Ashen

Ashen

A Poem by Sami Khalil
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A labor of love to heal the bruising...

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Ashen...By Sami Khalil

Healing the bruising...

The Poem:


I planted you,

In the legacy of bruised skies,

In the further callings of noted flowers as colors escape orphanages

And yield to the roots of spring conscience.

I planted you,

Naked with bed full apologies,

Of ceaseless moons with pity on prisoners, who survive daily devotions, wearing the shadows of absence.

I planted you,

In the rebirth of wilted petals,

Who survive in distant valleys, attached to indecision of the hearts,

Footsteps away from light in the broad fields of death.  

I planted you,

In my intimate words of wedded vocabulary,

Around soft edges of intuitions where our critics below are confused,

Spinning in a state of head spin.

I planted you,

In the misreading of ashen rituals,

As white temples, churches and mosques stand as living archives to almost divinity, in unison of a lost sermon.

© 2018 Sami Khalil


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Sami, I love the pic you used for this piece! Your poetic words flowed so smoothly and leaves your readers with remarkable thoughts of hope and meaning!

Posted 1 Year Ago


Sami Khalil

1 Year Ago

Howdy Kathy! Thank you so much for airing this treasure from the treasure trove of olden days. So gl.. read more
KATHY SUE SILLS

1 Year Ago

My pleasure!
Sami Khalil

1 Year Ago

:::::)))))))))))))))
'Ashen'
Sami,
Found myself studying at length the painting with a young lady sleeping on a beach, turtle looking on as she sleeps. A hat to protect her hair hair and skin, then what really caught me was the shells as if these were gifts to her heart, wishes. The title is telling I suppose. This poem reads to me as how humanity searches for meaning. Just as the shells they are winsome and lovely but inanimate but they are a keepsake of a special occasion. so our lives full of hits and misses, trial and error. The sweetness is in the effort, the search for meaning.
Kathy

Posted 2 Years Ago


Sami Khalil

2 Years Ago

Mama Mia! I love it! You are so thoughtful and generous in your wonderful reviews. I'm glad you unco.. read more
Kathy Van Kurin

2 Years Ago

Thanks Sami,
Your motivational gift of expression just shone with this piece. I suppose that .. read more
Sami Khalil

2 Years Ago

All true and well said. Thank you kindly for all.
THIS most be my most favorite from You! how divinely You've painted Love... in it's ultimate, timeless shape and existence, Your poem has this feeling which the classical poems have, and add more alluring power to it, it feels timeless, Your language feels timeless, it's like it was there in those ancient times, and it's here now, I adore this masterpiece! Thank You dear Sami*

Posted 6 Years Ago


0 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Sami Khalil

6 Years Ago

Wow! I can't thank you enough beloved poet and friend for this marvelous review and kindness. It is .. read more
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lightsong

6 Years Ago

would like to read it in Arabic too, can You message me with it? or maybe You can put it under the E.. read more
dear Sami... G-d has once again planted us in a place where we can grow like morning glories on vines of kindness and new birth. Your poetry is timeless and visionary imprints of endless beauty. truly, Pat

Posted 6 Years Ago


Sami Khalil

6 Years Ago

Wow! What a beautiful certificate of timeless appreciation. You bring words from the dead and spread.. read more
Implied hope and eloquent elegance mark this piece.
Qualifies as the purest example of a truly illuminating "daily devotional."
Soars rarefied air, Sami.

Posted 6 Years Ago


Sami Khalil

6 Years Ago

Wow. Thank you so much Jimmy Yetts for this amazing review and kind words. You soar high and above.... read more
To me I got a sense of the creation of the universe of all the ups and downs the creation had become

Posted 8 Years Ago


Sami Khalil

8 Years Ago

Wow. Thank you so much beloved poet for this lovely review and kind words. Good to see you...:)....... read more
W R Stowe

8 Years Ago

your quite welcome
Sami Khalil

8 Years Ago

:).............
Such lovely imagery here. I particularly like the line, "In the further callings of noted flowers as colors escape orphanages". The whole piece just flows and brings the reader to a place of accepted moving on. The pain is felt but there is hope. Nicely done!

Posted 9 Years Ago


Sami Khalil

9 Years Ago

Wow. Thank you so much dear poet for this amazing review and appreciation. You are appreciated...:)... read more

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