Zen

NaPoWriMo 2024 ZenThe woods are lovely, dark, and deepBut I have promises to keep, said FrostWhen I think about myself,I almost laugh myself to death, said MayaI blew out the light, I tiptoed the floorAnd raised both hands, In prayer to the door, said FrostLying, thinking, last night, How to find my soul a homeWhere …

Yearning

NaPoWriMo 2024 YearningYou are to me like an unsung songThe lyrics to which I know by heartMy feelings for you remain yet so strongLike an artist’s melody that tops the chartYou may probably not like my singing voiceBut understand the meaning of my wordsAmongst many options, I may be a choiceLike in the expanse of …

Words Unsaid

NaPoWriMo 2024 Words UnsaidThe table was laid with food for twoHe had his share staring at the empty chairAfter he rose, she sat and ate in silenceReminiscing when there was laughter and cheerThe silence now no longer companiableWords exchanged were the cursory ‘yes’ or ‘no’ He looked at her and said in an accusing manner,“Where …

X-Ray of Pain

NaPoWriMo 2024 X-Ray of PainHer smile struck me like the sunraysI kept staring at her like in a dazeHer fair skin and chestnut brown hairAt her feet, I lay my heart bareI was the black to her whiteShe the queen to my pauper knightDifferent we were as chalk and cheeseI like a child to her …

Without You

NaPoWriMo 2024 Without YouNever did I in my wildest dreams thinkYou’d be parted from me in a cruel blinkI sat beside you holding your handWatching on your face a dishevelled hair strandYou wanted to spend your time at homeIn peace, with no hospitals to roamYou and I, have seen the world togetherWhy O Why! Did …