My culture has forgotten: The mind and the body The body and the spirit And the spirit and the mind Are One. To remember, I walk through The maze of inner self In search of healing.
Music for Heroines
Song Cycle by Carol Barnett (b. 1949)
Score: Carol Barnett (external link)Publisher: Carol Barnett (external link)
1. In Search of Healing
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Jila Nikpay , appears in Heroines: Transformation in the Face of Breast Cancer, copyright status unknown
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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]2. Filled with Light
Language: English
I’ve always been A seeker. Grieved as I was Lying on the hospital bed Severed Like Saint Agatha I was filled with light I sense the Light It fills me From time to time
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- by Jila Nikpay , copyright status unknown
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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]3. Wanting to Know the Heart
Language: English
I was the invisible child. Knotted Wanting To know the heart. Through illness I was mothered By many. Felling no separation, I entered into the circle of love Free and strong.
Text Authorship:
- by Jila Nikpay , appears in Heroines: Transformation in the Face of Breast Cancer, first published 2006, copyright status unknown
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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]4. I Became Awake
Language: English
Suddenly I was stripped Breastless Bald Sick I became awake-- To perceive Suffering behind faces. To see Even the eclipsed Moon Caught in the shadow play of sky Is blessed with the the Sun’s beauty Forever.
Text Authorship:
- by Jila Nikpay , appears in Heroines: Transformation in the Face of Breast Cancer, first published 2006, copyright status unknown
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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]5. Through Heaven's Gates
Language: English
I’m not afraid of death But to sort through my life Before I am gone I tirelessly bead Making jewels To give away And delight. I am not afraid of death I know I am strong I’ll walk through heaven’s gates With laughter.
Text Authorship:
- by Jila Nikpay , appears in Heroines: Transformation in the Face of Breast Cancer, first published 2006
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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]Total word count: 180