That was then Between the banyan’s ropy limbs The monk offered incense to the faithful And to the round-eyed child who only then Realised where god lived: within this smoky cave Where saffron robes flickered like leaflight Like the dreams where she bargained with god…

It’s not that school was easy or that every moment was perfect, but I learned so much from those who walked with me wh

In burnt sienna: a can’s rusted metal lid on mudslide playground small hands out—coins please, Señor wealth sours in my mouth now

Almost all of the furniture in my house is from IKEA. Of all the furniture in my house, my sister likes one chair. When we were little, we both sat in the Chair. Side by side, our legs pressed together on the seat between the…

A two floor house in the south Memories from my youth Mom’s laundry Her sanctuary Lovely gardening Always charming When cold days Secret conversations took place (Hour Five – Maritza M. Mejia)

Many a meditation spent in contemplation upon your palm. Returning year after year, grown a little older, a little wiser, a little stronger. Bringing back to you new triumphs, experiments with danger, And permanent sorrows of the heart. All the while my formative mind yearning…

Grandmother’s wallpaper has seen many things, Marriages, babies, family gatherings, Tears of a mother, tears of a child, A reassuring hand and chastise so mild. Small sticky fingers clutching apron strings, Grandmother’s wallpaper has seen many things, Jelly and cream, egg custard and tea, Sello-taped…

The proximity of your house to mine Smell of the wild flowers from the nearby field It’s never the same without you all The beauty of the sun sets The walk in the rains The nothingness of life The love I felt Without any pretense…

The basement was a refuge, A place to play hide and seek. In hot summer months, the cool concrete, Granted us sweet relief. The piano was old and out of tune, You could still plunk many a melody. The four square marks by masking tape,…

element and force, it erodes earth and stone – smoothing what is sharp carving out depths over distances and lengths of time measurable but, perhaps, not intended to be fully comprehensible if instrumental to life, the creation thereof, the shaping of other elements so why,…