Those empty words
seem harmless
veiled promises
from the mimbar*
of heaven and her houris
a purpose for the purposeless
*mimbar = pulpit
poetry and some more
poetry and some more
Those empty words
seem harmless
veiled promises
from the mimbar*
of heaven and her houris
a purpose for the purposeless
*mimbar = pulpit
SONYA KASSAM 
A wise man once said that literal descriptions of heaven make it an even worse prison than being caged here on earth…
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Excellent!
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Greetings,
Thank you for this powerful poem. Catering to desire and aversion, those pulpit-promises are often far from harmless.
All good wishes,
robert
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Thank you & good wishes to you, Robert.
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Wow Sonya how do you come up with such poetry, can I borrow your brain for a moment?,Mine seems to be taking rest and I cannot afford it.Wonderful poem ,’empty words seem harmless’. My question, is it always harmless? The word ‘seem’ answers my question.It’s a clever way of writing it.
I enjoyed reading it. You know I feel like making up a story with your poem. What do you think?
Best wishes to you.
Regards,
Ranu
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Thank you for appreciating my work Ranu. Absolutely, you may make up a story with my poem…it would be such an honor!
and best wishes to you too… :-)
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