14 Tuesday Nov 2017
Posted in African Women Writers, al li, Challenges, Cherita, Micropoetry, Poetry, Romance
Today at Rajani’s we are re-visiting the Cherita, a six line story-poem form invented by Ai-Li.
Fire
I’ll sing to your dawn
on gossamer harps
you shall be my song
while I softly strum you
my fire
my muse
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31 Tuesday Oct 2017
Posted in African Women Writers, al li, Cherita, Micropoetry, Poetry
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The Cherita was created by al li.
Scarlet
render me scarlet
and cut me open
with your venom
dissect me with your fangs
perhaps you will see
what makes me tick
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26 Tuesday Sep 2017
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The Cherita was created by al li
Love
oh, but I can write
you out of my life
a whole chapter
if only to make way
for a short verse
spelling love
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22 Friday Sep 2017
Posted in African Women Writers, al li, Challenges, Cherita, Haiku My Heart, Micropoetry, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance
The Cherita was created by al li.
credits: http://www.thecherita.com/
Tears
my tears flow fast
the rivers of Babylon
when I remember our nirvana
the hollow shell
of broken promises
now our legacy
(linked to Recuerda Mi Corazon.)
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19 Tuesday Sep 2017
Posted in African Women Writers, al li, Cherita, Micropoetry, Poetry, Romance
The Cherita was created by al li.
Myopia
sometimes
the lens of love
is myopic
seeing only
the veneer
hiding the filth
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15 Friday Sep 2017
Posted in African Women Writers, al li, Cherita, Haiku My Heart, Micropoetry, Poetry
The Cherita was created by al li.
credits: http://www.thecherita.com/
Words
words have blood
organic and pulsating
if I could eat my words
rich with promise
in another man’s
arms
(linked to Recuerda Mi Corazon.)
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29 Tuesday Aug 2017
Posted in African Women Writers, al li, Cherita, Micropoetry, Poetry, Publication
The Cherita was created by al li.
credits: http://www.thecherita.com/
August Rains
August rains
strong winds
droning and so cold
but I hear music too
a soft tempo
of the breeze
(Coming out soon! My second poetry collection! 🙂 )
© Celestine Nudanu 29/08/17Links for Haiku Rhapsodies:
25 Friday Aug 2017
Posted in African Women Writers, al li, Challenges, Cherita, Micropoetry, Poetry, Romance
The Cherita was created by al li.
credits: http://www.thecherita.com/
Morning Coffee
my morning coffee
sugar-less
but creamy
so is your kiss
not sweet
but full
(linked to Recuerda Mi Corazon.)
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21 Monday Aug 2017
Posted in African Women Writers, al li, Cherita, Micropoetry, Poetry
The Cherita was created by al li.
credits: http://www.thecherita.com/
Shell
when all is done
release me
of your love
watch me slipping
as my last breath deflate
this swollen shell
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15 Tuesday Aug 2017
Posted in African Women Writers, al li, Cherita, Larry Kimmel, Micropoetry, Poetry, Uncategorized
The Cherita was created by al li.
credits: http://www.thecherita.com/
Life
stretch your hands and grasp mine
life slips by
a passing ship with no anchor
that is my life
perhaps, your touch
will stable me
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