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Akitu
Love warms the air
The stars shine bright
I have never experienced such joy in my lifetime
Yet my soul remembers
It reflects the cosmic luminosity
Of a culture and family long ago passed
I yearn for that sense of community again
I do not belong to this world
My heart remains in the forgotten memories
A new year has come, another life to experience
Yet my heart and soul will forever yearn for what no longer exists.
The stars shine bright
I have never experienced such joy in my lifetime
Yet my soul remembers
It reflects the cosmic luminosity
Of a culture and family long ago passed
I yearn for that sense of community again
I do not belong to this world
My heart remains in the forgotten memories
A new year has come, another life to experience
Yet my heart and soul will forever yearn for what no longer exists.
Published 30th Dec 2023
Author's Note
Akitu or Akitum is a spring festival and New Year's celebration, held on the first day of the Assyrian and Babylonian Nisan in ancient Mesopotamia and in Assyrian communities around the world, to celebrate the sowing of barley.
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30th Dec 2023 10:46pm
Would this be akin to the exodus, before the Julian or Gregorian calendars messed up time. At one time the exodus/nisan was the beginning of months. Tight work and informative Lady
30th Dec 2023 11:12pm
Thank you for your comment, Me. The sense for me when I wrote this poem is nostalgia for moments that have long passed. Before the corruption and degradation of society.
30th Dec 2023 11:16pm
Still applies as we degrade generationally having no or choosing to have no anchor to our past
30th Dec 2023 11:28pm
"I do not belong to this world " -- a sentiment I have said so, so many times to myself. I think it speaks of connection to our ancestors (as you suggest) and the fact that we feel it at all is some kind of verification of the truth of it. With the world so, so off-beam and out-of-centre, we need rituals of connection with Mother Earth - at least as a starting point. (I hadn't heard of Akitu before, so thanks for that)
All the best for a fulfilling 2024 Luna, - Josh.
All the best for a fulfilling 2024 Luna, - Josh.
31st Dec 2023 4:44pm
Thank you for the comment, Josh. It's good to find a kindred soul in this chaotic world. Happy New Year to you and your loved ones. May it be filled with all you hope to achieve.
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31st Dec 2023 3:28pm
There's a certain connection to moments or lives no longer one's own that stitch seams to the soul. And they tug at times beyond reason. That's what is felt in this one. Beautifully written
31st Dec 2023 4:45pm
