Daniela Irimia

“Nothingness

It is only in nothing...
A damp, dull, nothingness
Those cold, sharp, empty spaces
In our times of scarcity and loss
That we understand the true meaning of everything
And the indelible value of what was cost”
― Christine Evangelou, Beating Hearts and Butterflies: Poetry of Wounds, Wishes and Wisdom

“(Excerpt from) Everlasting:

You can't touch hope
But you can feel her
Through the breath of angels
And in the faces of those with hope etched in their eyes
The ones that give you something to believe in once more

Remember to cherish hope’s rays and her warmth
As she rises through the fire
As a phoenix reborn
For hope springs eternal
Like the shape of the rising sun
And the pools of cascading gold
From heavens-high
As a new dawn wakes to come”
― Christine Evangelou, Beating Hearts and Butterflies: Poetry of Wounds, Wishes and Wisdom