Abdul Aziz : Writing

To Hell With Formal Verse!

To Hell With Formal Verse!

A Poem by Abdul Aziz


Constrained by laws, I think that poetryDeserves much free and broad and lucid thoughtUnbound from chains of silly prosodyThat only serves to harden w..
Words and Images

Words and Images

A Poem by Abdul Aziz


In a cold, damp corner of my mindWhere receding memories reside,An ephemeral image Of your shyly curved brows That float upon your diaphanous eyes,And..
What the heart told the mind

What the heart told the mind

A Poem by Abdul Aziz


"In this time and age,Where sunlight quiversAt the tyranny of the dayAnd seeks refugeIn the vigil of the night,What is hopeBut a mural of that lig..
One more evening

One more evening

A Poem by Abdul Aziz


Or, The Autumn of Life
Descriptions

Descriptions

A Poem by Abdul Aziz


I will describe not your eyesAnd the sliver of shyness that dancesBetween the poetry of your brows.I will describe not your faceAnd the million dreams..
Dancing with her

Dancing with her

A Poem by Abdul Aziz


She's bathed by nectar from a bleeding rose, She's draped by sunshine and morning yellow. She tastes of honey and smells of musk, An..
A Ballad of Summer

A Ballad of Summer

A Book by Abdul Aziz


An experiment with the Ballad meter.
I. Infrequentia

I. Infrequentia

A Chapter by Abdul Aziz


I. InfrequentiaThe trees had lost their earthern charm When winter came around. The leaves were sad, so coldly sad; And fell upon the gr..
II. Fortuna

II. Fortuna

A Chapter by Abdul Aziz


II. Fortuna A speck of sun and fulsome moon Entangled into one; A silhouette of thousand stars, Whose day had just begun; She spared a ..
III. Decor

III. Decor

A Chapter by Abdul Aziz


III. DecorI stood in silence, and in aweBeside the becalmed brookShe grew in beauty, quietly soWith every step she took;And gave me back my aching lif..