as though the tide was against the moon's pull she stood her ground in defiance to those who said she never could even gravity bowed before her allowed her to fly, just a little and how, she wondered, when the moon has little of its own how can it exert such a force that whole oceans succumb? ** … Continue reading against the moon
Category: naTure
tears of a starfish
and one fine morning the starfish and the shell a mismatched couple though they were decided to venture away from the sea a day out, they excitedly thought away from the tidal timings and its monotonous movements and so they shuffled along politely declining the seaweed's offer of camouflage ignoring the noxious jelly fish' s bid … Continue reading tears of a starfish
high noon
shadows smirk as you seek them while they hide in the moment of high noon
The Breaking Point
Reaching the point that could break me... ... or will it?
Sunrise
How you siege light shatter darkness Have you never before experienced the stealth of a sunrise? Dewdrops deliquesce, drool off lazy leaves stretching at sunrise melting moments of the morning Each day the sun rises permitting you to measure time what you call God's mercy is little more than nature's precision and its self-sufficiency So whether … Continue reading Sunrise
Tempt Me
If she had declared "Tempt me not, Serpent!" Would we have destroyed paradise The way we are depleting earth?
feel the earth
if you could feel the earth rotate would you be less arrogant would you be reminded that you are indeed a recipient of her hospitality that truly there is nowhere to go planets are distant cousins looking after their own the burning stars are cold none to welcome you the milky way is far from … Continue reading feel the earth
own light
I wonder how we would see the stars ~ count the nights anticipate the elusive crescent if the moon had her own light would the owl be as wise if the moon had her own light and the wolf be able to howl each and every night? if the moon had her own light would … Continue reading own light
a wordless world
in a wordless world a poet is prince just as the painter rules over a drab domain or an empathetic soul in the cruel cosmos but imagine for a moment if this world had no words none to describe the beauty nor to poison our minds if prayers were through deeds if leaders governed with … Continue reading a wordless world
Salt and Sweet
from a complex inspiration He created the teardrop a simple release of grief or an expression of joy just the right amount of salt to the intricacy of hives worker bees carry nectar conceive cells of honey a universal remedy just the right amount of sweet ~Inspired by these words someone said to me "well, all … Continue reading Salt and Sweet
SONYA KASSAM 