Hygge by Aaishah Mayet

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] 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...

Soar by Aaishah Mayet

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] 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...

Message In A Bottle – (A Pantoum) by Aaishah Mayet

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] At what point will you hear my patter?Gut-jolting, tear-jerking madnessHead-rearing, spine-curdling, heart aflutterYet there reigns an oblivious stiffness Gut-jolting, tear-jerking madnessSubstantiated by science and researchYet there reigns an oblivious stiffnessSelf-absorbed denial on her perch Substantiated by science...

Bonsai- (A Ghazal) by Aaishah Mayet

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Root me in the soil of wonders hereLet magic nourish my thunders here As Winter's wildfires spit, split, searBorn from pruning shears and blunders here As water sprays in a blurring hazeMind: Fly in a flight of...

My Father’s Shoes by Aaishah Mayet

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Cavernous brogues of sacrificeSquelching in silent toilCracked solesRaising young soulsIn the spirit of deep love Soldiering onPermeable to rainwaterTo children’s tearsTo other’s needsImpermeable to his own [tabby title="Poet Bio"] Aaishah Mayet hails from the City of Gold,...