Maryam Mottahedeh : Writing

New Era

New Era

A Poem by Maryam Mottahedeh


New Era Breaking the chains Out of the mold The complacency into limitations Development of ego An Ossification of separation The u..
Vivaldi’s Summer

Vivaldi’s Summer

A Poem by Maryam Mottahedeh


Vivaldi’s Summer When I listen to Vivaldi’s Summer My heart soars high up into the skies Into the immeasurable altitudes there ..
Prodigy and Masters

Prodigy and Masters

A Poem by Maryam Mottahedeh


Prodigy and Masters Awake in this dream we call life Awake Awake to the accessibility of light and inspiration The prodigy boy Malik ..
Forgotten Lost Parts

Forgotten Lost Parts

A Poem by Maryam Mottahedeh


Forgotten Lost Parts Forgotten, lost parts All in a murmur Now coming back to life again Picking them like fruit From the tree of lif..
Relax, Open, Receive

Relax, Open, Receive

A Poem by Maryam Mottahedeh


Relax, Open, Receive How far can I stretch this body This mind How far can I stretch my heart And feel the heart of the matter ..
Tic, Tic, Tic, Toc

Tic, Tic, Tic, Toc

A Poem by Maryam Mottahedeh


Tic, Tic, Tic, Toc Tic, tic tic toc Every minute passes No minute more important Mo minute more different Tic tic tic toc W..
Holiday

Holiday

A Poem by Maryam Mottahedeh


Holiday I observe no holiday I observe the pitch of the crows messaging from darkness In celebration of sunlight and rain I celebra..
Garden of Eden

Garden of Eden

A Poem by Maryam Mottahedeh


Garden of Eden In the Garden of Eden We are the gardeners More than that In the Garden of Eden We commune with the Garden As the..
My Childhood

My Childhood

A Poem by Maryam Mottahedeh


My Childhood My Childhood has not ended My childhood has not gone away, it is still here My Childhood is simultaneous With its own se..
Soothing Waters

Soothing Waters

A Poem by Maryam Mottahedeh


Soothing Waters A mother mourns Grieving tears The emotional placenta is torn Fragments of tomorrows’ dawn Pieces of a longin..