Poem: One for the Eternal

Sunset on grassy hills

One for the Eternal
in the vastness above.
Two for the prophets,
their courage and love.
Three for faith,
four for deen,
five for truth,
six for a dream.
Seven for love,
eight for mirth,
nine for justice,
ten for rebirth.

Eleven for joy on the day we stand;
twelve for the book I hold in my hand.
Thirteen for hope,
fourteen for freedom from strife,
fifteen for time
to make a mark in this life.

A dozen for dark,
a score for light,
a hundred for courage
to choose the right.

One more for clouds in the sky;
one touch for grass on the land;
one prayer for your tremulous heart;
one wish for your hand.

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Wael Abdelgawad
Fresno, California
October 8, 2019