Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Special Feature Collaborative Poem--By Laura M. Kaminski—United States and Saddiq M. Dzukogi--Nigeria

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By Laura M. Kaminski and Saddiq M. Dzukogi

a folded sheet of paper
marks the halfway place,
separation between pages
I have read and those
I haven't

twelve chapters yearning to open
as a flower finding the sun
and I am 
Persephone, I have eaten
six seeds of the pomegranate
and have been changed
by this ingestion

I won't sell any seed
for a meager sum

even if I stop reading now
and go out into the daytime
garden, inhale the sweet
scent of jasmine, I know
I am destined

to return to the underworld
with an appetite as a beast,
ravenous for further
words, reunite with my shadow self,
the other me

who never left my book 
who wasn't stripped
of conscience like a desert palm
its fronds

18 comments:

  1. Congratulations Laura and Saddiq on this beautiful collaboration that flows with light and fragrance like a gentle river through and through.

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  2. Laura and Saddiq, congratulations on your astonishing collaboration. It flows really well and is very descriptive with images. Thank you for sharing it and continued blessings to you both!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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  3. Powerful poem showing all the thirst of the human knowledge, that needs to drink at all the fountains of the wisdoms and philosophies of our world. So insightful and provocative.

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  4. Laura and Saddiq,
    A fantastic collaboration! I loved it! Welcome Saddiq to Whispers!
    Your new friend,
    David Fox

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  5. Hi Both, A job very well done indeed. It has already been mentioned about the lovely imagery, seamless writing and yes provocative. Thank you for sharing your inspiration.

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  6. My congrats to you collaboration poem!
    Loved to read it!

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  7. I love the energy of these collaborative poems. Enjoyed the instiable theme of the writing. Congratulations on the piece. Ralph

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  8. Congratulations Laura and Saddiq for this gem of collaboration with great imagery, flow and emotion. Robert

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  9. Congratulations on this powerful poem. It flows with amazing energy. Love the imagery, and the way it makes me think.
    Thanks so much.

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  10. Thank you all so much for reading, and for your generous, encouraging comments! Most appreciated! - Laura M Kaminski

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  11. Wonderful poem Laura and Saddiq! !We have all felt that ravenous hunger for the as yet unread remaining pages! !

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    1. Michael! Greetings! Hope you are keeping well, my friend!

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  13. A wonderful collaborative effort Laura and Saddiq....thank you for sharing!

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  14. Thank you, Isha, for the following--

    Such an interesting poem, one to be highly commended, with a wide divide between intent and meanings. A beautiful use of language to express a simple desire.

    Yours sincerely
    Isha Wagner

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  15. Thank you all...and Karen, thanks to Isha for such kind words! -Laura

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  16. This is a very beautiful read. Thank you.

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