INDEFINITE CLOSURE ~BY MICHAEL MAUL
Tears of a weeping willow on a tree lined street in Biloxi indulge my depression.
You have earned every emotion you own.
Clouds of wisdom pass on the knowledge of the universal truth.
Poems
GENOCIDE ~BY MOHAMMAD SAFIQUL ISLAM
If they die without eating
Do ferocious animals kill their own kind?
Do tigers, lions eat themselves?
So much so that weapons hate war violence
occupation
A POET IS THE MELODY OF A BROKEN LYRE ~BY UJJAL MANDAL
When the broken lyre can’t hold music,
Poet is there being the muse of a melody.
When winter makes all drowsy and numb,
Poet is there holding the spring flowers.
Poet becomes a nightingale voice.
FOR IN OUR HAIR, A STORY IS TOLD ~BY ANGELINA ROLSTON
Us,
With naturally red hair
Remind those of flames dancing in the wind,
Autumn leaves ablaze with colour,
And Sunsets painting the sky in hues of red and orange ,
IN SEARCH OF HAPPINESS ~BY MOHAMMED SAFIQUL ISLAM
IN SEARCH OF HAPPINESS
I have found you a lot of happiness in the world
I’ve been around people’s doorsteps for so long, I understand
They are happy in broken houses and lack of sidewalks
How rich are the unhappy people, steeped in comfort
Finding happiness in the wrong way.
GOD IS THE WORD OF THE FALL ~BY MOHAMMED SAFIQUL ISLAM
GOD IS THE WORD OF THE FALL
Countless stars flashed in front of my eyes
They are looking for ways to hide
Not getting any secluded caves
He is just watching with wide eyes
AND IT WAS SO EASY TO LOVE YOU SO MUCH ~BY RHINA ALCANTARA
How it started, I don’t remember,
But before I met you, I was already waiting for you.
MATERNAL JOURNEY ~BY AGNES WONG
Doctor’s nod began a pairing’s lasting journey
Nature’s call to plant a seed to sprout inside
She commits firmly from that day forward
Care and custody she’s chosen to provide
Two fated souls the giving stars arranged to meet
LIKE A RIVER THAT FLOWS ~BY OUMEIMA MOUELHI
Like a river that flows
On a winter’s day when it snows
Taking away dreams that we grow
Slowly, with winds that blow.
LIKE A SUMMER BREEZE ~BY OUMEIMA MOUELHI
Like a summer breeze
When you tease
I thought my feelings frozen
Yet you made them rosen