Poem: Like a Shooting Star

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Like a Shooting Star

One second,
There is no you,
The next,
You are taking your first breath.

Once second,
You are here,
The next,
You are taking your last breath.

Life and Death—
Great mysteries.

It is the second of life,
And the moment of death
That are incomprehensible.
And both are solitary in nature.

In one,
Memories are formed.
In the other,
They are lost.

To those that witness the first,
There is marvel, joy, hope, and dreams.
And to those that witness the second,
There is loss, disbelief, and emptiness
Drowning in tears.

Like a shooting star,
Life appears
And
Disappears.

Sept. 25, 2017
Yerevan, Armenia

Knarik O. Meneshian

Knarik O. Meneshian

Knarik O. Meneshian was born in Austria. Her father was Armenian and her mother was Austrian. She received her degree in literature and secondary education in Chicago, Ill. In 1988, she served on the Selection Committee of the McDougal, Littell “Young Writers” Collection—Grades 1–8, an anthology of exemplary writing by students across the country.” In 1991, Knarik taught English in the earthquake devastated village of Jrashen (Spitak Region), Armenia. In 2002–2003, she and her late husband (Murad A. Meneshian), lived and worked as volunteers in Armenia for a year teaching English and computer courses in Gyumri and Tsaghgadzor. Meneshian’s works have been published in "Teachers As Writers, American Poetry Anthology" and other American publications, as well as Armenian publications in the U.S. and Armenia. Knarik is the author of A Place Called Gyumri: Life in the Armenian Mountains. She has also authored a book of poems titled Reflections, and translated from Armenian to English Reverend D. Antreassian’s book titled "The Banishment of Zeitoun" and "Suedia’s Revolt" She began writing at the age of 12 and has contributed pieces to The Armenian Weekly since her early teens.
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