You
came to the island
to find
a new home
a new
life
or a
new beginning
you
followed the colourful threads
of your
ambition
yarns
and other woolly materials
transferred
into pieces of art
You
seemed to be so happy
in your
working space full of treasures
learning
from old traditions
and
pass them through
the
yarn giving you enough energy
to help
out who ever suffered
human
or animal
your
spinning wheel kept on helping
There
must have been disturbances
that
cut your yarn
maybe
trust, maybe illness
made
you to an object in need
Giving
up the loom
and
that beautiful space you created
out of
your big heart
and the
joy of living
I hope
you have been happy
on this
island full of invisible threads
that
kept you busy
learning
your skills to other people
giving
them a way of creativity
so
needed in life
because
you believed in beauty
and
giving it to others
forgive
me I was not there
when
you needed love in return
may
there have been others
to have
kept your faith in humanity
because
that was what you were:
a
beautiful woman
coming
to the island
to
spread goodness, beauty and assistance.
what a beautiful tribute to a beautiful, but troubled, human being.
ReplyDeleteJoanna was all of the things you said, and one of the most interesting friends I ever had. We all felt helpless about her last years here in Molyvos and now terribly sad at her loss.
Ik kon haar niet, maar als ik bovenstaand lees had ik haar graag gekend! Wat mooi geschreven weer.
ReplyDeleteA loving tribute to a lovely human being...so very sad that the end came in such a solitary way...you will be missed, Ioanna...I just wish I could have told you so!
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