Thursday, June 5, 2014

I'm blessed for the pleasure, blessed for the agony...

Poem by my father

Translated by me


 I'm blessed for the pleasure, blessed for the agony
Blessed for the fear, the pain of it all
In which I was steeped, in this reality
And granted the chance to endure or to fall 

I'm blessed for the hardship, and blessed for the hurt
Blessed for the crevices, obstacles and all
In the heart of the storm, my journey I chart
To leap over the inferno, and turn back to recall

I'm blessed to have lived, in honor and courage
Blessed I could take a deep plunge, then soar
Blessed for the vinegar, and blessed for the honey
Blessed to be counted with the few at the fore
That somehow did reach their big destiny.

Listen to Kathy Bell Denton, the voice artist for Home, read this poem:


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A detail from the my oil painting, which is used for the cover of Home

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