The quiet whirl of the machine The tap tapping of my fingers The humming of my mind The soft breaths in~~ and out~ of my nose The solid walls encasing me The freedom to be myself and I within The creaking as the house shifts The comfort it brings instead of fear …
Tag: Gift Ruremesha
Duality Within and Without
Connected and yet disconnected A part of two lands Returning home as a stranger Returning home out of place Losing your tongue feeling out of place, a traitor Gaining a tongue feeling accomplished, accepted, a traitor Part of a tree with roots and branches stretching far and wide Joining another tree, creating …
Afro’d Out
Slowly you make your journey You are not to be rushed! Your journey is your own A crown, you stand on top A crown you gleam in oil and butter A crown you tell of our past heritage A breeze passes through you and is blessed The scents of the forest The scents …
Uncharted Skies, Endless Seas
Empty and clear Blue and light The only obstruction being clouds But they too are free They move with the wind, never in one place for long Expressive in its emotion With each flash of light And shadow of darkness I know where I stand Never in doubt about the intentions of the above …
Colours on My Wall
Ahead of me light streams in Reminding me that a day has begun again Bringing life to all the corners, all the dark places And at night the fading light reminds me That I too should be fading To my left are gifts of art from friends gone There are reminders to eat right …
Spring
Flowers Bloom painting the bleak desolate landscape Trees Bloom giving flesh to the bones of winter The Days Lengthen no longer trapped by darkness am i Creatures Awaken no longer are we the only ones awake Songs Burst Forth on colourful wings they bring the glad tidings of Spring
Umuryango
Fire, the will of fire In the worst of tragedies Like a phoenix we rose again Strong we stand, never staying down Even when I had no one I had you A support in the background Helping us, encouraging us and loving us But there are two sides of a coin There is …
Reflections Reflections
With white the year started Careful were my steps Steady was my resolve Far I travelled to learn and grow I learned of times past I delved into a new world of art My mind was expanded and delighted A new passion permanently added to my life In the midst of learned chaos …
Soot Soot
Soot Soot Soot on my pot Soot Soot I can't get it off I scrub and I clean I soak and I wash Soot Soot I can't get it off Soot Soot all over my heart Soot I can't get it off I scrub and I clean I shine and I try Soot Soot …
Sa Yeon
Sister A sister who broadened my horizons You showed me a world I did not know Artist Talented you amazed me with your life like animals Your handwriting spoke of skill and grace Young 94 and 93, both so young when we met A childlike innocence surrounded our friendship Everlasting A friend …
