yours to keep forever is the message hidden within verses between chapters of thickly bound pages once related by an angel to be recited in an unprecedented melody yet not without questioning indeed a challenge to reproduce the like of the revelation or even a chapter, if they could and yet still... we let the meaning slip … Continue reading yours to keep
Tag: soul
Farewell Ramadhan …
When you go within to communicate with your soul And pray, you are rising to meet in the ethers those Who – like you – are praying at that very moment And whom, save in prayer, you would otherwise Never be able to contact or meet. ~ Kabir
Another Lost Soul
As I mentioned earlier, I take part in a daily challenge where we have to create a poem from the phrase selected for the day. My previous post showed one version of the phrase Lost Soul, here is another:He was a lost soul wandering on the path of life Typical… Do men ever ask for … Continue reading Another Lost Soul
Lost Soul
~ why do you search for God? is He the one who is lost, soul... or are you? remain still and He will reach you... that is His bond ~ (Inspiration for this post came from one of the comments I received on my blog earlier) Continued in Another Lost Soul
If I Die
I started writing micropoetry thanks to the #orjay challenge on Twitter. Every couple of days, we are given a new phrase to come up with a poem. This is what I did with the phrase "If I die" if i die still dressed in my bridal veil red with gold do not replace it with a … Continue reading If I Die
Water Unpoured and Others …
water unpoured from the glass ~ to a clay pot ~ unfetched from a spring ~ unrained by clouds ~ looking backwards ~ at a parched earth Manifold meanings your words imply Should I stay on or say goodbye? Till she left He never really saw her Nor paid attention to her Like oxygen Always … Continue reading Water Unpoured and Others …
Stained Reflections
Re-created as separate entities to reflect ourselves through each other torn at being apart yet bound forever by the thinnest thread we strive to sever You cleanse your sins by staining my soul in retaliation I break away to hurt it is only my own reflection I distort When we are still and face one … Continue reading Stained Reflections
A Love Beyond ….
Two souls drifting In an unearthly abode Of nothingness Untouched by light or darkness Neither sound nor silence Devotion lovingly crafted by the Divine Soon enough she feels a gentle pull Of the tether around her ankle A reluctant reminder of reality They bid a heavy farewell Eyes averted Fingertips barely touching She glides downwards … Continue reading A Love Beyond ….
If I Die and Others …
If I die on your side of the border~ return my body for cremation~ bury my soul next to your ancestors~ I am a child of two lands they say love is blind but in my eyes lovers are blessed they see a different world where the sun also rises in the west ~what foment … Continue reading If I Die and Others …
You and I
You and I Born on the same earth In different times Yet we met For a while ... You and I Living lonely lives In distant lands Yet we were friends For a while ... You and I Secrets within stories Spoke diverse tongues Yet we understood For a while ... You and I Connected … Continue reading You and I
SONYA KASSAM 