Tag: poetry
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[Poetry] Haiku
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Go to page: [Poetry] HaikuSeventeen syllables often linking two thoughts seemingly unrelated – an underlying pattern sensed, but never stated – The sparrow hunts worms In the garden – Monsoon rains Flood the rice paddies – Not one thought following, logically, from another – Slamming door echoes Behind you – My heart cracks like The porcelain bowl – but,…
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[Poetry] Snap, Thud
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Go to page: [Poetry] Snap, ThudOther than you, Mother, what I miss most is the water. Nothing here is as cold as the Atlantic, no smell as sharp or sudden as the sea turn, no sound as sharp as the gulls’ screams, no wind that slices bone-deep and leaves you raw and quivering. Though of course, there is wind –…
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[Poetry] Ethiopia, 1984
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Go to page: [Poetry] Ethiopia, 1984I stretch and yawn, Chest swells, Tongue tests the biting edge. My belly growls. Skin ripples and flows over curves like water that wears the rock to egg-smoothness. I am continuous. Light bounds off my eyes as off polished green apples. I am fit and sound. My mind is a muscle, limber, Having the strength…
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[Poetry] My Mother’s Hair
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Go to page: [Poetry] My Mother’s HairThen, you wore it long and sleek, black and glossy, sometimes hanging down your back to graze your slender waist, but often piled upon your head, pulled back, like a lacquered black frame showing off a geisha print, all clean, bold lines and flawless beauty. I prefer it now, though, soft and silver, whimsical corkscrews,…