forget about fancy notions, float in a reverie of light fill this life with time for space drink in the nectar of presence and watch your soul grow.
Alexis Dimyan is from the UK and grew up in a beautiful part of Wales called the Brecon Beacons. He is a teacher of English, and prior to working in Qatar, he lived in Saudi Arabia and Oman. Alexis ardently believes that there is always something positive to cherish; in the words of one of his favorite writers, Oscar Wilde, “Nothing should be beyond the reach of hope. Life is a hope.” “I wrote this poem while I was sitting in the living room thinking of course about the impact of COVID-19 on all of our lives. There is a palpable sense that this pandemic which we are facing will affect us in countless ways … If the virus has taught me one thing above everything else, it is this: life is intrinsically fragile and humanity is a mere speck of dust in the wider cosmos of things …”
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