my birth and life.
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First, I got the message you were sick
then the message that you were admitted
then came the message of your death.
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Rose dies in winter
and lives in spring and summer.
Poem breathes life
from words, phrases and lines,
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Humans as we are
We love to run a race
by foot, by sail, by horse,
by car, by airplane or by train.
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A new beginning
new day, new light
after a mighty storm,
after a cold, chilly and dark night.
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I would be an angel, swinging and moving
from every twig and branch.
I would strip the Christmas tree
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Elisa, Congratulations!

Elisa, congratulations for your great day!
For today you pluck the fruit of your labour
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Pain pulsates
as the clock tick tocks
Should pain be dependent
on medicines?
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Give heed to the sounds between earth and sky!
Let this sound reach the heart of all humans!
Others will reject this; others will openly receive
Resounding trumpet of our Creator
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