the power of tranquility

trapped by its calm reflection the sky in sea appears helpless a message for all never underestimate the power of tranquility waves roar and crash though they accept sovereignty of the moon detached, a vision of ease for all the noise of thunder it has not the ability to strike nor to illuminate the heavens … Continue reading the power of tranquility

forever dying

aren't we all simply~ sleeping for dreaming~ for waking for living~ for moment for lifetimes~ forever dying?

if only…

if only this world was big enough for all of us.... .....Wait! (Need I say more?)

to love again

it is easy to love again it is even more easy to forget why you stopped loving in the first place

beyond indulgence

beyond indulgence of imagination lies an unimaginable void where silence is not an absence of sound but stillness of thoughts

North of your Soul

Last night, I dreamt. I was in an open field and there was a spoken word poetry performance, the whole audience was involved with impromptu but co-ordinated dance steps. There was only one poem and I loved its title North of your Soul. In fact I was upset that the title was already used, more … Continue reading North of your Soul

I wonder

I wonder Where lightning goes after the flash Does it become the silver lining? Where do dreams go as we wake Or do they hide under our eyelids? What happens to words after you speak Are they written on the pages of time? And the pain when wounds heal Do cells cling on to memories? … Continue reading I wonder

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Poetry by Sonya Kassam More or Less

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choiceless changes

choiceless changes do not alter your destiny they just take the longer route round only with choices are changes fair, meaningful

the perfect mirage

they warned me of succulent dates sparkling water which would entice me away from my drab reality into the perfect mirage and they tell me to stop dreaming to renounce the life of illusion does the magician not stupefy you? does the night not hold capabilities? you can only learn to fly if your feet … Continue reading the perfect mirage