Oasis Moon

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Karima Hoisan

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Please play the live recording of this poem that I did at a reading in 2010 to the beautiful music of Karunesh.

Oasis Moon
for Umahmad

You are my other prayer, the one that has never been answered.
You are the fleeting memory that’s getting lost in a circle of reality,
Sacred words uttered with little faith, forehead submitting to the floor,
The repetitive question “why?” the never-to -be- revealed unsolved mystery.

Once upon our time you glided down the streets of the Middle East,
My eyes followed you everywhere, all my dreams included you.
Do you understand why now I must protest this shifting script,
That asks of you to be locked up in slippers and bathrobe,
Thorazined in a room with no view?

Yes, perhaps for effect, I might have let you get lost for awhile,
If I could have been the Creator and writer of your singular play.
It would have been fitting, as we had all placed a little too much hope in you,
Would have served as a text book lesson of humility,
When you took off to run away.

But like the prodigal son, I would have written all of us to be your father,
Standing on a hill watching you glide across the sands returning.
Knowing that after the opulent welcome home banquet we had prepared for you,
I would lay down by your side, and you would forever end,
this painful lifetime of yearning.

Devils inside, or fate’s bad chemistry, whatever it is some day proven to be,
There is no one steering at the helm, and your ship and me are going down.
Moon from our last Oasis rises, but now we’re both too far away to see,
And you can’t weep for what has been lost, but I can, and do openly,
For what has not been found.

You are my other prayer, the one that has never been answered.
You are the fleeting memory that’s getting lost in a circle of reality,
Sacred words uttered with little faith, forehead submitting to the floor,
The repetitive question “why?” The never-to -be- revealed  unsolved mystery.

Karima Hoisan
Nov. 20th, 2010
Finca La Generosa Linc Island  SL

* Reblogging this poem and recording that was first posted in 2011.

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54 Responses to Oasis Moon

  1. daleinnis says:
    April 25, 2023 at 1:21 pm

    Beautiful music, and also a beautiful reading of a lovely poem. The play never goes just as we would have planned it… but you’ve created so much beauty from this tragedy.

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    • Karima Hoisan says:
      April 25, 2023 at 1:30 pm

      Thank you Dale… I think it’s wise that we humans are not in charge of the Big Script. We can’t see the big picture very well so we tend to be impatient and shortsighted. I love this music too. It pulled the poem out of me. Yes another poem about Umahmad. There are many * smiles

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  2. ben Alexander says:
    April 25, 2023 at 1:45 pm

    This is so beautifully soulful… 😍

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  3. Cindy Georgakas says:
    April 25, 2023 at 2:03 pm

    I love your gorgeous story in poetry, Karima! The imagery and love delivered for peace and love is such a beautiful delivery of light and love with weeping loss and understanding. “you are the fleeting… why? Unsolved mystery. I am resolved on finishing your story.. first chance I get.. xo 💞

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  4. In the Shadow of my Pen says:
    April 25, 2023 at 2:51 pm

    Absolutely stunning Karima 💞💞

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  5. In the Shadow of my Pen says:
    April 25, 2023 at 2:52 pm

    *apologies for the typo🙄i meant stunning!

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  6. michnavs says:
    April 25, 2023 at 7:45 pm

    What a lovely reading Karima..the music and your voice just fits perfectly well together…

    P.S

    Congratulations on you nomination for Spillwords Publication of the Month.👏👏👏

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    • Karima Hoisan says:
      April 25, 2023 at 8:03 pm

      Thank you Mich for listening to my reading. I appreciate you taking that extra time, to listen to it. That means a lot. Thank you too for your congratulations on my Spillword’s publication of the month. I am very grateful to Spillwords for including me, but I don’t ask you or anyone to vote for me. I don’t participate in the competition., but thank you again for mentioning it. 🌹

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  7. macalder02 says:
    April 25, 2023 at 9:09 pm

    Tu creación poética ha exigido una forma de representación análoga a la de la música la cual se ha complementado de manera fantastica. La tragedia del amor la has llevado a una forma que promueve la contemplación de la imagen poética que nos hace sentir el dolor de los protagonistas. Sin lugar a dudas que has dibujado una historia de manera magistral. He disfrutado la lectura por su gran intensidad expresiva. Que tengas un dulce amanecer Karina.
    Manuel Angel

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  8. Dawn Pisturino says:
    April 26, 2023 at 7:57 am

    So incredibly beautiful, Karima!

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  9. davidjhopcroft says:
    April 26, 2023 at 10:28 am

    A lovely piece. You have a very soothing voice.

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  10. Sundaram Chauhan says:
    April 27, 2023 at 12:14 am

    Delightful. Loved reading it alongside your recitation, Karima. Uplifted the whole experience of it to another level. The picture you painted was vivid, and moving. The emotions raw. 🙂

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    • Karima Hoisan says:
      April 27, 2023 at 9:49 am

      Thank you my dear friend..I hope now since reading Gliding Beauty every poem about her from then or ones that might come now make much more sense and come more alive for you. I wrote this in 2010..I had just seen her in Texas for the first time..Out of our element and she out of her mind and I wished for those long gone desert nights.

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  11. Karima Hoisan says:
    April 28, 2023 at 9:16 am

    I love how you put that Sundaram. Thank you:) ❤️

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  12. Layla Todd says:
    April 29, 2023 at 1:00 pm

    Such beautiful poetry, Karima, that builds an evocative picture that immerses me in emotion and the amazing experience of listening to you read this affirmative and gorgeous writing! ❤

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  13. calmkate says:
    April 30, 2023 at 6:15 pm

    an awesomely poignant tribute, your voice and the music blends to make the ideal sound … the pic called me to this post 🙂

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  14. calmkate says:
    April 30, 2023 at 6:16 pm

    PS what sound recording system do you use? and did you use for this? How do you get around the music copyright? Needing more input to improve my tech skills thanks 🙂

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    • Karima Hoisan says:
      April 30, 2023 at 6:29 pm

      Hi Kate , I am on Mac and use Garage Band to record and mix tracks together. For YouTube you need to use music you have permission to use. For some you can buy a license and YoutTube as well as other sites provide copyright free music. For WordPress I use music I own. So far, it has not been a problem. I also have written my own tracks using Garage Band too.

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      • calmkate says:
        April 30, 2023 at 10:28 pm

        wow so you compose and play music also? How super, not my talent 😦 I have an old Mac which seems to be my biggest obstacle. A tech savvy friend eventually downloaded imovie for me to edit in on the weekend. That’s how I recorded over the sound track on that video … maybe that was the buzz. I couldn’t delete the original sound track so I muted the sound and did voice over. We couldn’t find a garage band that would speak to my old mac 😦

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      • Karima Hoisan says:
        April 30, 2023 at 10:34 pm

        Awww that could have been the problem. Next time on iMovie go to Modify above and highlight the clip you want to take the sound off and choose Detach Audio and then highlight it once its detached and delete it. This might help with your voice over.

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      • calmkate says:
        April 30, 2023 at 10:42 pm

        ah have copied this comment to act on it, thanks heaps!

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      • Karima Hoisan says:
        April 30, 2023 at 10:40 pm

        PS this is my original music, lyrics, video, I wrote it on my piano and a friend of my son’s arranged it with drums and bass:)
        https://youtu.be/hH46JhNMbXI Enjoy:)

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  15. johncoyote says:
    May 1, 2023 at 2:24 pm

    Reblogged this on johncoyote and commented:
    Amazing verbal and written words by a amazing writer.

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  16. johncoyote says:
    May 1, 2023 at 2:25 pm

    Your beautiful voice, the beautiful song and the verbal poetry. Stole my mind and my thoughts.

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  17. SelmaMartin says:
    May 22, 2023 at 6:03 pm

    A splendid reading. Lovely in every way. Glad I listened. XoXo

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  18. Karima Hoisan says:
    May 23, 2023 at 2:22 am

    Thank you so much Selma..sorry I didn’t see your comment until now. I am so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for letting me know.🙏

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