Friday, July 27, 2012

2 poems. yes! out of nowhere!

funniest phenomenon. these poems came to me as i was literally half asleep and i stumbled to find a pen an paper and it was as if my hand had a mind of its own.


MID-MORNING MOMBASA DANCE

If someone were to look up from the nearby road
at the right angle
at the right moment
they would see her
a woman with wild hair 
half in her face, half in the wind
with arms outstretched on the rooftop
while she is gliding this way and that
in her over-sized tie died sleep dress
picking her clothes off the line
thanking the sun for another job well done


LALA

Chest and heart hovering just above the ocean floor
enveloped by fluid reassurance of belongingness 

A snowy white owl surrenders to gravity
air filters through each of her delicate feathers

It comes to me like this



("lala" is Swahili for "sleep")




3 comments:

Momma said...

Oh Kate, Thank you for these jewels. Hugs, Momma

Laura said...

These are so beautiful Kate.Thank you. I love you! Laura

Kate said...

Thanks to my fan club : ). It felt amazing to write after such a dry spell (poetry-wise). Love you both.