Tag Archives: Poems

Sunbeam

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

The early morning beam of light, comes in my window to play… It finds my crystals hanging in the window and coaxes jets of color to paint my walls.. It passes through prisms tickling the rainbow reds, yellows and blues … Continue reading →

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Nightmare in Yellow

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Marinela Christel (Lonely Wolf) I met Lonely Wolf on a poetry site in 2004. We became instant friends and she began sharing her poetry, some of it truly brutal and horrifying with me.I had never read anything like it and … Continue reading →

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Cut To Fade

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Cut To Fade <<*>> Propping my head in the window, the afternoon light dips and sways, my hands caress my prayer scarf, my chin is tied and trussed; Now it’s steady as my gaze.      A black gauze hood flaps … Continue reading →

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“In One Puff” Featured on MasticadoresUSA

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

This beautiful  acrylic painting, Dissolving and Becoming, by my dear friend,Jan Betts, is the featured image for my first poem, published on MasticadoresUSA, Director re crivello, Editor, Gabriela Marie Milton. “In One Puff” was first published on my site in … Continue reading →

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You Snored Like A Bird

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

                                                    Painting by Evelyn Hamilton You Snored Like a Bird For U. I never believed people like you existed: When you hovered off the ground instead of walking… When you laughed, I heard wind chimes tinkling around the corners of … Continue reading →

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Lie To Me

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Lie To Me Please Click Play to see a Video Clip of me performing this poem at Opensim Festto the music of Chris Issak, “Lie to Me” A long time ago, I sat in an airplanein the days of the … Continue reading →

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The Voice in Your Ear

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

The Voice in Your Ear I am the voice in your ear, your avatar that knows you inside and out and you know me, but perhaps…. you will never know me, never touch my hand brush my lips with yours … Continue reading →

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Holding Hands

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

                                            Karak Jordan 2007 In my sleep last night that dream appeared again; I had to make a choice and I chose you. I always seem to choose the memory instead of the reality, I wonder if you were alive, … Continue reading →

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Crino-lin-lin-line

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Please play this music so you will see how it totally transported me and inspired my poem:) Crino- lin- lin -line! Puffs your sleeves like shoulder clouds as you weave in and out… Dancing tight and light, twirling like colorful … Continue reading →

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The Spark

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

The Spark I lost the spark; believe me, I had kept it forever and one day…it wasn’t there anymore. This spark started fires when the icy winds blew in It made all the faces glow, even the ones who were … Continue reading →

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