Poetry
Love can be such a tricky thing, isn’t it?
This thing called love in all its multiple forms: a mother’s, a partner’s, a spouse’s, a child’s, a friend's, a pet’s, a stranger’s, a sibling’s love. And the very incomprehensibly incredible one: God’s Love, with a capital L, no less! Does it empower or embitter us?...
The Nobility of Kindness
A sudden act of kindness ever makes my heart lurch in wonder and pure bliss. A look that does my eyes search, a loving touch to convey empathy. A sincere smile that accepts me, a warm embrace of untold sympathy. These reveal what others do see. Blinding tears pool in...
I Thank Thee…
For each moment free of pain, I thank Thee. For every bird call I hear, I thank Thee. Apple trees, jasmine, juniper and honeysuckle: For these and more, I thank Thee. Small mercies, generous blessings, grace untold: I thank Thee. For sincere friends, kind strangers, I...
A Good Heart
A Country Sky
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Pieces of my Soul
These are the pieces of my soul – Love permeates my entire being, A fragrant scent magnanimously shared. My possessive nature tends to mutate Into jealousy, ruining relationships. Kindness exudes from me as if From a bottomless well of compassion. Anger is bottled up...
Bedroom Battle
BEDROOM BATTLE by Hidayat Adams Night. Darkened room. Me in bed, Eyes heavy. Soft pillow for my head, About to drown in slumber… a sudden whine! She announces her presence, crosses a line! I snap on the lights, see her twirl off lazily. Hurl my slipper in anger –...
Devotion
DEVOTION by Hidayat Adams In the shrine of my soul, In the cathedral of contemplation; In the temple of tenacity, In the mosque of mercy… Beside the rushing riven river, Beside the thundering towers of waterfalls, Beside the immeasurable leagues of a lagoon… Above the...