Tag Archives: SL Poetry

Poet

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Karima Hoisan

Poet I lay down in soft meadows counting the beatsof a hummingbird’s wings, watching the clouds danceto the song of spring robinsand distant thunder, music that moves mybirth sign’s numbered soul. Symphonies that a poet hears and knows… I cry … Continue reading →

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The Avi Choice Awards-The Arts 2015

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Karima Hoisan

Seems amazing that a year has gone by since I wrote this little post on last year’s Avi Choice Awards, “A Word on the Avi Choice Awards” I didn’t mean to sound ungrateful last year, and I certainly do not … Continue reading →

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Satin Doll Solo

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Karima Hoisan

Satin doll…smoke-filled room, eyes all over you… feather boas, crowded ashtrays, hard wood stools and plumes, dark brick walls behind the bar, where the trash turns smoky blue; couples fumble vertically, up against the wall pressing their passion under the … Continue reading →

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See Frog Run

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

See Frog Run The frog ran away from the insanity. He clenched his hands tight as he leaped over wheat-fields and  freeways, like a dog running off with a leg of lamb. We are what we eat , so he … Continue reading →

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Suspend!

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

Suspend! Hang from me for just a few moments. Suspend your disbelief; of course I’m here! There might be an infinite pile of pieces but you’ll know mine, by the smell, the shape, the attitude. You could find me in … Continue reading →

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A Flower-Pocket Garden

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

A Flower Pocket Garden In the dark and quiet moment of a rainy morning, There is some sunlight to be found inside my heart, And although I’ve encountered much that’s disappointing There are still some miracles that set a day … Continue reading →

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Clay Baby

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

Clay Baby I clawed you out of clay ingrata; you were the first lost grail on the bottom of the well, nebulous, unborn, a golden nugget, caked in mud, only living in my mind. I passed you my secrets of … Continue reading →

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Thankful

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

Thankful I thank you for the pasturing of my beast, for the plants you never fail to water, for your mind that flies beyond Time. Do I do something to earn this grace, or is it given freely in random … Continue reading →

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The Illusion of You

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

The Illusion of You The illusion of you was a red- dawn sky after an all- night storm, rose-tipped, filled with hope, looking for stability. What you might have been, lapped at my feet and there was a calm, you … Continue reading →

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90% Transparent

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Karima Hoisan

I am only 90% transparent..so I leave a hazy shadow on the wall. When I fly across state borders or the ocean, I am just an almost- seen. This is how I travel, deep inside your laptop, passing checkpoints, X-ray … Continue reading →

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