An Inscription, Somewhere Near Mount Conner
Region: Australiawith spinifex twig plucked from thorny nest and put to the work of hands your cherished name I did engrave, cursive, upon rippled ochre sands of mala plain where cassia weeps and table-topped mesa commands &nbs... more
Views: 1377YOUR HAIR, ENTANGLED
Region: PhilippinesYOUR HAIR, ENTANGLED Black as your shadow, of course Long Curly, coily Trying to hide you, But you rise above those waving snake-like strands... more
Views: 1263THIRST
Region: PhilippinesTHIRST We turn out the lights And you gave me your chest For my pillow And, again, I moved and groped Until I was able To satiate This hunger Andyou cursed at me For making you weak. &nbs... more
Views: 1004Delhi celebrates life and works of the great poet Amir Khusrau.
Region: IndiaJashn-e-Khusrau, a festival in memory of medieval poet Amir Khusrau is being celebrated in New Delhi from 15 Feb-27 March 2013. Amir Khusrau lived in thirteenth century and saw the reign of many sultans of Mughal Per... more
Views: 497THE AGONY OF WEEPING FLOWERS - ‘PUSHPA VILAAPAM’
Region: IndiaA great South Indian Poet ‘Karunasree’ Jandhyala Pappayya Sastry esq., one fine day morning went to garden to get flowers to offer them to God. When he tried to cut some flowers – the flowers started weep... more
Views: 818A Turkey Attack Hurts
Region: United StatesThanksgiving looms in the air as leaves flitter here and there, "Old Tom" struts and ambles in the barnyard scares the mare. He pecks the ground offers me a heads-up and a wink, before I know it; he's running after me a... more
Views: 484Death is Hard on the Strongest
Region: United StatesThe cold wind whips leaves around me like soot from a chimney, the sky, a golden orange, casts a colorful tinge upon the earth. Trees appear to be lost without their bushy skirts covering them, there's only a few dead l... more
Views: 211The "Heart" is Vital to Life in Different Ways
Region: United StatesA heart's dangling on a pinnacle by clogged veins; surges at full throttle but cannot manage its reigns. It thrusts like a sporadic machine gone haywire, underlying problems cause exertion, a risk of expi... more
Views: 233Presidential Election Who Will Come Out a Winner Be?
Region: VirginiaThe presidential election is a day away, ads, flyers, news reports hold on to the airwaves. Surveys show Romney leads by a point or two, Obama bears optimistic messages to get us through. Romney flips flops on imp... more
Views: 311Promises of a Lifetime
Region: United StatesI’d like to again feel passions we’d often felt, the warmth of our bodies, hot enough to melt. A closeness of knowing we’ve bonded our lives, free to express our emotions, ideas, and dislikes. An of... more
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