Photo of my mother and father in my virtual “Kari’s Bar & Dance” 1940’s
Bigger than life
I propped them up at their favorite table
In their favorite little bar
where they met five years before.
I built a monument to their chemistry
that allowed one child to be born.
and that was me….
no others came before or after
and if it’s true I longed for an older brother
I shone in the spotlight of
the only child who came after
5 years of trying
and finally made their house a home.
I framed and propped them
at their table near the dance floor
because each dance, each joke
my father made, made my mother
giggle and love him more.
And that’s why after they wined and dined
danced and laughed all night,
I was conceived because the time was right
and today this small scene, preserved virtually
is my way of thanking them eternally
for giving me life. ..for my life…
the night they gave me life.
Karima Hoisan
Jan. 3, 2025
Costa Rica
Digital Rabbit Hole 
Es un momento cumbre de tu vida y has escogido la mejor alegoría para rendir tributo a quienes te dieron la vida con el más puro amor que pueden expresar los amantes. Me parece muy conmovedor tu dedicatoria y me uno a tu felicidad de esos momentos. Un gran abrazo Karima.
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Muchas gracias Manuel y sí este pensamiento me agarró de sorpresa hoy, honestamente, cuando entré en este escenario y vi mis padres sonriendo de una mesa virtual que yo había colocado hace años en este lugar virtual.
Pensé como después de tantos años y tantos poemas yo nunca habia hecho una dedicación a ellos por darme mi vida. Así como nunca es tarde, yo pude escribirlo hoy con todo mi corazón. Gracias Manuel, tus palabras me confirman que era tiempo de escribir esta dedicacion a los que me dieron mi vida, mis querido padres. Qué descansan en la paz de la vida eterna.
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Así sea. Amén.
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ah, soulkin, i love your tender & loving salute to your parents🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼 it’s a beautiful poem that leaves me with a contented little smile on my face & in my mind🌹
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Thank you my dear soulkin, this poem , this thought, really surprised me today. I wasn’t even thinking about them much. but then I walked into into my club and “there they were” and knowing their history so well..I was thrown into contemplating my entrance into this Life and feeling very blessed to have come from their love:) :):)
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so touching🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
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So sweet! Both this poem, and their portrait sitting there smiling out at the Club from their candles. Lovely nested tributes.
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Thank you Dale, today going to the club, checking everything was working (the music was playing) I looked over at their table and realized once again but with a certain sense of continuity, how important they were to me…not only as parents…but as creators:)
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This is so lovely Kariam. The poema and your parents photo – just melts my heart ❤️
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Thank you Mich…so glad you enjoyed my parent’s photo too. They were a couple right out of a 1940 movie.. I’m really happy (and surprised) I wrote this tonight:) So glad you felt it:):)
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I heard it was all about the oranges.
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Hahaha Buddeh!!! I’m going to tell everyone that story now here:):)
My mom told me she was set up by mutual friends with my father. They had a wild night, lots of drinking and good times and then he took her back to his apartmement and they wound up laughing and laughing throwing oranges at a wall..She said she knew right away he was the one..that her marriage would always be a fun and unpredictible; they were married 3 months later:)
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So lovely Karima ❤️
Happy New Year my friend 🎉🤗
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Thank you so much Maggie, so nice to see you and a very Happy and Healthy New Year to you too, dear friend.
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It is my pleasure always Karima !
Thank you for your good wishes.
((Hugs))
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Hugs to you Maggie !!! 🤗
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Thank you Karima 🤗
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How nice to remember parents in this way. Happy New Year.
I think it is important to try and remember family and record our thoughts and feelings. Most of us are so fortunate to have positive thoughts.
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Yes, I was blessed to have very wonderful parents…but sadly my father passed away when I was 11. I had always just thought of them as my parents, but yesterday I saw how their love created me:) Thank you so much David for commenting!
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A sweet tribute to your parents 💞
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Thank you Pooja, so glad you enjoyed it!
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You’re very welcome!
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Such a beautiful tribute, Karima!
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So glad you enjoyed reading it Dawn. Thank you!!
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Love at first laugh! 😁💚
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Haha Cassa.. I love that!!! Yes…so true:):) I think for me too, a good sense of humor is always an attractive trait:)
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I cannot agree more. A man who can laugh at own mistakes, laugh at failures, laugh at trying times is definitely a keeper (for life).
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❤️
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What a sweet way to say thanks to parents! A beautiful and heartfelt tribute, Karima! I love the phrase, “monument to their chemistry.” Only you can express your views in such a unique way. Stay blessed, Karima! Your parents must be showering their blessings upon you from wherever they might be.
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Thank you for such kind words Kaushal…I feel them very close to me sometimes.
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Fantastically vivid penning, Karima! How beautiful a tribute. ❤️
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Thank you Layla…I’m thrilled you enjoyed my very personal tribute to my parents and my creators:)
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Dearest Karima, First, what a handsome mom and dad you had. I know why you are such a beautiful woman who still looks so very young. This poem is very touching and is filled with love and emotion. This is one of the sweetest tributes to one’s parents I have ever seen. This is filled with tenderness and admiration for your family Karima. This has deeply touched my heart. Love and hugs my sweet and most gracious friend. Love you!
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Awww thank you so much Joni for you beautiful words…Yes mu mom & dad were a really attractice couple… Thank you for complimenting me too…As you know, my secret is Ehler Danlos Syndrome which does hekp to look younger than our age. I appreciarte all you said in this wonderful comment…I was actually unsure of posting it, but now, I’m so glad I did. Thank you Joni for all your support and love. Love you too and always keep you in my heart.
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