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• Poetry > Haiku
  The Four-Letter Word

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Inappropriate: Pathetic, appropriate: Most beautiful sight... Inappropriate: Brittle, but appropriate: Elastic. Ductile. Inappropriate: Fades, but when appropriate: By God's blessing grows. Yes appropriate, May often break away but Maybe never was. When appropriate, You ma...
• Poetry > Haiku
  Bravery

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Console a woman, Genuinely vexed, weeping True bravery 'tis....
• Poetry > Haiku
  Disturbed Youth

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Think they can change me, Well – they don’t know me, Pity they Can’t change themselves....
• Poetry > Haiku
  It Has To End.

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Rose bud, it's petals Open and close everyday, then one day they fall....
• Poetry > Haiku
  Alleviation

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Felt around the rib cage, Yes, there it was, the heartbeat; I heaved a sigh...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  My Respite

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  When some sorrow nestles in my heart, Or a sudden joy makes me start; The one place I think of, my one respite, The place where I feel like I’m in flight, The one place where utter peace resides, The one place where turbulence hides; There my heart experiences calm. And to my mind ‘tis li...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  When It Rains

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Gazillion diamonds shower down on me, Every droplet cries, “I’m free, I’m free!” An ice-cold shock touches my cheek, And when it rains all else is bleak. Prince or pauper, the same to all; Whenever, wherever, however it may fall! A poet or painter or writer could not but say: “When ...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  When I Was Little

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  When I was little, Daddy would Hold my hand in his big warm one He’d tell me, “You’re my Princess!” And together we’d have grand fun. When I was little, Mommy would, Sing sweet lullabies to send me to sleep No matter how tired she was, wouldn't scold Even if I woke her up lik...
• Poetry > Haiku
  Veiled Intent

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  A wanderer is not void of aim. Maybe 'tis to hit paths unknown...
• Poetry > Haiku
  An Invaluable Gift

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  It sure was profound, the joy that engulfed me, As I stumbled upon; That poem she composed. Indeed it is those little acts, the thoughts, the whispers, that go unheard and You never do know who does remember you nor who prays incessant. And when you see that one face all you...
• Poetry > Haiku
  O Pain

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  In the numbness I blink, touch those tears that outline the corners; now dry....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  What She's Worth

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  She opened her eyes, Those clear big beautiful eyes of hers And since that day was told She can’t ever be as good as you, like you even She can’t ever do things the way you do, like you even She just can’t Hang on, “Why the heck?” she asks ‘Cause you’re a girl, a woman “Oh...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  No Time

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  There ain’t any way to make sure, Whether we would have time galore. Cursing and swearing, I never hold back Yet, a little kind word always lack. Time and time again I’ve agreed, The sand runs way faster than we need. Couldn’t say a world of words I wanted Got stuck in my throat and he*...
• Poetry > Sonnet
  The Ultimate Test

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Today I learnt a lesson, Wondrous to behold. God but has to test you, That is what it told. An afternoon spent in agony, An entire evening wasted. Shedding tears of disbelief, Bitter thoughts I tasted. I wondered what had gone amiss, Tried to figure out my flaw; Did not know right from...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  "She"

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Who, oh who “She” is Quite absurd to understand Some say no good trying, 'tis Won’t know, where your feet land. A zillion in one: An impeccant child, by life beguiled A sister with whom to have fun! The wife, the mother, undefiled. Her heart loves, her hands caress Those sh...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  See through the raindrops

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Out the windowpane Of my car I see, Each hue diverge By the tiny crystal-like droplets Yes, rain is indeed; A wonder In every single way. True beauty reflects in my eyes The Iris contracts and I see in those Three seconds, a million lights And their pigments fluxing Ultraviolet, indi...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Live like there’s no tomorrow!

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Today we are, tomorrow not, Who knows? Alas! No one. How many days more have we got? Is it all real or just a pun. Live like there’s no tomorrow. Oh, Mr. Visitor, life is one big test; Thence draw a blank to all sorrow, Just be glad and live your best....
• Poetry > Haiku
  Writer's block

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Why words are at a standstill, and don't flow from the heart like they used to?...
• Poetry > Haiku
  Hypocrite

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Realization hit She's another player in this game: pretend....
• Poetry > Haiku
  The Cold Warms

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Though the icy wind sends Shivers down my spine, I've Never felt better...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Life is to Live

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  I’d view the stars twinkle and shine, Hear the lilt as music play, Witness the moments divine And take heed to whatever you say. I’d live to see joy in your eyes, And know it’s due to me; See the way the time flies And once again visit the sea. I’d envision, fireworks spark and...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  The Little Things That Matter

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  A thousand hues A million mixes When my eye, Upon that scene fixes; I see a palette divine Artistry, ever so fine. The sky may be, the way to Thee And in itself ‘tis The manifestation of bliss. Yet each little pigment makes it so The petal, the pollen of the flower The seconds, minut...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  Let's Cross That Bridge When We Get To It

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Human nature: Putting things off. Human nature: Finding it difficult to express love. Human nature: No difficulty in expressing hate (even when there really isn't any). Human nature is, in fact, most reckless. I found out lately. And rather too late I should say because if I had realized my stu...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Do we ever listen to our own advice?

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Be an optimist, I say Lusty desire resist, I say Go dream, I say Be united team, I say Be selfless, I say You’re never defenseless, I say Forget, forgive, I say Life is to live, I say I say I tell I advise And I pray Like hell To get a piece of the prize Yet as I put to paper Al...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  My Bread

  

  By SaphiraBrightscales, Jhelum, Pakistan

  Write I must Though the same old cliches Keep whirring through my head. And even this That now I write Is one of them, above said. Yet write I must For she alone With her little pleasures, keeps me fed...