Category: Poetry
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Women’s Day 2022
We have been pushed. We have been shoved. We are rising. We are standing up. We have been silenced. We refuse to ‘shut up.’ We are warriors. We have had enough. We are fighters. We are women.
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Silent Spring
Slowly, in a rhythm, the nightingales are returning with their music, waking the earth from her sleep who lays in the forest deep under rainbow skies, and opens her eyes like blooming blossoms. Spring charms the alluring air as flowers are strewn everywhere.
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What is Love?
Love is a warm hug on a cold dreary day. Love is a star that refuses to fade away. Love is a cup of wholesome wine. Love is a gentle dandelion. Love is a beaming word of happiness. Love is a tiny act of kindness. Love is in everything that…
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This Cup of Love
This cup of mine Is empty of Wine. I have drunk all the Love; What is given is not enough. They come with their goblets That flow of pity. But, of love, they are Completely empty. My parched heart Is tightly wrenched, But then you come, offering A cup of…
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Growth After the Storm
I keep reminding myself That after these storms go, I will grow I will g r o w . I will g r o w .
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Thirst for Wit
By hook or by crook, Feed me with knowledge From scrolls to books, Abridged and Unabridged.
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Mountain of Truth
Like the others—I have been lost— In the perilous sea—of mist. Like others—I have given up— Falling down the slump— But I have risen—in the darkest hour And held on to Hope—the power— That stayed with me—despite— I had fallen—from a height. ‘Tis a constant climb and stride— To find…
malalai khan 