The Bougainvillaea Tree My sister Usha has a Bougainvillaea tree People come from far to see her Bougainvillaea tree It is the envy of her neighbours Friends sing her praises and call her ‘Green fingers’ It is 50 years old fed and watered like her…
Category: Half Marathon Poem
Poem No. 5. A Qawwali Concert
A Qawwali Concert Once I went to a Qawwali Concert Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and his Gharana Sang Sufi music The singers and music became one They rocked, they danced, they clapped Nodded their heads in unison As they repeated the same refrain again and…
Voids: 1
When I’m bored. I look into the void… or voids. What peers back are 4 eyes of pure curiosity, of unconditional love and… a maniacal madness. 2 jade eyes flicker back at me. 2 coal embers appear from another void. …
Did You Know?
Did you know that the Earth can bleed too? Did you know just like us the Earth can cries? It cries like a mother loosing her child in a crowded event. It bleeds in a way you can’t tell. When we dig…
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23 fires. 23 birds of flames 23 dragons let loose. Each blazing a path as they devour everything and leave a scorched trail. People chased from homes to take refuge in a nearby towns. “Is this Hell?” “AZ in Hell.” These words…
Sinterklaas and the black Piets
I left my house at 5:00am. Trying to pretend it was a day just like any other, I held my stride in check. But soon my legs overrode my brain and I ran to the train station. The cold, misty, wintry air on that fifth…
The Ghost Ship
The ship went out to sea, The ship went out to sea, The ship went out to sea, The ship went down with me.
Jungle Tour
He moves with angelic grace and devilish stealth. His shoulders roll with each padded step. Silently, not to alarm his prey. Camouflaged, his black stripes imitate the jungle shadows. Hiding not in fear but in power and control, he reigns supreme. Exuding awe he inspires…
The Shaman
Spiritual need takes an unusual turn for this Sioux Shaman. For he is the last of his kind, a remnant of strength. Even a remnant voices his regrets and fears even the last one left. Inspired by the book “Shaman” by Noal…
The Bake-Off
Whoever said men cannot bake A chocolate-covered birthday cake Or crusty bread from sourdough With luscious spreads atop to go? “Forest Ranger Elmer Kraut Will want to get his mixer out,” Says Jerry Jenkins with a grin, Absolutely sure he’ll win Any bake-off with this…