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Zen Reflexions
To discern
our place
To commune
To see
beyond our close shadow of death
To focus
my poet mind
I need direction
a qibla
Or some beads to tell
to take refuge from my life:
A candle flame
Only the candle
Flame
Flickering.
A journey into quietude
begins
Int...
Friday 3rd November 2017 4:36 pm
Time
Time heals
but I put my time
in an ice cube
and now global warming
struck and the feelings
have been let loose
Tuesday 24th October 2017 4:28 pm
Systematically Explicating a Narrative and Descriptive Poem
By Alem Hailu
The poem below decrying war was written by Lithuanian poet Salomeja Neris when her country was invaded by Nazi Germany. By way of showing how it is possible to explicate a narrative poem and invite readers reread the poem and grasp the meaning I will explicate her poem Spring as follows.
Spring
I Spring
Once again will lilac sing,
And brooks will babble, brooks, w...
Saturday 18th March 2017 7:14 am
Captivate
Captivate
Your eyes captivate my whole being
How can something so simple be so beautiful
Beautiful like the bluest waters in the Pacific Ocean
Your eyes distract me from the horrendous occurrences in our society
Beautiful can't even describe your being
Because beautiful is what you are
And what you always will be
You captivate me
Sunday 5th March 2017 4:49 am
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