in every woman, a mother a woman lovesimmaculateher womb holds lifeconceived in the gloriesof generations pastin unity with her ownextraordinary magic beyond the woundsfrom yesterday’s villainsa woman leaps – flailing gracefullyinto the open mouthof labour’s bulging face she chooses birthon the sun-lifted dawnof each fresh daybelly hard withhope or human or both a woman is… Continue reading Poem 129 – in every woman, a mother
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Poem 127 – Haiku for Flower
Haiku for Flower fuchsia petals hangsome stand like legs poised to dancethe fall is graceful It's Friday! That week flew by like a flock of hungry geese. Did it feel fast to you as well? My eyes are heavy and my limbs are tight with wanting to sleep. But, here we go. Into another day!… Continue reading Poem 127 – Haiku for Flower
Poem 126 – Ghazal on Isolation
Ghazal on Isolation“…continue the shine in vivid isolation…” Agha Shahid Ali another dawn tugs on my skinbegging me awake in birdsong my cold shoulder longsfor the tongue of yesterday’s chorus – the extended version of a ballad I didn’t know could endghostly alive in such vivid isolation my mind is a silk slip on a… Continue reading Poem 126 – Ghazal on Isolation