mjb19881366 (25)in #poetry • 7 years agoPlain ColourThe sky, bluer The water, bluer I am on the veranda. Ra'na is by the pool She is washing clothes Leaves are falling It's a sad season , said Mother this morning Life is an…mjb19881366 (25)in #poetry • 7 years agoBeyond the SeasI will build a boat And cast it in water I will sail away from this strange land Where there is no one to awaken the heroes In the glade of love A boat void of…mjb19881366 (25)in #poerty • 7 years agoloveLove of the Beloved burned me like a candle, head to foot. My soul-bird burned like a moth, wing and feather. The fire of her love smoked my heart like aloes; then her fire…mjb19881366 (25)in #poetry • 7 years agoGhazalWhen God designed your features and joined your brows Paved my way, then trapped me with your gestures & bows The spruce and I, both rooted to the ground Fate, like a fine…mjb19881366 (25)in #poem • 7 years agoA snake-catcher steals a snake from another snake-catcherFrom a snake-catcher someone stole a snake; The fool saw as success this huge mistake. From that snake’s bite its owner thus was spared It killed the thief who’d now become…