Tag Archives: Poetry

Glorious Monster

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

Let’s ride our glorious monster until we all fall down. Along the river’s bank, he bucks and kicks while we hang on. We have built him out of words and fuming bright audacity He’s a fire-breathing furnace of moon struck … Continue reading →

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The Mourning Wolf

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

A pacing wolf in mourning, the big bad wolf has lost her little girl. No smells of dinner cooking no light waiting in the window no brushing of my tangled fur no couch TV… The walls mock me, “Mad thing! … Continue reading →

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Sand Castle

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

Will the answers come if we sit upon the rocks and wait? Perhaps some meaning does come later  for all those words we usually fail to say? Not being eternal, our bad choice is keeping silent. Not being perfect the … Continue reading →

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9 Lives

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

9 Lives I had 9 lives but 8 were taken away. The first I lost beneath a speeding bus. With years of balancing on the curb one day I just  slipped off. Maybe I used up my grace or a … Continue reading →

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See Frog Run

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

See Frog Run The frog ran away from the insanity. He clenched his hands tight as he leaped over wheat-fields and  freeways, like a dog running off with a leg of lamb. We are what we eat , so he … Continue reading →

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Rivers From The Window

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

You can send me a message from the train, that carries you past rivers from the window, a car filled with people saying nothing, where low whispers draw out the frowns, and a laugh is charged with capital punishment as … Continue reading →

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“Drink Me With Your Eyes” A Randt & Hoisan Production

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

(Ask any woman who remembers having contact with horses when she was growing up. A horse can be a girl’s first love!.) As I said in my past post, this video marks a perfect dozen for Natascha Randt and I. … Continue reading →

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From Stone

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

From Stone It started out as stone, with the Sculptor peering in the window a stone- piece placed upon a board, a game of chess,   and a bit of unsure give and take while waiting for a train. It … Continue reading →

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Suspend!

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

Suspend! Hang from me for just a few moments. Suspend your disbelief; of course I’m here! There might be an infinite pile of pieces but you’ll know mine, by the smell, the shape, the attitude. You could find me in … Continue reading →

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A Flower-Pocket Garden

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

A Flower Pocket Garden In the dark and quiet moment of a rainy morning, There is some sunlight to be found inside my heart, And although I’ve encountered much that’s disappointing There are still some miracles that set a day … Continue reading →

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