Judy Basmaji : Writing

Tune of a Broken Heart

Tune of a Broken Heart

A Poem by Judy Basmaji


Black upon white, gently gleaming in the nightTempting, seducing, with possibilities of infinite melodiesAnd when fingertips strike, when tune is rous..
Paris, My Love

Paris, My Love

A Story by Judy Basmaji


I dream of words, so precise and unique, that can describe a crunching leaf or a grain of sand so well, you can recognize it when you see it. Words t..
As I Look Down

As I Look Down

A Poem by Judy Basmaji


I look downupon his broken formupon his humbled spiritas my hands bleedfrom the pieces and shardsof his shattered heart.I look downinto his frozen eye..
The Lines

The Lines

A Poem by Judy Basmaji


The lines They overlap and intertwine Edges, vague and indistinct Waiting to be crossed. Drawn by society And the compass of morality Their fi..
The Truth

The Truth

A Story by Judy Basmaji


The truth is that the less significant part of most human lives is made of the common yet inevitable and seemingly useless action of waiting. It is..
Longing to Despair

Longing to Despair

A Poem by Judy Basmaji


Known is a turbid affairwhen the mind vows to beholdwhat a heart cannot declareLittle of sorrows compareto a heart deprived of lovea heart unable to c..