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Star-Crossed Hearts
She was poetry, a dance in the air
Moving lightly, like a verse floating there
Hair in the wind, unpretentious lines
Her smile illuminated cloudy times
He, a simple man, lived raw prose each day
With calloused hands, unaware of the way
Life in bold letters, beauty lost in the grind
Chapters predictable, meaning hard to find
At the craft fair, a sun shining bright
He watched from afar, not...
Tuesday 1st October 2024 6:26 am
I am I without a name!
I am I
Without a name
I am I still
Without a name
You may wish to call me in the dark of night
You may wish to reach out,
When I am out of sight,
You may wish to write me a poem,
A song or a sonnet
What name shall you then
Write upon it,
So precious name,
You are not in vain,
Addressing this house, this body, this frame,
Though it too will change...
Saturday 20th May 2017 10:40 am
Reclaimed Names
photo credit: Maury Landsman
Reclaimed Names
A running epigraph of names
Cumulus
We fictionalize ourselves to actualize ourselves
Isabella Baumfree became Sojourner Truth
Ras Taf(f)ari Makonnen became Emperor Haile Sellassie
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna became Che Guevara
Dairies can’t hold secrets any better
Than siblings or friends but
We writ...
Sunday 5th August 2012 12:52 am
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