Dare to Whisper
Hello friends, I had the privilege of participating in the Adelaide Literary Award Competition 2018. The Adelaide Literary Award Anthology is released in three volumes: Poetry Anthology, Short Story Anthology, and Essays Anthology. Anthology volumes are available now for purchase on Amazon. & You can flip through the Adelaide Literary Award 2018 Poetry Anthology here online.
Be cosy dear You… and let me know how you feel about the poem. It’s called Dare to Whisper the F-Word.
Hello friends, I had the privilege of participating in the Adelaide Literary Award Competition 2018, and Adelaide Literary Award Anthology is released in three volumes: Poetry Anthology, Short Story Anthology, and Essays Anthology. Anthology volumes are available now for purchase on Amazon. & You can flip through the Adelaide Literary Award 2018 Poetry Anthology here online:.
the ones who come before us...
thought i’d work on my poetry today…
nikki giovanni inspires… always.
thought i'd work on my poetry today.
nikki giovanni inspires... always.
tea and poetry
i brought you a cup of tea this morning.
it is just a small gesture
to let you know…
that your poetry is on my mind.
and to say... hello.
and that...
(this is the first part of a first draft of a poem that i am working on… inspired by the lovely poet nayyirah waheed. have a look at her poetry here, it’s quite lovely…)
tea this morning
and you are on my mind...
and i just wanted to check in with you,
and say... hello.and that...
(this is the first part of a first draft of a poem that i am working on...)
Be Still... and know
- Now we will count to twelve
and we will all keep still.
For once on the face of the earth,
let’s not speak in any language;
let’s stop for one second,
and not move our arms so much.It would be an exotic moment
without rush, without engines;
we would all be together
in a sudden strangeness.Fisherman in the cold sea
would not harm whales
and the man gathering salt
would look at his hurt hands.Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victories with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.What I want should not be confused
with total inactivity.
Life is what it is about;
I want no truck with death.If we were not so single-minded
about keeping our lives moving,
and for once could do nothing,
perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
of never understanding ourselves
and of threatening ourselves with death.
Perhaps the earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive.“Now I’ll count up to twelve
and you keep quiet and I will go.— Pablo Neruda. Keeping Quiet