Hi everyone,
my poem This Beholder is up on Spillwords this morning.
This Beholder
for UmAhmad
Beauty is in the eye of this beholder.
Down the street, the people stare right through you,
some just capture what they want to see.
Imaging changes with the hours.
At noon,
a poor hungry war-widow wears your face.
At 5pm,
there is a tired maid slushing home from floor scrubbing;
she moves in your body like a wet, weighted, rug….
To read the rest please go here: Spillwords
Thank you to Dagmara K. and all the editors at Spillwords.com for their
continuing support.
If you enjoy the poem, please feel free to comment here or heart it on their website.
Thank you!! 🌹
Exotic and lovely!
Thank you so much Dawn, this was written for my dear friend in Jordan who was a refugee from the Iraq war where she lost her husband. It was written in 2007 but never published.
That’s a poem that makes you think!! Congratulations in seeing it pulished! 🙂
Thank you Colin, she is also the object of my poem Pure Love, that you commented on. She, over the years, was the object of so much of my poetry written in Jordan. She was a widowed refugee from the Iraq War when I met her in 2002. Thank you for you congratulations and your comment:)
You are very welcome! It is clear that she, or the memory of her, was a very powerful muse for you!
2002 seems such a long tome ago now and when I think of it it is almost about the last time that I visited Jordan! 😮
Oh wow that’s a nice coincidence
🙂
Huge congratulations, dear Karima!!! What a treat to read you this morning! I absolutely love this line “a tangled past,
a tangible future,” – it describes your piece as a whole in such a heart-touching way. I love the way you tied everything together at the end and added such love throughout. Another masterpiece, my friend. So happy your work is being recognized, many more amazing things to come your way 🤍🤗
Thank you so much sweet Grace and yes those closing words do describe the dichotomy of her. I Thank you for your beautiful words and your deep understanding of my poetry. This means so much to me. You are a very kindred and treasured spirit in my life:) and an amazing poet in your own right. Hugs 🌹
Awww it’s always a pleasure to read and connect with you! The feeling is very mutual, my friend 🤍🤗
Wonderful Karima.
Thank you Gabriela….you know that your approval and enjoyment of my poetry is very meaningful for me. I appreciate your comments…always!!
My pleasure dearest Karima. Enjoy your day.
And you too my friend 🌹
xoxo
Congratulations yet again! I love how changing “the beholder” to “this beholder” makes such a deep change in the meaning.
Oh it does…I am hoping the image Spillwords chose represents all the other beholders, the judgey, suspicious, intolerant etc etc others..because in my eyes I only saw her with love and compassion…and hope. Thank you so much for this comment Dale….much appreciated.
Thinking about the chosen image…it could represent U. too…Very interesting…it’s left open to interpretation:)
many congratulations !
Thank you so much and welcome to my blog:):)
My pleasure and thank you 🙂
Fabulous piece of writing, Karima! I love the imagery and journey this poem takes me on. Congratulations on finding it a perfect home. 🙂
Thank you so much Layla for you words. You are one of my in-depth readers, that notices so much. Thank you for that and for your best wishes!! It means a lot to me. 🌹
Congratulations Karima on a wildly wonderful provocative piece! 🥰
Ohhh thank you Cindy…..love your adjectives:) 🤗🌹❤️
Pleasure! 🥰
a powerful piece to make us think, congrats!
Thank you so much Kate, glad you feel this way.
my pleasure Karima!
So lovely, touching and thought provoking poem! Presentation is superb, as always. Congratulations, Karima! You deserve it 😊❤️🙏
Thank you so much Kaushal for your warm wishes! 🌹
Congrats yet again! Another excellent one!
Thank you again Ben for your wonderful support!
Welcome!
Absolutely an amazing poem…”beauty is in the eye of this beholder”…this beholder – fantastic…the feeling you have brought through your lines…is transparent…I was seeing the visuals of every single line as I was reading this poem so slowly…so lively…many congratulations on being published, Karima…a gem you are ❤️
Thank you so much Naveen…the gem is you who just spent a lot of time reading and commenting on my poems:) You know how special this one is for me and I submitted it maybe 6 months ago and never heard back until now and it was a big surprise:) I love that you saw it so visually..I too still see her so visually..Amazing how imagery as well as emotions can last in the mind..to be recalled and re-remembered years later. Thank you my friend for reading and enjoying it 🙏🌹🙏
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