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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