Gert Strydom, 20 february 2013
The bit of time
that together we both do spend,
the bit of time
still have some reason and some rhyme
as our love lasts and do not end,
it is godsend and it does bend
the bit of time.
Satish Verma, 20 february 2013
The unspoken words
had the unborn quality.
That homliness sitting around the fire pits
writhed in predatory hopelessness.
Insensitive to flesh
we were shooting the ducks in midair.
Rapture for the dirt,
deceit does not need a consonant,
the intensity confronts the meaning.
The impermanence of joy
restores the crypt;
the body was still to be brought.
On the winds
a crumpled name floats
recalling the orgies.
Satish Verma
Naeem, 19 february 2013
I heard them,
heard them all,
I have seen them,
seen them all.
So cold,
they were so cold!
The rose beneath I,
decayed as I tried,
tried to lift it for light.
It was too late.
Oh Fate!
You are No more to blame!
It was me and my name.
Dry it became
in this very
vast frame.
The color faded away
as night turned darker,
but never day.
The birds cried
over the rose, silently
yet they echoed-
echoed to me endlessly.
Those hums, those voices
were slaughterers,
I lost what I had and
there was blood.
Blood on my hands!
I seized that away,
that sorrow,
that grief.
Forgive me not for
I have no mercy but anguish,
it has embraced me.
I cannot shed
that tear anymore
for this heart of mine
has turned to stone.
-Nr.
Insatiable Sohail, 19 february 2013
Be like compass lovers
Based on pure love
As the central point .
Mutual reverence and trust
As the only basis.
They can’t exist
If they can’t live by love.
Devoted to each other
For making a meaningful world.
They can't be separated
Due to concrete unification of soul.
But not easy to be like that
As it needs a great effort.
Needed honesty as a smartness
With developed insight
Through proper knowledge.
As a king loves all of his country,
Lovers have to intertwine on a centre
To be a compass lover.
Kahlia Mazacalletti, 19 february 2013
Stay away from those who use you
For they are the wicked and deceitful
Being forlorn is not the answer
Your insides will turn to stone
For you have been hurt so desperately
Do not sit on the spinning ball
For it will keep you complacent
In your future ; there is such hope and dignity
Much love and mutual respect
Don't you see that you deserve so much more
Than just remnants of a broken heart
The pathways to a lost soul
Now is your time, your day
Pick up the pieces and move along
For it is your time to shine....
Karen Degnan Foiles, 19 february 2013
Many times you've heard them say
"You never know until you try it"
Who cares if it's less that perfect
Your reason to try, can be many things
Boredom, a dare, a bad dream
A time in your life for growing
So you sit down and write
And to much to your delight
Who knew you'd have a new talent
They've been inside your head
You can wait to see
Just what all these words mean
They have a life of their own
A story evolves, the words unknown
You can't wait to get to the end
When it's time close and the story is done
You take the time to sit and ponder
My goodness was this me
I can't believe that
I made this masterpiece!
Karen Degnan Foiles, 19 february 2013
Runaway into the night
Runaway without a fight
Have you slept at all tonight?
Have you thought about your future?
This is not something you can suture
This is such a hard way to mature
Do you have shoes on your feet?
Do you have enough to eat?
Are your plans set in concrete?
You think that this will solve
The problems you can't resolve
Are now problems that will compound?
It's not too late, but the clock ticks
Come back and face the music
Come back and share your feeling
Things aren't always what they seem
Come back, and let out a scream
Share your pain, and let your healing begin
Let the hope of love get under your skin
And bring you back home again
David de la Croes, 19 february 2013
Should my joy be overtaken by sadness
and, confronted by life's trials and madness,
I find no reason for laughter or gladness,
I will still praise, O Lord God, your steadfastness.
David de la Croes, 19 february 2013
O God, when you prepare for me a table
in the presence of my enemies
grant me a heart so that I am able
to invite them to partake of the feast.
For Jesus taught me how to live in peace
and reconcile with foe and neighbour
so when I work for conflict to cease
You grant me your good and gracious favour.
David de la Croes, 19 february 2013
O God, Your kingdom is revealed
in places of abundant love;
whoever diligently seeks it, finds
an unfathomable treasure trove
which brings refreshment for the soul
and healing for the broken spirit;
the poor and outcasts of this world
find beneficence in your ample merit.
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