Tag Archives: Writing

Slave For My Muse

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Karima Hoisan

Slave For My Muse Who’s in control here? Well we both know…you are. I give up my sleep, start my day without even a cup of coffee. Only for you, do I do the things I do. You tell me … Continue reading →

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Poetry and Me

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Poetry and Me I’m a poet. It seems to me I’ve always been. When kids my age were running after soccer balls, I was nursing a dislocated knee…and writing poetry. When other girls my age, in high school glided down … Continue reading →

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Two Poems Written as a Child

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

As I started writing poetry as a child, someone asked me if I still had the first poem I ever wrote? Actually, I do!! My mother framed it, as mother’s tend to do:) so it has not been lost over … Continue reading →

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Poets

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

Poets for my WordPress Poets I had just finished a poem and then the next day another then four days later, another… Now I’m wondering, where do these poems come from? When we sit down to breakfast, and stare into … Continue reading →

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The Muse Wants What it Wants

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Karima Hoisan

For Lance Sheridan (who knows his muse well) The muse wants what it wants. I might want to just lay some things to rest forever, in a cemetery of kindness where I can leave flowers but once a year. She … Continue reading →

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