14 Quotes by Maria Lehtman

If you look closely, you can see that you are not defined by the world. You are the world. You are the future.

The AbandonedDid you ever wonderWhy abandoned houses looked so sadMuch like the peopleTheir exterior was only for the functionWe would not feel so sadIf we recognizedThat the spirit of the houseHad already moved onThe dream remained

Dreaming WomanInstead of damsWe build bridges arching Across turbulent waters Instead of walls We craft doors With ancient wisdom Instead of weapons We create future generations By words of life Instead of oppression We live We breathe We adapt to life as it comes Recreating it around usAgain and againHoping that one day It will be allowed to stay.

In the tumult of our lives Are pockets of mystery Sparks emanating from Our very souls Intertwined and pulsing

The biggest regret is regret itself.

Somehow I always expect that one dayThe doors will speak out to meAnd share their pastLife as it was centuries agoPerhaps they have andI did not listen

One by one the lights emergedFluttering like fireflies Reminding of the path homeEven for the onesWho lost their way long ago

The RemnantsWe carry small membranes of memories Within usAs do trees, flowers, stones,All life force around usFragments of memoriesEngraved in chips of iron, copper, silver...Interlaced in the workings of menIntertwined into the streets, buildings The networks around usPathways between agesEach carrying their Remnants of the past

Our lives would not be complete If we did not hold dear The very aspects of What we cannot see or touch Only feel