Fear, the insidious whisper, Spoke loudly to steer Me away from your bower Only to find myself running to the tower Of your love that never cower When facing problems that lower The strength of faith in our love, an enclosure Where i am safe to fall apart in pleasure Or fear, for your strength is the bower Where i am myself without fear Of Judgement, but encouragement of my lover.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
Malak Kalmoni. Chehab Exquisite poem, Malak, despite the agony of heartbreak, our cries of the heart, the poet encourages us to always love again. You’ve created such beautiful, poignant images: hidden invisible wounds, the nightmare of memories, the “Eternal memories that reside/Under the golden heart.” Your original form is splendid. Sublime poem, Brava! By Linda Powers O’Dell
CRI DE COEUR
Cry out, howl your pain to the moon Relish the sound of a broken heart Invisible wounds hidden in the dark,
Dormir is where the insanity resides Enter the nightmare of memories
Covered in pink tinted cotton Overwhelming the broken heart with Eternal memories that reside Under the golden heart Ready to remind you to love again no matter the pain.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
Malak Kalmoni. Chehab What a charming and profound tanka! How true it is, the laughter of children can be a balm for any broken soul. You’ve created a wonderful progression of ideas, Malak. The first line sets your theme; we are ready to feel peace. Then happiness is followed by its cause, the sparkling eyes of kids and their laughter. The feeling of brokenness is soothed by coming last. This progession is elegant and sophisticated. Wonderful poem! By Linda Powers O’Dell
Tanka
Contentment
Peace falls in your heart As you look on happiness In the eyes of kids Whose laugh is a balm on your Broken soul needing soothing.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
Malak Kalmoni. Chehab A wonderfully inspiring poem, Malak, it would be a dream come true if “peace, harmony, and acceptance” were “the norm rather than fear.” Excellent use of Shakespeare’s famous life to describe our lives, “a streaming play.” Despite many people not having a say, despite the torpor of daily life, the poet wisely advises us to embrace our dreams, to hold the hands of our lovers, to make even the damnable pleasurable. Thank you for sharing this encouraging poem! By Linda Powers O’Dell
‘To Be or Not To Be’¹
To Dream or Not to Dream Is such a wonder in a light beam.
I dream of you and me, lover, As we hold hands as our hearts flutter
In a world where, none have a say In anything but a streaming play.
A drama of such magnitude and splendor That anything reality brings is but torpor.
While dreaming of things that be In, ‘To be or not to be’²,
You swerve, soar, steer, drive, or dive Into a dream as real as you contrive,
Where peace, harmony, and acceptance Are the norm rather than fear and non truce.
Elevate your dream into your life Making the damnable all but pleasurable.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
Your mother’s voice echoes In your mind, always reminding You of her love, support, never abscomding When difficulties arise but throws
Her power, a heated, weighted blanket That smothers away the pain As though it never happened, a grain Of annoyance, no more, for she’s a banquet
Of facets that thrive on discontent For she’s the glue that holds Your fractured parts within her folds Of love, bolstering your confident
Side, propelling you into decisions That keep you moving forward. Her time, efforts are, at times, unappreciated For her honesty cuts deeper than a scalpel’s precisions.
Make sure that when the time Comes, you’re by her side, supporting Her as she did you, for youth’s trembling Dissipates into old age and puts her in a frame.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
Malak Kalmoni. Chehab What a beautiful tribute to the feminine! You encourage us to know and appreciate our strengths, our creativity and our innate intuition. Assuring us that we can succeed in any endeavor, you advise that we not give up our dreams for the sake of a salary. Beautifully written, Malak, wonderful images, expressions, rhymes, rhythm, and cohesive development of your theme. I love how you end on the idea of living intuitively and being a seer. We can be the creators of progress! Brilliant poem, Brava! By Linda Powers O’Dell
Women’s Persona
Women, women, winning a whirlwind Of acceptance by having a variety Of characters that attract and bind Society in a kind frame of mind: kindly
Note there are women who love Unconditionally, protectors’ powers that Never falter, career oriented who dove Into the bureaucratic grind having compleat
Skills required to climb the proverbial Corporate ladder, succeed, surpass Men in their fields, finding familial Relations more difficult, while others possess
Creativity, an artistic soul that Grabs their absolute attention, But only for short periods, but they cart Their art into its cave for fermentation
As they live their full lives. Others, loose their soul to depravity For their frustrations caused by their dreams Being forgotten as life demands a salary.
No matter what type you are: woman Listen to your instincts, persevere, Prevail, denounce negativity, intuitively run The marathon of your accolades and be the seer.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
Thank you so much for sending your bio and photograph. I truly appreciate it.
I have enjoyed reading your poetry and am honored to include your work in the anthology. Your poems offer both beauty and depth, and I believe they will resonate with many readers. I was especially moved by the themes of family, memory, resilience, and the bonds that shape our lives.
Thank you also for sharing a little of your personal journey. The experiences you describe have undoubtedly shaped a unique and meaningful voice, and I am grateful that you chose to share it with this collection.
Your photograph is lovely, and I look forward to presenting your work with the care and respect it deserves.
Thank you again for your participation and trust. I am delighted to have you as part of this anthology.
With warm regards,
Julie Miles
Editor, Still Waters Anthologies
I’m excited for this new development, and I will keep you all posted as to when it comes out!
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
I’m honored to have 3 of my poems published in Wheelsong Poetry Anthology 8. Each poem has a different themes using different poetic forms to enhance the message i want to forward.
I implore anyone who wishes to give back to society to buy a copy as all profits olfrom the Anthology go to the charity to help hungry children worldwide.
Below are exerts of my poems that are published just to wet your appetites for more ….
Ghouls of War
Moguls of war, ghouls that store, Store away resources for a grey, Grey day when needs are felt, Felt in empty stomachs covered, Covered by a rock to stave, Stave the incessant hunger pains, Pains that fog the functioning brain, Brain needing nutrients, Nutrients absent in war torn homes, …
Two Way Street
I lay in a fetal position, my head Cushioned by his heart, in a beat And rhythm that puts me to sleep, a feat That takes time, trust, comfort instead
Of weariness, worry that stress, I lay my head on his chest, dreaming Dreams of innocence that fled, tears streaming For losses galore, knowing he’s my vest that’ll press …
Poetic Castle
Poetry is my castle where every Room’s walls are painted in my poetry The building itself is antiquated in poverty, But each chamber is filled with rhymes eternally …
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
Malak Kalmoni. Chehab Thanks for introducing this intriguing new Hungarian poetic form, Malak. Clever use of assonance and consonance in the first three lines that mirrors the lengthening lines, (hon, honey, hopeful,) and then throughout, (lone, loving, tough, lonely.) Excellent contrast of “loving” and “lonely” in a if-you- have-to-make-a-choice scenario. By, Linda Powers O’Dell
APEVA Love
Hon Honey Hopeful, lone Loving is tough Better than lonely
