O at the Edges

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Recording of My Poem “Prayer”

Posted on September 8, 2017 by robert okaji

Prayer

Death does not choose you at random.
It approaches at your pace, rumbling
downhill or floating in the air,
debris or dandelion fluff,
concealed yet evident.
Listen: a small cloud bumps another,
merging into one larger being —
can you hear its ecstasies?
All the world’s souls, gathered.

10 thoughts on “Recording of My Poem “Prayer””

Linda Tauhid on September 7, 2017 at 4:00 pm said:

Outstanding in beauty, depth, truth and simplicity!

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- robert okaji on September 7, 2017 at 4:05 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, Linda. I hope all is well with you.
  
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Ali Grimshaw on September 7, 2017 at 11:20 pm said:

Beautifully comforting. I am grateful to read this at the end of my day.

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- robert okaji on September 8, 2017 at 6:42 am said:
  
  Thank you, Ali!
  
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leftwritecentaur on September 7, 2017 at 11:56 pm said:

I loved this. Thanks.

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- robert okaji on September 8, 2017 at 6:43 am said:
  
  Thanks very much!
  
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Shinchan on September 8, 2017 at 8:57 pm said:

☺

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- robert okaji on September 9, 2017 at 6:27 am said:
  
  🙂
  
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Maureen Sudlow on September 9, 2017 at 3:46 am said:

This is beautiful Robert

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- robert okaji on September 9, 2017 at 6:28 am said:
  
  Thanks very much, Maureen.
  
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