A Life
A life
That rose with the sun
And cast first colours,
Scattering dawn's final mists
And spread an optimistic warmth.
A life
That glowed with a
Burning desire to do good,
To shine with an intensity
That pervaded and banished all darkness.
A life
That shimmered in an afternoon haze.
Warming oceans of friendship with
Sparkling diamond motes of seaspray.
Happiness refracted and rainbow dissipated.
A life
That soothed and calmed in the dusk.
Where blue skies were riven in hues of
Purpling oranges, reds and memory-golds.
A gentleness that settled at day's end.
A life
That set with the exhausted sun
And colour bled in a joyous final blaze.
The night-creep blackness arriving inexorably,
To gently cloak with stillness.
A life.
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A new poem, reflecting on a life. A transition that sees many dawns and many sunsets, and inevitably is witness to its first sunrise and final sunset.
A life in a day.
In memory of my daughter Milla, who passed away in December 2016.
Also written for my friend Awais Khan . May Allah soothe your grief and may you find comfort in memories. Reflect on the warmth, the light that was given throughout A (wonderful) Life.
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