I remember a little girl;
Beautiful and brilliant.
Growing up with her was fun,
I was the big sis after all.
I remember when you had that fall
The one where your chin had to be stitched,
I cried and hurt so bad
While you bore the pains and I watched helpless.
I actually felt like hurting the nurse too,
That was how much I couldn't bear
To see you in pain or in tears.
But you were brave through it all; even stronger than I was.
Twenty years later;
Not one lesser, not two more
I find not the girl I remember
But a woman, stronger and braver.
You were beautiful; but now more,
You were kind, smart and dutiful
And now those words do justice to your person no more
They're simply understatements!
Oh Hudallah!
Mother of Abdullah
Offspring of Thaoban and Hannah
May your life be filled with hudha Llah
This woman I now know
The one who was a girl I knew
Is not the girl I know
This, is but a woman I admire!
©NobleHeart (Mar'yam Thaoban)
*hudha Llah in L4S6 above means God's guidance.
Categories:
understatements, appreciation, little sister, sister,
Form: Free verse
1.
artistic insight -
getting that vision's better
than knowing the truth
2.
haiku’s are hiding –
hunting season just opened
all understatements
3.
minimalist form
reveals dancing images –
how much can you say?
4.
"look!" old man reflects
"more cracks than I care to count -
how God's light gets in?"
5,
fishing bob jiggles
baited hook plumbing the depths –
men watch girls walking
6.
play it again Sam –
although hope springs eternal
bad weather ahead
7.
seventy two brides -
perhaps I'm missing something
sounds like hell to me
Brian Johnston
May 16, 2017
Categories:
understatements, irony, life,
Form: Haiku
Stressed, depressed...all understatements
Striving for greatness but not coming close to making it
See for you it's poetry but for me it's our life
To walk in the house with my kids and out goes the light
I know it's a cold hearted world but this is not right
Try to get help and they are putting us through hell
I walk with a smile on my face so the people can't tell
I did not grow up rich but our power never got turned off
I made a go fund me trying to bring heat and lights back to my kids
But its another cold dark night as they lay in their beds
As I write this by candle light the tears are falling fast
I'm longing for the day that this is just a bad memory in our past
Mommy and Daddy are sorry that this happened
Mommy cares for you daily all having health issues
Daddy works hard... after the bills we can barely afford tissues
You are our world and we love you, nothing on this planet above you
For most this is poetry but for us it's our present
Categories:
understatements, baby, black african american,
Form: Free verse
Blank white sheet of paper FOREVER I AM in your debt…please allow me to EXPRESS my INFINITE gratitude… for it was you that granted me the chance to finally RELEASE…*FREEDOM*…for so long I’ve searched for a home that I could sincerely call my own…I know now that close to you is where I’ve always belonged…to the only one who embraced me fully and never passed judgment…UNDERSTANDING from where I’ve come and how long of a journey it’s been…rescuing me from the pit of sometimes my own self-pity…and when I submerged into the darkness of misery…you provided the LIGHT for me to follow….the man that I AM today is more than a man…it is every man that has endured pain and suffering and rose from the ashes…*RISING SUN (SON)*…it is with you that I am able to share that EXPERIENCE…I HOPE you’re able to understand so many understatements…a simple LETTER to the one I truly adore…my greatest appreciation…
CiD *Creativity Is Demanding*
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Categories:
understatements, how i feel, me,
Form: Ode