First Time Nanna
...my first seduction
was with a bowl of stale feta,
a tragic affair with a refrigerator
that wouldn't shut.
crumbs scattered like apology,
i whispered sweet nothings,
"eat me, make me whole...
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Categories:
mystyle, dark,
Form: Free verse
Tulip in December
...On December 20th I saw a red tulip growing on the side of my mother’s house. You could be forgiven for thinking that that’s no place for a flower to bloom; and I would likely agree. On the 22nd I dec...
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Categories:
mystyle, allegory, analogy, beautiful, change,
Form: Free verse
Proud To Be Samoa
...Proud to be Samoan
Living the Fa'a Samoa
The unique culture
The unique culture
Expressed in dance and music
Siva and fa'ataupati
Siva and fa'ataupati
Graceful and energetic
Telling ancien...
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Categories:
mystyle, allusion, appreciation, community, devotion,
Form: Haiku