For Keeps by Hakim Kassim

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] My love is as much as theocean,My vision as deep and true,My intent in the holy name ofdevotion;Mine for keeps cast onocean's blue! -d. June 29, 2023 [tabby title="Poet Bio"] Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, the poet was...

-Expression no. 5 by Hakim Kassim

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] snow-windy.ice in raindrops.hefty ventures.brookner, anita:latecomers '89.thomasses,just too many.mind-plays.churning hopes.wrestle.some way out.'i did love her then!'mind-quake.regroup.by-gones.grave-yard stuff.'oh, now: you & i.' [tabby title="Poet Bio"] Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, the poet was raised in a politically prominent family; yet...

-Expression no. 4. by Hakim Kassim

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] autumn.dreams, into ideas.windy eves.the far-away look.tree-leaves.dark eves.wuthering heights.firewoods.a world in the yellow.release.warmth.quiet.intimacy.looking.time off.promises new.'we'll see.' [tabby title="Poet Bio"] Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, the poet was raised in a politically prominent family; yet in his early teens, the...

On the Wings of Time by Hakim Kassim

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] (for my wife, Huda)As on the wings of time, I fly,And pass over the yearswith no sigh,Winning and losingwith no cry,This prayer I make and try: That I lose not your facenight and day,And find you by...

I See You, Darling by Hakim Kassim

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] "Omnia vincit amor."                             -Virgil. I see vast seas asleep    in your eyes;And your mere    smiles pour joy      into my heart,I see in you a blessed    beauty unknown      up till now!     I in my heart see you    as the promise of      a new day,And see...