Aberjhani

Aberjhani Poems

If in the midst of mannequin bombs
disemboweling pregnant insanity,
a poem of love should seduce your lips,
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Rockets of blind faith
sputter and crackle dead dreams-
like time bleeding stars.
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Anxious and ancient scratches tore the air
with fingers eager to have their say,
pulling me out of bed, they cast and re-cast
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This rose of spiritual gratitude placed at the feet
of a Rasta Warrior Woman showers the earth
with sweetfire and hosannas and early morning glory.
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I know blackness as taught by my father:
"You are my joy and my genius," he often said.
I know blackness as taught by my mother:
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I see your wings are made
of many kingdoms,
nations, and stories
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'The image titled 'The Homeless, Psalm 85:10,' featured on the cover of ELEMENTAL, can evoke multiple levels of response. They may include the spiritual in the form of a studied meditation upon the multidimensional qualities of the painting itself;
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'Rainer Maria Rilke greeted and wrestled with the angels of his Duino Elegies in the solitude of a castle surrounded by white cliffs,
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'Even greater than the ability to inspire others with hope is the power to motivate them to give as much to the lives of others as they would give to their own;
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'The birth of a true poet is neither an insignificant event nor an easy delivery. Complications generally begin long before the fated soul carries its dubious light into whatever
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'In an age when nations and individuals routinely exchange murder for murder, when the healing grace of authentic spirituality is
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The man that poetry made stands luminous
on the broken corners of history's suicidal cravings,
he watches splashing in the street
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"Dare to love yourself
as if you were a rainbow
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Sweet, this elixir
of eternity's passion
commanding my glide.
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Aberjhani Biography

American-born author Aberjhani is an historian, columnist, novelist, poet, and editor. Although well known for his blog articles on literature and politics, he is perhaps best known as co-author of Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance and author of The River of Winged Dreams. The encyclopedia won a Choice Academic Title Award in 2004. Born Jeffery J. Lloyd on 8 July 1957 Aberjhani grew up in Savannah, Georgia. Upon graduating from Savannah High School in 1975, he studied journalism, creative writing, and the American community at a variety of colleges: Savannah State College (now University); Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida; Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota; Temple University in Philadelphia; and the New College of California in San Francisco. He completed additional studies in journalism at the Fort Benjamin Harrison School of Journalism in Indianapolis, Indiana.)

The Best Poem Of Aberjhani

Holiday Letter for a Poet Gone to War

If in the midst of mannequin bombs
disemboweling pregnant insanity,
a poem of love should seduce your lips,
sing each soul-dazzling stanza
with such soft rapture as an angel might.

If your comrade's head should explode
while you sing with such soft rapture as an angel might,
bandage your heart with thoughts of simpler things—
mowing the lawn, washing dishes,
waking up dreaming in your lover's arms.

What can bombs know of the illuminated fields
so golden with heaven in your heart's sacred lands?
How can bullets hope to penetrate the armor
of your soul's endless capacity for love?

If death should suck the marrow from your bones
while you mow the lawn, wash dishes,
or wake up dreaming in your lover's arms,
remember: you were born a child of light's wonderful secret—
you return to the beauty you have always been.

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Aberjhani Quotes

“A world without poetry and art would be too much like one without birds or flowers: bearable but a lot less enjoyable.”

"In an age when nations and individuals routinely exchange murder for murder, when the healing grace of authentic spirituality is usurped by the divisive politics of religious organizations, and when broken hearts bleed pain in darkness without the relief of compassion, the voice of an exceptional poet producing exceptional work is not something the world can afford to dismiss."

"The birth of a true poet is neither an insignificant event nor an easy delivery. Complications generally begin long before the fated soul carries its dubious light into whatever womb has been kind enough to volunteer the intricate machinery of its blood and prayers and muscles for a gestation period much longer than nine months or even nine years."

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