King, Daniel

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Digressions Literary MagazineVolume 7 Winter 2010 Article 351-1-2010Ghazal for PaolaDaniel KingNova Southeastern UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://nsuworks.nova.edu/digressionsPart of the Poetry CommonsThis Poetry is brought to you for free and open access by the CAHSS Journals at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Digressions LiteraryMagazine by an authorized administrator of NSUWorks. For more information, please contact nsuworks@nova.edu.Recommended CitationKing, Daniel (2010) "Ghazal for Paola," Digressions Literary Magazine: Vol. 7, Article 35.Available at: http://nsuworks.nova.edu/digressions/vol7/iss1/3543because it feels so natural, and I can only hope that birds enjoy the feeling of being airborne as much as I do right now. As for the saying that your life flashes before your eyes before you die I would have to agree, as I am writing this, images of my life continue to flash in my mind as if a silent movie of clips and flashbacks were playing. I see myself as a child being hugged by my mother, I see my father crying at his dad’s funeral and my first love, the one that got away, smiling at me. I only miss the feeling of not knowing when my life will end because according to my watch and calculations the life of Barnaby Stevens will end right…Gone are the fearsome flames, slashing, piercing blades of heart Where once reigned despair within, now rests only gratitude Lost are the anxieties, fits and flights of terror fancy Fear flows not through these veins, I'm breathing only gratitude Loss and loss, that future loss, fighting always dread foresight But now I walk the long road calm, singing only gratitude I will not doubt, nor anger send, nor leave words soft unspoken I will give my eyes, and she will find, in them only gratitude I’ll not curse my stars, nor lament, the coldness of the depths And as for God, I have no questions, my soul is only gratitude.Ghazal for PaolaDaniel King

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