Tag Archives: Sadness

Weeping Words.

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Karima Hoisan

If I thought my weeping words could save the lives of the innocents who don’t deserve to die, I’d wake the world, words dripping from my eyes and cry them out,  “Stop the killing… Stop the lies.”

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Cousin Dan

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Karima Hoisan

Cousin Dan & I in Costa Rica 2017 at The Westin Hotel Guanacaste Please Play My Spoken Word to my original Music, written for my Cousin Dan Cousin Dan Someone I love is dyinghe wants to die,at 94 he’s just … Continue reading →

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In The Night of My Calling

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Karima Hoisan

“Monochrome Girl” by Dale Innis on Midjourney AI In The Night of My Calling In the night of my calling. I only pretended to be awake. Something deep inside me that has never awakened kept holding me down at the … Continue reading →

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My “Stop The Night” is live on Spillwords Press

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Karima Hoisan

I am excited to share with you, that my poem, “Stop The Night” is now a Featured Post on Spillwords.com. I was notified recently that my poem was not only accepted for publication but would be a Featured Post in … Continue reading →

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The Toucan’s Lament

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Karima Hoisan

                         Toucans on Rain Forest River by William Patterson Please press play to hear my spoken word version of the poem Music by The Darkest Cello Music_ Beginning to End Hendyamps Studios Toucans:  Flying free in my yard Toucans crying in … Continue reading →

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Arbor of Sour Grapes

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Karima Hoisan

Please click play to hear me recite the poem. Desire is just one room in a mansion and it can end in the bedroom or in a luxurious waiting room, years, waiting, hoping, dreaming, or in tears. Its face changes … Continue reading →

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Way Too Bright…

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Everyone tells me to stand up on my feet…My pale face and dark cloud spaceis bringing them down to blueOops!…did I get some on you?Well…I’m working on it..I’m coming back from the deadI’m pulling it togetherI’m stapling my headI can’t … Continue reading →

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For Natascha

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Creativity in grief, has always been a way of dealing with pain and loss. 5 unrelated things happened for this simple little visual poem to come alive. 1.I shot my bedroom window in the wind on my iphone… 2. I … Continue reading →

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Big-Holed Sieve

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Big-Holed-Sieve For O Each day passes right through without touching me, Big-holed sieve … nothing of any value stays; An entire starry evening, goes straight down the drain. What is the purpose of pouring, Into the porous leftover of my … 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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