Author Archives: sandstarsblog

About sandstarsblog

wild reader. writer in the wild. technologist at work. not necessarily in that order.

lost in time

Posted on November 10, 2018 by sandstarsblog

lost in time one day gone and i don’t remember anymore how my little brother looks like — blame my eyes for they have seen  much to the seclusion of simplicity  a lock of golden hair mingling with the innocence … Continue reading →

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countless colors shall bring tomorrow

Posted on November 2, 2018 by sandstarsblog

countless colors shall bring tomorrow the fires of life taste the flavor of dwarf gardens in poets’ dreams raised by cold river on rushing currents. nearby, a bare tree smiles at the sky and rises directly to the wind: behold … Continue reading →

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The Right To Peace and Plenty

Posted on September 28, 2018 by sandstarsblog

The Right To Peace “It is time all nations and all people live up to the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognizes the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human … Continue reading →

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a mother’s whisper

Posted on August 23, 2018 by sandstarsblog

  a mother’s whisper the sad letters of empty pages sit with me and my daily wages, mother whispers from miles of hue: back home my son they look for you  on window sills where hang the stars  that pluck … Continue reading →

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Fireflies: a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs

Posted on August 18, 2018 by sandstarsblog

  “….a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs….”* As a child, I used to chase and marvel at the fireflies twinkling in the night. As an adult, I now look at the fireflies as a glowing refutation of Charles … Continue reading →

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barren beach

Posted on August 11, 2018 by sandstarsblog

barren beach it is the ebb it seems: the tide has left tiny corals naked like forever-dancing pale-faced stuffed monkeys under the glaze of the midday heat. the drought is settled even beside the sea upon this empty reach.

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the significance of being black or white

Posted on August 3, 2018 by sandstarsblog

the significance of being black or white black, some people believe, is the murder of colors and white, their liberation while others claim black is the acceptance of colors and white, their rejection but neither black nor white can tell the … Continue reading →

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blood moon risen

Posted on July 28, 2018 by sandstarsblog

a blood moon risen, is it blemished with my sins, wounded with my pains? © said sadain, jr.  2018 

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the falling ( a love story)

Posted on July 20, 2018 by sandstarsblog

the falling (a love story) he feels she likes him she feels he likes her past iambic convos their arms brush electric as armrest fades to clouds this must be love astir floating from their bosoms flutterbies of light and … Continue reading →

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elon’s basilisk

Posted on July 14, 2018 by sandstarsblog

elon’s basilisk elon musk’s kid-size submarine is a no go it’s quite too late for the rescue, he could have been a roadster hero instead he’s nursing a bruised ego. he shrugs and smiles at any rate,  the world is … Continue reading →

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