POEMS ABOUT PAIN, LONGING

"Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom."
                    —Rumi

GAZED INTO THE DEPTH

(Translated from Polish)

Gazed into the depth of my soul
I’m floating above the rain
Hearing the chaos of my life
Feeling my hidden, distant pain
Oh, may only this moment come
that I’ll hear my own voice
That I’ll regain my inner peace,
that I will still rejoice
birch trees and meadows
the sun above
my long-lost life,
my long-lost love.

LILIANA KOHANN
©Artpeace 2005

WPATRZONA W GŁĘBIĘ

(In Polish)

Wpatrzona w głębię mojej duszy
Unoszę się ponad płaszczami chmur
Wsłuchana w chaos mego życia
Odczuwam ukrywany ból

Niech tylko przyjdzie taka chwila…
której tak bardzo potrzebuję
że znów odzyskam pokój mój
I życie moje znów poczuję

LILIANA KOHANN
©Artpeace 2005

I MISS YOU GOD

I miss You, God,
I miss Your omnipresence 
Oh, how I long too see You now,
to be caressed, by Your breath
to feel You somehow

I miss You, God
I miss sitting with You in our room
Just me and my Father
When in the absence of time
we intimately chatter

I miss You, God
Your absolute acceptance
In my heart such a longing fire
to hear You again
to breath Your Peace
I so desire

LILIANA KOHANN
©Artpeace 2005

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