So, I've been working on (and nearly finished editing) Smiles Under Pillows. This is the part I absolutely detest. Anyhow, I've been struggling with a foreword and have scrapped several ideas; nothing seems to work. So, I decided to turn... Continue Reading →
©Vivian Zems #NaPoWriMo 2019- National Poetry Month Challenge [GRIEF] An excerpt from Verses of April
It's not where there's clarity of thought neither is it in those moments before sleep But it's in that space when I awaken -where time is suspended where my mind is flooded by 50 questions all at once who? where?... Continue Reading →
I hear grief knocking on my door trying to get in I let him knock....and he does so incessantly I'm not falling for that again All he bears are misery and extreme pain The last time I opened that door... Continue Reading →
I see Sadness and Joy Hidden in the same soul Tears of Sorrow, Tears of Great Joy Same Mind (A Cinqain Poem) Copyright © 2017 -Vivian Zems
The Sins Unseen We Commit Bear fruits most bitter Ruined lives are the consequence Copyright © 2017 Vivian Zems ( A Fibonacci Poem)
Scars healing gently Scabs forming slowly Thinking - over the worst Then a trip and fall Was this a blessing or curse? Scabs ripped away Wounds gaping open Heart strings rang out Fresh blood forming a spout Now knowing beyond... Continue Reading →
The battle rages on People taking sides Being put upon To join the fracas To join the tide Relieved to be left alone Only a short respite Despite the fight Right or wrong Weak or strong This battle is of... Continue Reading →
In the early hours of 14th June 2017, we watched in horror as Grenfell tower was engulfed in flames. The sickening accounts of people jumping out of windows or throwing their children ( including a baby) out to safety were... Continue Reading →
Smell The Coffee 