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still lost in time at the 10:10
when the 10:10 strikes the public is normally a band of toy soldiers for mainstream and social media to play with. what will you be when at 10:10 the clock strikes? © ssj 2018 Notes: Lifted from a postcard … Continue reading
Posted in photography, poetry
Tagged 10:10, advertising, binary code, clock, consumerism, holiday wish, mainstream media, multiverse, social media, Suria KLCC, time, toy soldiers, whimsical
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blood moon risen
a blood moon risen, is it blemished with my sins, wounded with my pains? © said sadain, jr. 2018
Posted in about me, essay, general, nature, photography, poetry
Tagged blood moon, damas tree, jeddah, lunar eclipse, Mars, Moon Toon, poetry, Serafi Mall, THE RED PLANET please!
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The Umbrellas of Madinah
For this post, allow me to share with my blogging community glimpses of an unlikely world that you, dear reader, may not normally find yourself in: the Masjid an-Nabawi (or Prophet’s Mosque) of Madinah al-Munawwarah (the Enlightened City) in Saudi Arabia.
Posted in essay, general, photography, religion
Tagged Faith, Madinah al-Munawwarah, Masjid an-Nabawi, piazza, Prophet's Mosque, Ramadhan, religion, SL-Rasch GmbH, spirituality, umbrellas
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a tense life
a tense life against a calm sky, a clear day, but only for a while. © said sadain, jr. 2013
Posted in nature, photography, poetry
Tagged calm, Cordyline, Cycad, Cycas, lines, malaysia, palm lily, pulau kapas, sago palm, tense, Terengganu
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Peculiar Speed of the 5-7-5s
In a parallel universe, I would have been a prolific writer, churning out, day and night, streams of prose and poetry, and kilometric reams of novels and essays, you would wonder if I ever stop for anything, if I ever … Continue reading
Posted in about me, book, fiction writing, haiku, nature, photography, poetry
Tagged 5-7-5, book, family, work, writing
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last man standing
last man standing under the moon this day each day the clock reminds my eyes are tired as if i do not know, the dark room unclasps me into the dusk to grapple with bleary visions of tomorrow, i am … Continue reading
Posted in haiku, photography, poetry
Tagged 5-7-5, AMOLED, car, car parks, clock, drudgery, empery, gloom, iEye, last man standing, melancholy, moon, poetry, story, tides, trickles, uncompromising, wall
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mt. tumantangis
mt. tumantangis (from the collection: Mt. Tumantangis and Other Poems on Sulu) she lays open the breast to the sea and crouches low enough to ward off the winds, her brows impose the wisdom of the time harder than the jutting … Continue reading
arrivals
arrivals (from the collection: Mt. Tumantangis and Other Poems on Sulu) the wharf is like the season’s face it marks the time, the coming and the going witness the breeze dive to kiss the expectant waves, or the wind howl … Continue reading
Posted in collection: mt. tumantangis and other poems on sulu, photography, poetry, politics
Tagged arrivals, authority, breeze, drones, hometown, justice, law, military presence, mt. tumantangis and other poems on sulu, naval boats, peace, poem, soldiers, steel, Sulu, waves, wharf, yearning
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