Sun dried, rain wrinkled, autumn sprinkled summer fruit; Lush balled clusters of blackberries gone rusty puce with new chills; Tangles of nettles carpeting tracks between apples' sweet and sour spills And the nights darking early for divali, hallowe'en and Guy's forked Beard of shredded seed... Sign in to see full entry.
In Jamaica we sing with the children "Smile a while and give your face a rest Shake your hand with the one you love the best.." I smile with Taps and she with me. We sing to Sam and all agree A poem's a way to review our day. Yet, while we may use similes and images To link hands across the sea we... Sign in to see full entry.
I got a new right eye this week. I celebrate sight. A cataract removal and lens implant has changed my experience of seeing. Eyes bright Thoughts right Love tight God's might Sight found Mind sound Plans ground Years round Pounds earned Lives turned Fears spurned Sorrows burned Journey on New song... Sign in to see full entry.
den mi nah dun sey wi is pickney fe de one modda, roun de one table an eben den mi gi unoo chair fi siddung pon! mi dun tell unoo fi cunsida Pakistan when time flood tek up de ole a space? mi di sey tink pon i good ca nex day can be wi an di mud an di starvation, road close, fall tro, hungry mi,... Sign in to see full entry.
Dazzled by raindrops Burnishing the gold-set jems of early autumn, Mind travels a universe away, Then sees Earth, a jewel encrusted Ball, designed for a moment's play, And sighs to know we're too soon called away. Just now, its time for sharing one more Glistening game while we may. Sign in to see full entry.
Believe me, I Log onto you and am Overjoyed to find the Gift of words you left me. Few, fevered moments Ripped from the Inky Edges of Days too crammed for thought Settle my breath for whispers to persist. Sign in to see full entry.
Pakistan cries Acidic tears Kindled by its pain In the exposed edges of nerves Saturated by sour, Tongue searing, Alluvial flows that deposit Noxious chronicles of disaster. Knowing how she shudders, Nations turn aside their compassion, Only daring to look at less enduring Woes, for none can tell... Sign in to see full entry.
Hard to say sorry so many times but love to know how I miss you as it is a tribute to the blog communuity. Love you and hopt to be back with you better. RoseyP Sign in to see full entry.
I read a positive poem today Inked by a firm pen From a sure mind And I found The courage To project its worth As a smelted drop of earth, Burned out mineral dirt, Turned shiny by fire And hardened by cooling To represent the best result Humanity yet invented to preserve What, under foot, could just... Sign in to see full entry.
This monthly blog will not do to buoy my sisters on the Float of new desirings attempting to become Aspirations. We cherish so dearly the expectant Eye seeing each other's potenial and trying To heed the need to name our pride in all Who will not be denied the thrill of actually saying "Look at me!... Sign in to see full entry.