Lioness by Aaishah Mayet

[tabby title="Poem"] The August starsAre glorious globesAdornments of darknessIn glimmering robes Alongside eleven famed chaptersOdes in successionTo the passing of timeConstellation reading of vivid imagination You do not scare mePretty bright thingsMapping the heavensIn the same galactic glory that lives...

The Midas Touch by Aaishah Mayet

[tabby title="Poem"] What is the price please, sir?Of glitterOf goldOf the dollars and the rublesThat tag the bowels of the earth What do search for, sir?When you mineWhen you maimeWhen you spitWhen you punch Will you find it, sir?Deep withinCrimson...

Sunflowers by Aaishah Mayet

[tabby title="Poem"] BleedThe people we becomeSlashed by our burdensDashed by our missionsEmbittered in the toil RiseThe soul of the soilBeats in resilienceEarth-scented richnessAmber-huedGlints of gold dust HarvestAs seeds splitAnd cheerful petals turn full facedReceiving the sunFrom East to WestFacing each...

Hygge by Aaishah Mayet

[tabby title="Poem"] Close your eyesBoarding passes readyPlush velvet quiltsMugs of mocha javaPurring fur child at your feet Close your eyesSummer breezesSticky watermelonA smoky barbeque hazeGiggles and splashes Close your eyesFind the magicFeel the wonderUnearth past joysTurn them into walking phantoms...

Soar by Aaishah Mayet

[tabby title="Poem"] Stumbling scribblesOf baby stepsAnd trembling handsRamblings of a rookie Vini-I came Smiting trepidationOvercoming insecurityAnswering challengesRoaring, raging, ruffling, ravenous learning Vidi-I saw Samples of expertiseOf those who had prevailedAnd carved canyons in the cloudsResiliently relishing growth Vici-I conquered [tabby...