Impatience

One month in a flurry
of activity,

The next month caught
in a tangle of thoughts,

The unknown always
posing as an omen,

Blending impatience
with meditation,

Reminding myself to
breathe. 


10/07/2019

October's Beginning

Today did not bring
cool breezes, yet

A blend of green
and gold dot the trees

Across the yard,
a subtle promise

That the seasons
are indeed changing.

10/01/2019

Close Thoughts (a Cinquain)

Wishing
the very best
to friends close and
distant as I complete my new
journal.

09/10/2019

Kandaka: A Found Poem

Women are taking the lead in Sudan.

Young women in this revolution,
   who marched,
      staged sit-ins,
         climbed trees,
            sat on fences,
               stood atop vehicles and
                  threw gas canisters back at soldiers...

without any regard for their personal safety.

Women revolutionaries are called 'Kandaka',
the title given to powerful queens of the ancient
Sudanese kingdom of Meroe,

Who led nearly 2,000 years ago
and led their people into battle.

Kandaka,

eager to ensure the clock will not be turned back
after this revolution.

Kandaka,

there is much cause for optimism.  


05/07/2019



Poem is inspired through this article:

Women, hopeful for change, are driving Sudan's uprising
by Zeinab Badawi:
https://www.ft.com/content/8adf06c2-6c0c-11e9-9ff9-8c855179f1c4

Concerns

I went
to a doctor
yesterday, but she just
suggested to see someone
different.

04/30/2019

Puzzled

Feeling
confused as to
why my ear is giving
me so much trouble. No sound since
Saturday.

04/30/2019

Reflecting

Our time
together is
no more, yet I still think
of more relaxing times, sharing
laughter.

04/23/2019

Dodge

After
her wedding, we
began growing apart,
my attempts to meet dodged every
moment.

04/23/2019

Joys

We spent
years creating
memories, sharing some
stories, and eventually met
new loves.

04/23/2019

Connected

After
graduation,
we grew closer due to
failed relationships at the same
time frame.

04/23/2019

College Friends

In my
college days, I
became friends with someone
who lived in my neighborhood, yet
not close.

04/23/2019

Working

As my
situation
grows in the wedding front,
my employment options also
widens.

03/12/2019

Tuesday Morning

Morning,
preparing the
self for a new work day,
while planning out options for the
future.

03/12/2019

Conclusion

Reading
a good novel,
anxiously awaiting
how the fates of the explorers
will end.

03/05/2019

Tall

After
the harassment,
I am still standing while
waiting for new job prospects to
come in.

03/05/2019

Many

Thinking
about many
things at once, hoping that
the things needed for the wedding
work out.

02/19/2019

Thankful

With some
shocking pieces
of information shared
with me, I am thankful to have
his love.

02/12/2019

Engrossed

Spending
hours with my
new story, making sure
I reserved enough time to do
my crafts.

02/12/2019

Catching Up

Catching
up with my books,
while talking to family
and making sure I know about
their health.

01/29/2019

Reading

Happy
to finish one
more book before planning
for the new classroom theme begins
next week.

01/22/2019