The Day Breaks Birds knock faithfully at my window Urging me awake, its nearly dawn Parting the curtains I see The blue-black shying away At the horizon The arrogant sun Can’t wait its turn A familiar call fills the air Which heart will fail to stir? Cold splashes do little Slumber stubborn to surrender What … Continue reading The Day Breaks
Nothing Is Ever Dead
Nothing Is Ever Dead Where the flower sprouts From the barren stone Bees gather to suck its nectar The tree leans to offer shade Nothing is ever dead Guitar strums through the room Though she is dulled from school Curtains dance in tune Soft music is played Nothing is ever dead As the restless mind … Continue reading Nothing Is Ever Dead
In Need Of An Angel
In Need Of An Angel You say you have a need For an angel in thought and deed Do away with frivolous details I already know what this entails Devotion I've known Seeds of faith I sown Bigotry patiently endured Hatred slowly cured Anger I experienced Tables I turned Tolerance I seen In love I … Continue reading In Need Of An Angel
Endangered Species
Endangered Species There used to exist many in number But now are they all in deep slumber? A time ago two got together It used to be forever after Discontent deception discord Why can't he afford? Roving eyes need for more What should I respect her for? Impatience jealousy anger Two become strangers Speaking their … Continue reading Endangered Species
Forgetting God
Forgetting God End of midnight shift, Sore feet by the lift Stench fills the hall, She is back on call Rushed words explain, The accidental train From ward to bed, Alive almost dead Blurred sea of faces, Hurrying at many paces Too many fading, Efforts unending Why? Why? Why cant I make it better? Fight … Continue reading Forgetting God
The Odd Couple
The following is a series of 3 poems between a heartbroken couple, he who cannot stop hurting her and she who cannot leave him. In their words is the struggle between leaving the one you love and giving him another chance. By theWhisperer and SweetNut (2 wacky wannabe writers) The Odd Couple (theWhisperer's initial poem, … Continue reading The Odd Couple
The Listener
The Listener Break time School playground Peals of laughter, screams Running, jumping Somersaults in the sandpit She lingered around the play area Dreamy smile on her cherubic face Gently kissed by short curls A longing in her eyes Hesitant desire in her heart Held back By blurred emotions Defied By physical impairment Imperceptible Yet undeniable … Continue reading The Listener
The Spring Chrysalis
The Spring Chrysalis (Another beautiful poem by my daughter, KimberLite at age 14) And even the sun will wait Awed by the stunning glow on your face The wind will stop mid-air So the leaves can stop and stare The birds will walk instead of flying The sharks will sink when you are gliding Across … Continue reading The Spring Chrysalis
Wings of Icarus
Wings of Icarus Each time you keep taking me higher I lose myself completely One day I will fall from these heights Will I clutch onto those flimsy clouds? The stars will betray me too The sun and the moon will mock me Yet I want more Uncaring of tomorrow Take me Show me what … Continue reading Wings of Icarus
Cold Stony Sand
Cold Stony Sand (By theHiddenPoet) I stand here in a foreign land Beneath my boots, cold stony sand A desert country rough as stones With frosty nights that chill my bones And scorching days that blind my sight A burning hell until the night I came here to find myself Had I known, I lost … Continue reading Cold Stony Sand
SONYA KASSAM 