Happy birthday Mum & Nahum
They were two very wonderful people, especially to me in my life
Mum born in 1919 in Wales on 10th November and Nahum in 1923 in Krakow.
Of course Mum was everything to me from year dot! Nahum I never met until February 2008.
Yet for the short time I knew Nahum I was privileged to have an insight into his soul.
I wish I had known him in his prime, but I can only guess at his bravery back then.
My Mum had a different kind of bravery, battling prejudice in everyday life, but she shone through it all with love.
So did Nahum.
May they both be blessed.
They shared the same birthday – years not long apart
Separated in nation, in faith, but not in heart
They were noble and kind, gentle and humble
Standing for truth, shielding great hurts
Never quite at peace, but hiding in their soul
Questions never answered, mysteries not solved
The Nahum I never knew was forged through sorrow
Robbed of his family, finding hope in the darkness
Love sprouted and blossomed in the hardest of times
Never saying too much, always holding a secret
He had still water running deep in his soul
The Nahum I never knew stood upright and proud
Braving the seas, the treachery of peace
Rescuing survivors too tragic for words
Bringing them hope once again
Tracing the sunlight breaking through pain
My mum was so fragile – soon diving for cover
Not wanting to share all she held in her heart
The regrets, the “if only’s” were etched on her face
She lived with what might have been, what never took place
In the silence both haunted by ghosts from the past
Overcoming with laughter thoughts too tragic to grasp
Incognito I watched them sifting the mood of their souls
Emotions, like icebergs hidden below
Both loved with large hearts, spread that love wide
Reaching and teaching in the school of life
Both left a legacy behind them
Treasures not traded for gain
Yet a rich store of love will always remain
Mum, may your memory be treasured
Nahum, may your memory be blessed
You’ve left a great storehouse
A love treasure chest
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