In Memory of Hanna Ruax

A Poem and a Song in memory of Finnish designer Hanna Ruax, who died at 32, along with 35 others, in the Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire in Oakland, California, December 2, 2016.

Hanna Ruax and filmmaker Alex Ghassan (may they rest in peace) dance together. Photo Credit: KQED

Couplets for Hanna

Distill arctic bramble, pine and nettle, belladonna, rue, flax
Transmute copper, gold and iron — forging Stone, Hanna Ruax

Breathe in ambition — Exhale art — Your Asana — True fact:
In Oakland’s heat, I see your breath, Hanna Ruax

Addendum: A Song for Hanna

This is the dream of a silent song
This is the dream of a silent song
When I listen
It comes in strong

This is the dream of a silent song
This is the dream of a silent song
When I listen
The words are gone

This is the dream of a silent song
This is the dream of a silent song
When I listen . . .

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