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Carnations (Water): A Poem For Mother’s Day

By: Amira K. May 9, 2016June 13, 2017

Compositions, Poemsbirth, civilizations, feminism, life, mother's day, motherhood, poems, Poetry, reading, water, women, writing1 Comment

I Water seeps from between your fingernails Gushes from between your legs Drips from the corners of your eyes When you open your mouth there is water When you open your eyes you are water Carnations bloom from your fingers Lilacs sprout from your hair Daisies adorn your ankles Lilies bursts from your breasts Crowning your hips, your thighs,…

A Poem: Thirst

By: Amira K. April 7, 2014May 11, 2014

Compositions, Poemsmemoir, National Poetry Month, nature, Poetry, Thoreau, water5 Comments

Never would Thoreau have thought That one day, the sight of a simple creek Would be so rare, so strange, so uncommon That it might bring tears to the eyes of a passer-by As I was. Thirsty, Awestruck by the green grass, the minnows flickering The crinkled sound of water dripping over grey rock A…