Category: relatioNships

see the light

Adiyogi-Sadhguru-Isha Foundation
~ Sonya Kassam ~ 13 Comments

can we see light?

reflections within reflections

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 4 Comments

when we are still...

Celebrate!

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 15 Comments

I celebrate Women's Day with a few of my previous poems plus some recent thoughts. sweet tears   at the point where night bids farewell she raises her head, crowned by a pallu of sizzling red, gold a slender mangalsutra enhances her slightly inverted neck the strongest of henna the darkest of kohl the boldest of kumkum a piercing flame … Continue reading Celebrate!

finding forever

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 8 Comments

hearing silence, a question and finding forever

Father Nature

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 18 Comments

Earlier this year my younger sister suggested that I write a poem for our father's 80th birthday. It got me thinking about how his personal values, principles and teachings are so much in synch with nature. So, here is Father Nature humility of grass overlooked and overtrodden yet springs back each time, unharmed shade of … Continue reading Father Nature

goodbye

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 11 Comments

goodbye after goodbye we overlooked but it was the non-intentional goodbye that eventually deleted our forever *** no! no lives were at stake just a simple matter of heartbreak unsaid remained the goodbyes barely a tear in my eyes *** some relationships have no name but they hurt just the same   Photo credit  

where are you?

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 8 Comments

if i was born at a different time lived in a different place if i could experience a different dimension found at the edge of space... would i fall over? or would i find myself back to here and would now hold any meaning if tomorrow was irrelevant if yesterday never remained i still wished i … Continue reading where are you?

The Undisputed Queen

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 9 Comments

The full moon earlier this month was just amazing. At my meditation time, it was positioned in the small space between our two rooftops...so perfect! Here are my thoughts and some photos of that beautiful night. Such a gorgeous Full Moon tonight Although I see the clouds have stolen her thunder Hmmm... The clouds have … Continue reading The Undisputed Queen

once upon a time

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 8 Comments

she woke to the scent of unscraped henna infused with eucalyptus oil hint of auburn, a tinge of pride, a bride expectant, once upon a time

Of Attachment and Detachment

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 15 Comments

Attachment may happen in the blink of an eye Detachment may take a lifetime, or several I don't have a forever to my name Alone I arrived, alone allow me to depart I protest against the burden of you And if need be, I shall sacrifice all my words As compensation for my freedom And … Continue reading Of Attachment and Detachment