The Sounds of the Universe
When time stands still
no one looks to the past
Thousands
of years have gone by
The sound of rebirth
echoes in the Milky Way
The wise one tells you to love
the world
and take care of it
Immediately energies as strong as
lightning pass through the words
When a waterfall freezes
the
crystals are never the same
Neither is the strum of a guitar
echoing into the music of the river
Let your
mind's eye see the truth
that lies in between the gusts of wind
Let your spirit fly across boundaries
uncovering
the secret of the universe
Nahom Kidanemariam
Edinburgh Crescent
Amidst the sound
of children’s laughter;
The blue birds
sing a lullaby.
The things we do
hereafter,
With playful joy
will make you cry.
We’re off
now to the center,
It’s the
centre of all goods and fame;
Where the owner
is the renter,
And both will be
one and the same.
Teacher can you
hear us?
We came to you
with pens and books.
We kept your wisdom
near us;
It guided us through
crannies and nooks.
Nahom Kidanemariam
