موت الشاعر.. وإيقاظ المشاعر

مرثية نثرية في وفاة أخي الحبيب الشاعر إبراهيم جابر مدخلي الذي وافاه الأجل: ثاني أيام عيد الأضحى المبارك لعام 1444ه.
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كلما قال قصيدًا أنصت الشعر له. كلما أنّ أنينًا أيقظتنا الكلمات. كان صرحًا من قوافي العمر. كان عمرًا من ليال الخُلد. كان نبضًا عاطفيًا ودواء.. فهوى.
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لم يكن في الشعر إلا هائمًا، يرسم أحلامنا، ويعبّر بلغته الصادقة عن حياتنا الكاملة.
قضى نحبه فجأة باعتلالٍ أصاب قلبه النقي، الذي طالما أفاض علينا لعقود مضت بمشاعره الولّادة الفيّاضة المؤثرة. حتى في قصائده الأليمة كان رحيمًا بنا. كان يعي جيدًا أنّ الشعر هو كل ما تشعر به، هو سراط قلبك المستقيم تجاه جميع الناس، هو وسام موهبتك لهم. وبالفعل أثبت يوم موته بأن موت الشاعر هو موت يطال كامل أفراد القبيلة.
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لطالما كنت أتوكأ على عباراته في شيخوخة حزني، وأهشّ بدواوينه على آلامي؛ لتطردها قوافيه بعيدًا عن جسدي. كان يسحرني باستمرار وظل بيننا حبل متين من الحُب كلما أردت القفز عليه يشده لي بإنصاته التام حتام أنهي كامل مشاعري المتحركة والمقلقة. وحالما يشعر بثبات ذلك الحبل بعد اهتزازه يبدأ هو بتحريكه من جديد. وساعة بعد أخرى، وعام تلو آخر ونحن نرمي فوقه بكلماتنا ونراقبها وهي تخرج من صدورنا على هيئة ديوانين: شعرًا ونثرًا لنقول في آخرها: ليتنا سجلناها، أو كتبناها، وتتكرر بيننا الدواوين فنسهو عن حفظها أو تسجيلها.
تعلقت بأحاديثه فكبر حبلنا السريّ -ذاك- حتى غدونا نتفرع في العلوم لنرى أين تصل بنا.
وأما اليوم وقد غادرنا فإنني لأؤكد لوطننا العربي بأكمله بأنه فقد مدرسةً شعريًة هامّةً آمل ألا يفوته إعادة النظر في كامل ما أودعه له ولنا في دواوينه؛ لأنهم سيتوصلون إلى نتيجة عظيمة هي: أنه عاش ثمانين حولًا في عقوده الأربعة تلك.
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لما صار نحيلًا في أعوامه الأخيرة لم أسأله عن الأسباب لأنها مهما تعددت فسيظل السبب الوحيد -بالنسبة لي- هو الشعر الذي يلتهم جسده مع كل قصيدةٍ ينحتها من روحه.. ومع هذا لم أتجرأ طوال حياته أن أبلغه بذلك. كنت ألمّح له تلميحًا بعد تلميح، وكان يعي ما أريد قوله لأجده باليوم التالي يغرّد في الصبح بأجمل ما نحتته روحه، وأعذب ما أفرزته أنهاره، وأنقى ما كنسته أحاسيسه ليحمله طيره الأزرق، إلى أرواحنا وعوالمنا.
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أيهذا العيد ماذا فعلت بنا؟ تركتنا نلقاه ليزهر لنا بستان فمه عن سنبلات خضر، وورود بيض، وضحكات باسقات. كيف استطعت إيداع عطره صباحًا في أنوفنا ومن ثم فجأة طلبت منّا دهن عودٍ وحنوطٍ لجسده، وفجأةً أخرى خلعت عنه "غترته" وقميصه الأبيض واستبدلتها بقطعة كفنٍ واحدة؟ يالهذا الانقلاب المبين!.
أيا هذا العيد اعلم أنك لم تكن عيدًا في شوارعنا وبيوتنا "وهواتفنا" وإنما كنت حزنًا أسودًا تغلغلت في صدورنا وتمددت في صحائف مواعيدنا وحفلات أفراحنا فطمستها دفعةً واحدةً؛ لتعلّمنا معنىً حقيقًا بأن ثمة أعياد عليها ألا تكتمل.. وعلى الرغم من ذلك إلا أن "إبراهيم" كان وسيظل عيدًا لأولنا وآخرنا.. ما حيينا؛ فالشاعر الذي أوقظ المشاعر -فينا- وهو حي لا شك بأنه هو ذاته الذي أوقظها لحظة خبر موته مباشرة. لقد شتت الناس عن استيعابهم لتلك الفجأة التي نقلته عاجلًا إلى حالته البرزخية. أحدهم هاتفه (إبراهيم) قبل موته بوقت قصير، وآخر بعث إليه برسالته الأخيرة التي لو علِم أنها ستكون الوداع لهرول تجاهه فاحتضنه؛ ليكون آخر من مس أنفاسه البيضاء.
كان مستعدًا للرحيل الذي لم يعلم توقيته أحد. كل الناس اجتمعوا على حُبّه قبل الموت وبعده. وكل هذه الأدلة الدامغة وغيرها تدلّنا إلى أنه ليس كل شاعرٍ يملك موهبة إيقاظ المشاعر. وأنه قلة من الشعراء الذين تتزلزل القلوب لخبر موتهم.. ولعمري إن إبراهيم لمنهم...
وأخيرًا ليس لنا من قصائد المواساة إلا ما رثيت به نفسك وأنت بيننا حي ترزق؛ لنتخذها يدًا تربتّ علينا وتقودنا تجاه شِعرك المستقيم:
"إليك أسكب دمع الذل مبتهلا
ومنك قد ذاب قلبي سيدي خجلا.
ما زلتُ أشعرُ بالتقصيرِ وازدحمت
بي الذنوبُ وفاضَتْ مقلتي وَجلا.
هذا انكساري على بابِ الكريمِ وَلَمْ
يطرُدْ كسيراً ولا عَنْ سائلٍ غَفَلا.
يا عالم السِّرِّ خوفي مِنْكَ عَذبني
فأَحْسِنِ العَفْوَ إِذْ لَمْ أُحْسِنِ العَمَلا"
ووداعًا إلى أن نلقاك عند من هو أرحم وأرأف بعباده من عباده...
جابر محمد مدخلي