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  Sweet Juices from Fruit

  Love, what is this thing,

  Known in absolute form,

  Children from mothers,

  Effortlessly it flows,

  Like a river, to a waterfall,

  Magnificent in its force.

  Love, what is this thing,

  Known through support,

  Between siblings, friends,

  Closely knitted,

  Deeply rooted than Laurentian

  An abyss of nurturing.

  Love, what is this thing,

  Known in stunning advent,

  Between man, woman,

  Tears shine, hearts escalate,

  Sweet, like juices of fruit,

  Life changing.

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  Yearn for Peace

  I cry, because

  I’m sad, and

  Life is hard.

  Everything

  I want is so far.

  I cry, because,

  the walls around me

  Are closing in,

  There doesn’t seem

  to be an opening.

  I cry, because,

  No matter what

  Tomorrow brings,

  Today is here, and

  My heart, it rings

  With Sadness,

  I yearn for peace.

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  Silver Tears

  Silver tear glides down

  Soft brown skin

  Scorching and smooth

  Passionate caress of pain,

  Turn to sparkling dust

  Enchant the night

  Inside the dark heart

  And bring that

  Silver light of joy.

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  Strains of Bird Song

  Dance upon a shooting star,

  Run along a silvery column of light,

  Watch the colorful meteor shower,

  Embrace the strains of bird song in the distance,

  Love for all you’re worth,

  Accept that, which you cannot change,

  Don’t hate for it will mar your soul,

  And live your life as full as you can.

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  Magic of life

  Music

  Comes from the soul,

  Comes from the heart,

  The depths of life,

  Signifies emotions,

  Defines the mechanism

  Of life and living,

  Oh, music is the beginning,

  The end, the middle,

  Of everything that I know,

  Darkness shall befall,

  Any lifetime that exists,

  Without a melody,

  Let no one suffer such

  An ominous tragedy.

  Oh, hear me all you patrons,

  Love it, and embrace it,

  for it is beautiful.

  Music, the magic of life.

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  Pistachio Ice cream

  Green eyes full of beauty

  Bring thoughts of

  my favorite pistachio

  Ice cream.

  Green eyes like jade,

  Bring thoughts of

  my favorite stone

  to date,

  Green eyes full of life

  Bring thoughts of

  the sea green color

  of the ocean.

  Green eyes like mother earth

  Capture my heart

  Fill me with such delight

  that I live only for you.

  ****

  Season of Orange

  As the summer ends, and fall begins,

  Everything changes, it’s hard to bend.

  The leaves will fall, after color change,

  Thus the season of orange and sage,

  Soon to begin, a new tide of year,

  Four months, a change of ear,

  Time moves so fast,

  Yester year is here.

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  Mighty Dreams

  For those who dream,

  In days and nights,

  Those dreams they carry,

  I hope they’re might,

  It takes a great fight,

  To make them right,

  Make sure you stand,

  To the end, you’ll fight.

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  Sweet Desire to be Stronger

  ‘Tis strange to exist in a

  Vacuum of non-productiveness,

  Caught in the cup of utter

  Despair and extinction

  Holding so many dreams and

  Wishes, the weight of them

  Pushing you down, deep

  Into an abyss of murky

  Darkness.

  The light so far away

  Seems like

  Eons of time

  ‘Til I surface,

  I wish life

  Different and

  Manageable,

  Ability without

  Support,

  Will break

  Into piles of sand

  Send strength to carry,

  Through this loneliness,

  Power to withstand the

  Worst tortures a life can

  Bring and unending struggles

  For the next breath.

  I wish to live

  Through it with grace,

  Hear my prayer,

  O divine deity.

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  Vibrant Green

  On a sunny day,

  The sky so clear,

  I retrace countless footsteps,

  Along a path known to many,

  Vibrant green colors around me,

  Great trees,

  Beautiful flowers,

  Green fences,

  Smiling neighbors and strangers,

  My heart settles,

  Filling with peace,

  I walk home,

  Peace settles

  I can breathe again

  Until the next time

  ****

  Sweetly Short Days

  Emotion,

  Breaks the boredom life can be.

  It makes you breath,

  It makes you live,

  It shortens days

  Lengthens them,

  It makes you hurt,

  Laugh, cry, smile,

  It takes you places;

  Brings places to you.

  It makes you,

  It can break you.

  Memories come by emotion,

  Remember what you feel,

  Embrace your emotions.

  ***

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  About Author

  Elly Kamari lives in Nairobi, writing fiction and poetry. She loves traveling, hanging out with her small sister, and Sangria. Connect with her on her blog: Elly in Nairobi

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