Never too late to forgive Nor too soon to forget what you cannot forgive, you must forget what you cannot forget ... forgive
Seven Veils
it took seven veils of light chiffon to conceal her till only amber eyes remained, warm like a fragrance at night
Alone, Alone I Will Go
This week's Dungeon Prompts challenge is Until Our Last Breath. What would I imagine thinking about as I take my final breaths. This is not something I tend to write about, and whatever did form in my mind made me cry and was too personal to share. If you notice with my poetry, I don't … Continue reading Alone, Alone I Will Go
Unlearning
For about 3 or 4 days, I kept remembering a song vaguely. I had forgotten its name, in addition I couldn't recollect the band. All I remembered was it was definitely a 70's band and either the band or the song itself started with the letter "S". I tried not to think about it, but … Continue reading Unlearning
True Strength
the cunning prey feigned submission as predator eased its guard their roles reversed true strength surely lies in one's mind (somehow I connect this with many relationships)
endless lights
when evenings are endless lights, though of different origins find a common language to share conversationsinspiration for the poem came from a photo taken by my 8 year old daughter :-)
so many borders
time after time we decimate a land, sketching lines, invisible but impregnable and a people who were once indistinguishable are now immigrants if they continue to wander across to the other side permission to graze for the grass does look greener even their herds have acquired nationalities a people who crisscrossed lands whose cultures were … Continue reading so many borders
tears of reprisal
she feigned sorrow despair, disbelief biding her time, for they say it is best served cold... vengeance Art by Hesther Van Doornum
moments of infinity
... and when will you realise that infinity is made up of moments ? (This was an unintentional photo. I was actually trying to photograph something else, but this distorted version helped me think, whereas the "perfect" photo would have been just a picture) Edit: I was passing by when the bright lights of a temple attracted … Continue reading moments of infinity
so little, so many
The other night, I wasn't in the mood to tackle a Twitter poetry prompt but still wanted to write...maybe to provide my own inspiration. So using my twitter handle @sonyakassam, I threw around a couple of tweets thinking they may eventually give me an idea for a poem, basically I was talking to myself. To my … Continue reading so little, so many
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