Monthly Archives: August 2021

Settling In To Reality

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Settling in to reality.. when everything we used to do when everything we used to see when we had hopes and dreams when we worked together in a room and laughed together on the weekend… that when, when, when is … Continue reading →

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Please Sit Down….

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Someone wished me a beautiful night… It is a beautiful night, the temperature just right, the feeling of the air, that wraps around me is a caress, it’s like a kiss, that lasts forever. A subtle whisper in my ear: … Continue reading →

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Switching Places

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

You taught me to read between your lines right from the start. “It’s not what I do it’s what I say, It’s not what I say, It’s what lies beneath.” I translated you for your family who barely understood your … Continue reading →

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At The Dentist

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

The Eagle The frozen ground the bitter sky hunger gnaws a hole The icy winds slice the wings of the powerful eagle on his perch surveying. His sharp claws his telescoping eyes, his noble beak waiting, waiting, freezing, on his … Continue reading →

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Following

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Following I like your castles and your coffee;sometimes your poems make me cry.I’m always glad to see, another memoryYour children’s art work lives inside my eyesyour amazing poetrylives inside of me! You’re good with words, great lists & categories. Your … Continue reading →

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and so…. it was

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

 Artist: Wendy Mould She had that vibration…that made cats want to sit in her lap.When she floated through her house,the walls shimmered and the floors shined.No one could put their finger on what it was,but at her dinner parties, no … Continue reading →

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Big-Holed Sieve

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Big-Holed-Sieve For O Each day passes right through without touching me, Big-holed sieve … nothing of any value stays; An entire starry evening, goes straight down the drain. What is the purpose of pouring, Into the porous leftover of my … Continue reading →

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Our Next Movie

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Our Next Movie For Natascha my film partner If I were a soaring bird. with a true-blue heart, I would fly across the Atlantic Ocean, to Germany…all the way, just to peck on your window and make sure you were … Continue reading →

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My Poem, “Glorious Monster” On Spillwords Press

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Good morning and Happy Monday!!I am happy to announce that my poem, “Glorious Monster” is up on Spillwords Press today!I would like to give thanks to the editors for accepting my submission and invite you all to read it on … Continue reading →

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Still In My Second Life

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Still in My Second Life Really real… that’s how almost 14 years inside a second life can be described. It’s not over yet…but like everything these days, I doubt it will ever be the same. We must never underestimate: innocence, … Continue reading →

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