Time for change, pandemics can do that Readily force us out of routine A new social order is soon to befall Tapping our feet to inaudible drums Together our hearts beat Dum da dum da dum da dum Here we are it’s 2020 Wearing gloves, masks, and hand gel Socially responsible, that’s the game Tapping … Continue reading Together our Hearts Beat
Island of Dreams
Sometimes alone I sit and watch My breath recharge. At other times included — belong, We live on this island of dreams, of pirates and no rules: a paradise of stillness in its views, We forget the suffering of the distant and confused, First the … Continue reading Island of Dreams
Questions in Timelessness
Squished into this phenomenal Capsule of a flying vehicle, Strangers and friends. Forced together, Watch out for the Corona virus! Masks and gloves all around us. Defiant Flying often invokes a sense of timelessness, Of free falling Either into an unknown world of dreams And hopes Of holidays and time together Of a new place … Continue reading Questions in Timelessness
Silver Dream and Strawberry Fields
To write is a way to clear things From my mind, from my heart. It is a way To organize my ideas. To let the feelings out. To share and empathize with others To show appreciation to this phenomenal life I am living. Oh it can be dark and heavy at times, But there’s a … Continue reading Silver Dream and Strawberry Fields
Another Gift
Last April I had a dream that I was pregnant. I had never been pregnant naturally before. My twins are IVF, and never had I been pregnant other than with them. So it seemed completely unrealistic, especially considering we were not at all trying or hoping for a third child. And besides, a dream is … Continue reading Another Gift
Faster Reaction Times
“Don’t let this illness define you,” I’ve been told. “Your poetry, your dance, your art, all reflect aspects of your mental health issues. Why don’t you write about something else, lighten up?!” I’m told. All in good faith. Surprised, I didn’t think I wrote about my mental health at all in the last couple of … Continue reading Faster Reaction Times
Nothing Less
A stranger stares back at me Dark rings highlight hollow eyes Dry hair thin, Grey and split Fleshy rolls spill, Out of the old wardrobe Tired skin sags, Rough and loose, Being dragged along, On a noose Every day, New wrinkles are drawn in By some magical being Playing a mischievous game A reminder of … Continue reading Nothing Less
Happy New Year 2020
The 2010’s has been for me, a decade of rearing my children: Of little sleep, of running after them as toddlers, of driving them to and from school, of negotiating homework and activities. It marks a full decade living in Asia, from the New Years celebrations in Hong Kong after the birth of our babies, … Continue reading Happy New Year 2020
To My Zambian Friends
It is a self imposed exile I live I magically hide And protect myself From feelings of deep love, Of memories gone by, How do I say goodbye To this land and its people That I know and love deeply: The white toothy smiles The majestic trees Lining endless skies, The powerful energy in the … Continue reading To My Zambian Friends
Tattoos and Red Hair
To change something, To step out of the comfort zone; as simple as a change in hair style, hair color, or to get that piercing, or even that tattoo. Albeit, oftentimes impulsively Because that voice, That of the well meaning parent, the teacher, The coach That voice that controls, That asks to conform, That feels … Continue reading Tattoos and Red Hair
Natasha Devalia 