Tag Archives: Memories

You and The Moon

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

You and The Moon 24 hours and counting down, before the next full moon, I find myself clinging to the “i’s” and crossing the “t’s.” The wind is a flute, that plays from every direction, the poppy fields wave in … Continue reading →

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Dominical

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Dominicalfor A.   I tried to reach out to you…after so many years of silence,of knowing we were both still aliveand yet we no longer talked. It wasn’t even indifference, because,well, I believed that that could never be,and it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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A Delicious Moment For A Haunting

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

Please click the link to hear me recite it, to the music that inspired this poem. Waltz in A Minor- Chopin   click here…  LINK A Delicious Moment For a Haunting               for Umahmad It was a delicious moment for … Continue reading →

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Surfacing

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

Surfacing for Umahmad The ducks caught your attention As you strode to the lake shore, bubbling angry energy. It was like they caught each strife and slowly turned them into grace. The breeze hit our faces, all the ducks looked … Continue reading →

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Your Movie

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

Your Movie It seems I’m still not over you not the way I wanted to, immune to white sheer curtains blowing, on warm night winds of memory I no longer sail to where it hurts, but seeing your face negates … Continue reading →

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You Won

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

You Won Every time I hold this to the light, I always think of you.When I was a dancer spinning down the garden path,the light was moon not sun and I giggled when you said,”ole”You made your fingers into horns, … Continue reading →

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Reality Check

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

Reality Check          ~^~ Yes! I remember… The night sounds of summer, Windows echoing the call to prayer, The kids playing in the streets, The wind blowing our sheets, Curtains swaying to the beat, With too loud music from a … Continue reading →

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In Its Time

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

In Its Time for Iris What was real at one time now no longer is real.. It is an ephemeral shadow, a faded photograph of a moment that no longer exists… Our lives are a series of these vignettes… from … Continue reading →

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Who Makes The Magic?

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Karima Hoisan

Please listen to my recording of this poem to the music of Shigeru..just click here Who Makes The Magic? For Toni Who Makes The Magic? Are you old enough to ask that question? It usually comes at a certain age… … Continue reading →

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The Fox Bay Theater

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Karima Hoisan

The Fox Bay Theater for T.F. *I couldn’t resist…I recorded this poem to David Lynch’s “Pretty 50’s” song. Click and Enjoy! Just when I thought it had blown had blown away , like leaves from last year’s autumn trees, I … Continue reading →

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