That the universe is immenseWhile, notably, the most intense understandingIt conveys.Are generalities and specifics that overwhelmAttemptsTo contain in ways to remain sane in confrontationWith its totalities.Human intellect was developed to collect localitiesOf dangers and delights, while those strange tiny lightsIn black skies at nightsTouched only minor curiosities in fantasies of what might beIn that far … More Size #poem by Jan Sand
I saw an uglyWoman in a trainCarriage applyCopious amountsOf beauty creamOn her face, armsAnd shoulders;She was fightingA losing battle. Saturday morning7am and the cityWas still sleeping,It was summerAnd I was on a trainWith my beach towelAnd some poetry booksHurtling down the coastHeaded to some secludedBeach and I was wonderingHow many other peopleRight now were applyingBeauty … More True Beauty #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios
Abdullah was born hanged by his umbilical cord. They rescued him with difficulty in the last moments and took him down from the gallows dripping with sticky water. He devoted his life to searching for the perpetrator who decided to hang him while he was in the womb, and investigating the accusation that was assigned … More The eternal patient #poem & #artinstallation by Amir Khatib
To freeze the seas of sociality requires to seizeThe multiples of mes in internal concentrates of observation.The pocket telephone or computer glues attentionsInto the atmospheric cascades of interminable babblesOf budget nudges for commercialization to swipe individuality,Submerge all urges into purchasable competition in greedsThat satisfy no necessary needs nor sensible desires. One need not squat, space … More Ice Soulation #poem by Jan Sand
I saw the lightDisappear fromYour eyes,You had becomeA hollow shellLiving a zombie lifeFilled with theMeaninglessDaily ritualsAnd minutiaeOf a former life. This modern worldHad sucked theLiving right out of you,But you consumed,Ate and drank,Snorted cocaineAnd boughtDesigner shoesAs if there wereNo tomorrow. Yet it was allHollow and devoidOf any meaning,And your spirit hadBeen extinguishedLong ago andYou were … More Cruel World #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios
What is all this light?And the sky that we don’t know where it came from this morning,Where do you end up at night?Trees are accused of green sin,And the buds are still blind like newborn kittens…What are these transparent clouds?Other than washed heavenly sheets spread out for the sun and air,And the seagulls over the … More Light #poem & #painting by Amir Khatib
Radio bigmouth, and out of that hornthat song. Back when everything I was was longingthis song exposed it all. The longing, the loneliness,the desire to be worthyif only you would love me,so strong it was immobilizing,my whole soul swimming under the feeling. I am thankful therefore that I now cannot remember you exactlyor the sound … More Echoes #poem by Dr. Lawrence Nannery
In darkness,They listen,In darkness,They hear theirBeating hearts,In darkness,They holdEach otherTenderlyAnd feel theWeight ofThe worldAs they awaitThe birth ofA new day. *******************************With a digital painting from Nikos Laios *******************************Check Nikos Laios’ NEW eBOOK, HERE!
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