NAZIRA'S NOTEBOOK

Tag: #poem

  • Beloved

    Ask my fingers what they want. I long to touch my beloved’s face. Ask my mind what it thinks. Thoughts of my beloved – what else? Ask my eyes what they wish to see. Only my beloved’s beauty. Ask my soul what it fears. Losing my beloved. Ask my lips what they desire. The embrace →

  • Better to have loved and lost…

    Than to never have loved at all? Oh no I don’t think so Better to have stayed in the dark Than to have ventured into the light And experienced the warmth colour vivacity of life Only to have your eyes gouged out moments later For this is heartache Pure heartache on every level And this →

  • A New Year’s Prayer

    I raise my hands And pray For a year of success Safety and security For happiness Health and wealth I pray for mercy And compassion And forgiveness For guidance And provision And fulfilment Of all needs I pray For myself And my loved ones For my community For my people For all And then With →

  • Daddy

    My daddy is a nice man But you must follow the rules The house must always be tidy Mummy must look after him properly And I must be very good little boy My daddy sometimes gets angry Sometimes is really a lotta times His voice gets louder and louder And he grows ten feet taller →

  • Day and Night

    The day breaks And takes me into the world. Duty leads to action, Though my heart protests. The hours pass by Without leaving a single mark. Another day disappears, Along with the sun. Then comes night, The realm of dream and fantasy. Open, my eyes see dark. Closed, they see you. My heart takes flight →