Poems

after implementing long overdue criminal justice reforms,
especially affecting marginalized groups...

The piano survived.
The oud, the violin,
the trumpet, the qanun,
the flute—...

As parents, it has always been our job to get our children prepared for the real world.

How do we...

THE WORLD AWAKENS

The world, a slumbering seed,
Awaits the touch of grace,
Of sun,...

IN TWILIGHT'S HUSH

MISTY GIRL
The world transformed, a winter's grace,
Snowflakes dance, a gentle pace.
A...

I love the passion
In my heart when
I listen to Music
Of the Lord it
Fills my...

(Inspired by “Arid Land of a Desolate Heart poem by Poet Bernadete van der Wielen)

On the arid...

Behold, Ghalib,
I am drunkard
But I didn’t drink
in your God’s house

Behold,...

Like millions of other people, he never gave them a chance.
A rich scientist built a time machine...

Creatures Are We - “And Their Tref”

The meadow stir, of a soundless purr.
A whistling in...

Here at Cafe Reverse
dessert comes first

Then the entree is served
and the appetizer...

I've concluded that we all need a journal
It's basically a mirror that tracks me getting older...

I recall the years gone by,
Married young and not yet wise.
Counting days since that July—...

The great reconciliation will come
when both ends of the spectrum
and scared shitless...

If only I could dial back the years
To when we met and felt the touch of love.
I would erase...

And as I trudge my way through
the darkest of moments
I say moments
because...