Journey of My Life \\ Ha Pham

Journey of My Life

Ha Pham

where i’m from is on the shore of distant seas. where generations gather over a clay pot of coffee or tea.

listen to the stories the elders are reluctant to tell. for some of the stories cut as deep as a well.

your story, my story, our story is long. and our relationships are strong.

oppression, wars, conflicts will not break our spirits for our common threads connect us in each minute

with the laughter of the innocence and the hope of benevolence

as the heart is filled with gratitude to life, for life has given this heart much to thrive.

it has given me the ability to walk with my tired feet, with them, i have traversed valleys and streets,

mountains, oceans, deserts, and plains and the lowest place of my terrain.

by the muddy river Nile, myheart touches joy and sorrow as it weeps, ponders, hopes, prays for a better morrow

whether i come or go, i give thanks to life, to you, to all i know

as i sense the gentle presence of my Beloved and the tenderness my mother’s love

with the memories of yesteryear forever remain so dear.