Tag Archives: emptiness

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 →

Posted in poetry | Tagged across the sea, childhood, chorus, daily wages, distance, edges, emptiness, frogs, grass, guitar, home, letters, longing, memories, miles, mother, pages, pen, rain, remembering, sky, stars, turtles, unwritten, whispers, windows | 6 Comments

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.

Posted in nature, poetry | Tagged barrenness, beach, climate change, compunction, dream, drought, dry spell, emptiness, FOCUS Philippines, forgiveness, global warming, heat, sea, shells, stardusts | 8 Comments

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