Resilience
I carve a piece of blue sky
for the dark days ahead
prepare myself to touch
where it hurts, let tears
rinse the pain……..then
I will take the blue patch
to cover the wound
with sunshine and fresh air
let myself heal again.
© Neetu Malik
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life spills . . .
forming red rivulets in sand
in the vast desert
man’s fury against man
reasons I do not understand -
spring has come
and gone
summer breeze nudges
dense foliage to dance -
they said to remember crawdads
asked me to listen for their song
when my heart was heavy
and my sorrow dark -
Neetu Malik’s poetry is an expression of life’s rhythms and the beat of the human spirit. She draws upon diverse multicultural experiences and observations across three continents in which she has lived.
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the wolves are quiet tonight
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That was amazing. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Rebecca!
Beautifully inspiring with gentle strength. I love it. You are a brilliant poet, my friend.
So glad you do, Nick! It always makes me happy when you read and appreciate my poems. It means a lot, my friend. Thank you.