Tag Archive | Poetry

A village

Nov27

The statistic’s page in my poetry blog shows me how many people are reading my blog every day
Then there is a world map
And and I can see which countries the readers live in
It’s so inspiring
It’s truly amazing
That people in Vietnam and Columbia
Singapore and Indonesia and Bahrein
Read what I write
I look at that world map
And realize how connected we are
How easy it is to communicate with a global audience
We have come such a long way
From the times that we needed to read books to find out what was happening
In the other parts of the world
Or travel
Now, the world is at our fingertips
It has become a village
And we are its inhabitants

Nov 27, 2025

It’s a need

Sep29

Quiet 

Peace

Concentration 

No distraction

No questions

No conversation

This is why I come to the coffeeshop

Today I don’t have a pen

So I write on my phone 

My Earl Grey tea warms me up

The music in the background is soothing

Can you imagine where I’m sitting?

I’m on the second floor of my grocery store 

Sitting at one of the dining tables of the staff 

Having got my tea from the Starbucks downstairs

Many places can become writing spaces

I’ve written in libraries many time

In bookstores

At airports

And on the airplane 

You see what I mean

All that is needed is a means to record my thoughts

And an idea to start with

The rest happens by itself

Words flow

Thoughts are recorded

And for some magical reason 

I feel better after writing 

Is it the need for self expression?

The need to create? 

The need to connect with the ethereal space

art comes from? 

In any case

I feel refreshed 

September 23, 2025

Humility is needed

Sep29

The woman who is sitting across you

Full of confidence 

At the top of her game 

May have had very difficult experiences 

She may have been seriously ill

Lost hope and almost lost faith

Challenges in life can do that to us

The woman who is smiling all the time

Fresh as sunshine 

Has scars of her own 

And difficulties she cannot share in a casual conversation

It seems it’s better to assume that 

Everyone has been hurt

Everyone has suffered 

Whether we know it or not 

We need to be gentle with each other

Supportive of one another

And when the time arrives

Hold that someone’s hand

Listen to their story

And give them the opportunity to be heard 

September 29th, 2025

Hidden emotions

Sep29

The woman who is sitting across you

Full of confidence 

At the top of her game 

May have had very difficult experiences 

She may have been seriously ill

Lost hope and almost lost faith

Challenges in life can do that to us

The woman who is smiling all the time

Fresh as sunshine 

Has scars of her own 

And difficulties she cannot share in a casual conversation

It seems it’s better to assume that 

Everyone has been hurt

Everyone has suffered 

Whether we know it or not 

We need to be gentle with each other

Supportive of one another

And when the time arrives

Hold that someone’s hand

Listen to their story

And give them the opportunity to be heard 

September 29th, 2025

sometimes

Sep22

Once in a while 

I need a day or even half day

When I can forget my to-do list

And do instead things that energize me

Drawing, writing, hanging out at a coffee shop

And even though these seem like solitary activities

From time to time I need to be alone with my own thoughts 

Talk to myself 

Create by myself 

Sometimes we need solitude

To recharge our batteries and relax

Make no mistake 

I love being with people especially my friends 

But occasionally

I need a day 

Like today

Which is very low stress 

And full of nourishment for my soul 

September 22, 2025

Imperfection is ok

Jul14


My friend is not perfect

Neither am I

So I wrote in my diary

When I was thirteen

There is a lot of truth to that even now

If we are to look at someone’s faults

It’s impossible to befriend them

If we overlook one another’s shortcomings

We can have many friends

Focus on their strengths

Pay attention to the gifts they have

To the joy they bring you 

To their listening ear

Don’t expect perfection, ever

Because you will be disappointed

Time after time

July 14, 2025

A childish game

Jul11

We bomb you 

You bomb us 

We bomb you again with more bombs

You try to catch up with us

It looks like a silly childish game

With expensive explosives

And dire consequences 

Is this how mature people solve problems?

Is death and destruction what brings us peace?

I read the news

It’s been three years

What do they think a few more years will do

Besides adding to the carnage of war? 

We are ‘grown up’ people 

Playing a most dangerous and devastating game 

The real game of war 

July 11, 2025

In a foreign land

Jul7

Plain water please 

Hold back the bubbles for me

But it’s self service

I look at the bottles in the fridge 

I can’t read the signs on the bottles

So I get the bubbly one by mistake 

Do I tip the Taxi driver or not?

It’s nice but not necessary they say

How about the hotel maid? 

I left some money but when we came back

It was still there

Restaurants are confusing too

I still don’t know what to do 

They accept Mastercard everywhere 

That makes it easy

But with cash you can keep better track of things

However who uses cash these days 

Being in Italy is wonderful 

But not knowing the language and customs is not

June 30th, 2025

Published?

Jun25

I have been published!

Where you may ask

Let me explain 

I have been published 

Not once, but eight times

Look on Amazon

You will find my books

Publishing is no longer done the traditional way

Yes, that still exists

But now we have many more additional ways

You can be published on Instagram 

You can be published on Facebook

You can be published on WhatsApp 

And the list goes on

Will thousands read my posts?

Maybe not

Will I make money?

Who needs money anyway

Artists are mostly poor in material things

But their heart is connected to a source

Where inspiration comes from

Their words and images are worth so much to those who appreciate them

I have been published

Many times over

My readers are few 

You can’t find my books in a bookstore 

But I’m happy to reach those that I do

Art is there to uplift our souls

And artists are happy to play their role

June 25, 2025

Is this peace?

Jun25


The dust has settled

The missiles have been silenced

People are going back to work

But is there peace?

Peace is not the absence of war

Peace is serenity in people’s hearts

Peace is justice in the land 

Peace is love for your fellow man

I pray for the day when won’t need spies

I pray for the day when negotiations will solve the problems that arise

I pray for the day of equality

When demonstrators won’t have to die in the streets

Peace is not the absence of war

Peace is love in our hearts 

June 25, 2025