Tag Archives: Poetry

When I Used To Be A Poet

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Karima Hoisan

I still remember when… I used to be a poet. When a phrase, or dream, or vision had that alchemy, to change into painted words upon a page. Then that feeling of urgency overtook me and I rushed to find … Continue reading →

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Roads

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Karima Hoisan

Roads The green road leads to somewhere.. tree-lined with butterflies flitting in the flowers; it promises life. The blue road appears to end underwater but it’s just an illusion, as it stretches on and down, a soothing oblivion. They intersect … Continue reading →

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The Last Hour of Light

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Karima Hoisan

I want to record the breeze in the afternoon… The last hour of light, sitting in the entry -way, shelling green hummus, eating them raw like peanuts, passing the black coffee around in a pink thermos, to half -fill tiny … Continue reading →

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Moved to Tears

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Karima Hoisan

Moved to Tears In the concert of our lives, sometimes those minor changes make tears blur our eyes. Perhaps something was just too beautiful to comprehend dry-eyed. Maybe it was too painful, too hopeless, too unkind… and we hear the … Continue reading →

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All That Lost Time

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Karima Hoisan

  All That Lost Time Press my forehead in the sand like days gone by. Let it swallow me and all my memories tonight. Do I contemplate the stars, or are they contemplating me? Standing in the chilly wind; the … Continue reading →

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Between The Night and Nowhere

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Karima Hoisan

Between The Night and Nowhere For Natascha Tour me in a roadster convertible…I’m all and only yours today. We can watch the cane fields burning down to the ground, while we’re living the dream , and it’s your dream that … Continue reading →

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Crows Look Down

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Karima Hoisan

Click on the title-link below to hear it recited to the music that inspired it: “Dodd’s Shakedown” by Jeff Russo and the Prague Philharmonic Fargo Season 2 Crows Look Down Driving down a familiar highway day in day out One … Continue reading →

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Lawn Candy

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Karima Hoisan

Lawn Candy +++++++++++++++++++++  My Ridgeback stalks the front lawn. Stands on point, I sit back to empathize Squirrels are Hershey bars that temptingly zoom out of reach. We have not eaten sweets in a month Their tails dangling tauntingly, furry … Continue reading →

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Hope is Found

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Karima Hoisan

Hope is Found inspired by the painting by Silas Merlin “The End of Hope” Born and raised on a distant shore… The world was not as kind as I had thought it would be. Still, I was the child who … Continue reading →

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The Past Came For Lunch Today

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Karima Hoisan

The Past Came For Lunch Today The past came for lunch today one after another they sat in chairs at the dining room table that was set for less and so some stools and some odd chairs were added until … Continue reading →

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