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THE SLEEPING LADY
Dedicated to the terracotta “Sleeping Lady” found in the prehistoric Hypogeum of al Saflieni, Malta. And to the sacred unconscious mind that lies within us all, women and men.
The Sleeping Lady will one day awake
after such hard, dismal patriarchal eras.
Her mind shall know
how to relate all cultures
and every genuine spiritual value.
Her sensitive hands shall find the balance,
the unity between the veins of the earth
And the veins of the stars.
With care and wisdom this woman will heal
our pains, discords, grief.
All types of pollution shall cease.
The environment will regain its strength.
Through her, gathering, spinning, weaving
the tales and truth of centuries,
one cell after another is being formed.
Our revered and perennial ideals
will one Spring take flower.
The Sleeping Lady is inside every one of us.
We are all a part of her
When we let her awake softly…surely…
this race shall reap unending joy, harmony,
unending peace.
From the poetry book Time-Faring by Marlene Saliba.
The poems in Time-Faring reflect on the infinite passage of time within the cosmos and the inner faring of the human species and the individual. The themes of the poems range from the prehistoric nature-respecting cultures, to the current international problems such as the disturbance of ecosystems and disrespect for human rights. Various poems express the potential for the collective timeless mystical union with nature and for the restoration of a healthy environment and for world peace.
Marlene Saliba facilitates workshops on literature and self-development. She is a visiting lecturer at the University of Malta. She is currently working on a second book of poetry and reflections on the Prehistoric Temple Culture of the Maltese Islands which will be published in 2006.
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