Tag Archives: Poems

When The Poem Arrives…

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

When The Poem Arrives I have felt it coming for days..and  yet…not a word has been put down,because it’s still on its way.Whatever it is, my muse wants to say,there is no hurrying that, or rushing to the end.No, I … 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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Thank You To Spillwords Press For Accepting My 2nd Poem, “Coming Up From The Dead,” For Publication

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

Hi everyone,just want to share with you, that another poem I submitted to Spillwords.com was accepted and published November 29, 2020. I posted this poem just last month here in my blog, “Coming Up From The Dead.” I was not … Continue reading →

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Two Poems for Umahmad

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

Mated BeautyFor Umahmad  In your arms, my pain meets a higher callTo transform obediently tonightInto a funny child with laughing eyesWho glows over the room with gentle light. The gifts we get are measured and beloved,The Writer of our book knows just … Continue reading →

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Cha Cha Cha

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

Cha Cha Cha Good music, good birds good trees; today…it’s enough for me. The light changing on the leaves, the sun and shadows painting evolving scenes. I’m falling in love, one more time with Life. Only Life, can make me … Continue reading →

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Your Movie

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

Your Movie For U 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 … Continue reading →

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Hope is a Butterfly

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

Painting Hope by Rachel Steely Hope is a butterfly that flies inside. Somewhere, between our panic and our euphoria, it circles our heart, soars high in the middle, and stays part of us, while it wings and glides. We know … Continue reading →

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The Red Bird

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

The Red Bird You’re the bright red bird,living your life between the drab, the invisible grays,the olive browns, the flaxen blacks… the beige. When you land on a branchall eyes sweep to you. You are first noticed, first seen,causing shouts … Continue reading →

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Wisps of Sentient Threads

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

Wisps of Sentient Threads for Sundaram Thread me through the narrowest needle of the sky.. I am but a stream of haze now as I weightlessly fly by leaving the heaviness behind, I rise before your eyes carried on the … Continue reading →

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Erik Satie Gnossienne 1

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

Erik Satie Gnossienne 1 The first time someone played you, my soul shivered in delight, such an unexpected reaction, to this new song, never heard before; but each ornamented note, played almost carelessly brushing the key limply, each note over … Continue reading →

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