Watching the starry sky

Watching the starry sky

I sit ,watching the starry sky
Dismissing from the mind all thoughts
Transported into inky deepness
No more spectator,participant in heavens show

Sucked in by the unknown force
I am wafting on the angel's wings
Admiring from the height the life below
How I could miss such loveliness,passing with the empty eyes

Drunk in euphoria I continue journey
Touching the stars with my bare hands
Ouch, the reaction is surprising ..cold
They cold ,the icicles of sky ,the difference
There no meltdown like on earth after touchdown
I did not know ,from beneath they seem so hot
Electric lamps God put at night ,so we not get that lonely


by Margaret Gudkov
art by Gild a lily

The person living on the hope

The person living on the hope
And when it dies ,he dies with it
That the reality and somber meaning
The Life present to us on silver tray

As for me ,hope is a moon hanging over window
Beckoning her finger,saying don't give up
The sun in early morning ,trespassing borders of my sleep
Wake up,wake up ,be happy you can move around

Hope is a lovely breakfast ,eaten with an appetite
The waft of coffee ,lifting spirits up signaling day's beginning
The bus ,waiting for you to cross the street ,not leaving
Because of him you made it on the time

There always hope in every situation
The universe sending us omens and the signs
Our task to recognize them with utmost attention
And act accordingly,not panicking and losing hope in process

by Margaret Gudkov
art by E.Mozyro

The Kamasutra

The Kamasutra

The Kamasutra book laying on the table
Begging to open and explore the art of love
The hesitation hanging in the air
Strain of conservatism maybe,strange

I did not notice after me before
From where I picked up that bug?
Nobody could accuse me ever to be demure and shy
Always white crow in the midst of black ones

The qualms erased at the thought of you
Imagining the two of us snuggling in positions
The needle and the thread ,sewing together ornaments
Becoming blooming lotus ,eagle or the horse

High art of giving pleasure and enjoy
I enter in it's stream without agitation
Skinny dipping in the fast moving currents
Not panicking of losing demeanor as long as I'm with you

YOUR EYES

YOUR EYES

When I look into your eyes
There's so much that I can see
Like all the hurt from all those guys
Who took from you and told you lies
Stole your heart, then said good-bye
Left you broken and made you cry
Yet in your eyes I see
You have so much faith in me
For what might come to be
If you and I are we

You can have my heart
You can have my soul
You can have my life
You can have control
And all I want in return
Is to see your loving eyes
The eyes that make me yearn
The eyes that hypnotize
Forever
Forever

In your eyes I see much more
Than anyone you've ever known
Like all the love that is in store
You'll give it all straight from the core
Love that is true from your heart pure
The only answer, the perfect cure
And in your eyes its shown
That your confidence has grown
I don't give my heart on loan
It's something you can own

You can have my heart
You can have my soul
You can have my life
You can have control
And all I want in return
Is to see your loving eyes
The eyes that make me yearn
The eyes that hypnotize
Forever
Forever

Karnak

Karnak

The monuments in middle of the desert
The testament for days that not return
Why they are standing there in the lonesome isolation?
Who could remember reason and the purpose?
All gone forever ,departed in the spirit's world
The temples,columns, statues crumbling slowly
Like cookies over burned by the unforgiving sun
The glory,glory left long time ago after imperial decline
For centuries the wind and grave robbers only would
Come and say hello ,arising stones to the life again
Nowadays, the tourists wander in between
Marveling at formidable sight,breathing the air of the past
At night the structures would come alive,exited by attention
Discussing people seen during the day
Remembering the things nobody could remember
The pharaohs visiting construction site
Gold gleaming on the neck and crown
White virgin robes swaying under sirocco's kiss
Slaves carrying heavy objects,tagging, pulling
Oh,those were the days they whisper in the night
Letting out groan,troubling desert's sleep

I payed my dues

I payed my dues

I payed my dues to
The predicaments of life
With generous abundance
Thinking, I am a member of the elite club
Waking to reality after been thrown out
With a brutal force to the very bottom
Boy,it hurts to land on face
But there was no other choice
To get up and go ,showing the world
My scratched face ,bleeding from the fall
It gradually healing,yet scars do not disappear
Ingrained deeply ,the soldiers braved battles
I payed and continue to pay ,it seems the law of the nature

Silently speaking through the eyes

Silently speaking through the eyes

All I want is enjoy each other presence
Silently speaking through the eyes
Not uttering the sound,listen only
The heartbeats ticking ,measuring the time

No need for words in sacramental mien
Breath in and out ,filling lungs with love
Creating imperceptible bridge between us
Crossover link,where we exchange our soul's vows

The nature's spirits stand behind
Flooding us with their supportive wisdom
Imaging baby, the Morning star would rise
Signaling day's beginning , the golden shower
Would burst upon the Earth ,touching everything
With magic wand and us in naked glory
The bodies sculpted under nature's plying hand
Softly,smoothing angles, turning into one instrument of love

No need for words...it will ruin divinity of moment

Circus

Circus

The flash of disco lights, the red
Velvet of arena, outlandish costumes
Blinding the spectators with a symphony
Colors serpentine on bodies, show of illusions
What is real in here , what is figment of imagination

Acrobats are flying over performing
Ballet in the high dimension, throwing
Tiny elfin woman like white cloud of roses
Strong masculine male hands waiting, catching
Sighs of the relief , the lovers in the tight embrace

Gymnast walking on the tightrope
Balance beam in hands, the baby steps
In the nervous silence of the circus, afraid for him
Wrong move is out of the question, the end with no salvation

The tamers in cage with lions and the tigers
The smile to the public, while putting head in
Lon's mouth, deep fear inside , he knows
Depending on the mood , lion tamed could become the wild

The crown of the show elephants
Knowing their worth , try take advantage
At your own risk , getting mad and crazy
They would destroy it all with sheer force
Otherwise so sweet and gentle,obeying man

The graceful stallions , the funny monkeys
Dogs and cats that seemingly behave like humans
Birds talking nonsense or singing arias from opera
And of cause the clowns, gregarious and funny

The circus life is full of glamor, but
Nobody have the information what
Behind the closed curtains, how hard those
People working ,hours and hours of training
Moving , travel to the cities, staying not too long
No place to call it home, rooms in hotels, lonely
Granting all this.. show must go on

Marlena"s Dietrich legs

Marlena"s Dietrich legs

Marlena's Dietrich legs
The sex appeal of Marylin
Bette Davis"s abyss eyes
Mother Teresa"s kindness
Aren't those the attributes of perfect woman?

And what the ideal anyway?
Does it exist in our far from perfect world?
Each one of us is searching for his own image
Something close to heart ,may not be what
The others like it and accepted

It would be great to have all those traits
The question is does it really need it
To stand on pedestal like some kinda marble statue
Admired but afraid to touch, spoiling the illusion
Besides,when there Love,there no burden to such nonsense

You love the substance of the person
The company he/she giving you instead
The warmth you feel when kissing and embracing
Dissolving lonesomeness to zero attitude
So Marlena,Marylin and Bette please rest in peace
As for me,i want to be me and only me ,nobody else

My student's FIRST English poem! Till the Day We Meet Again

My student's FIRST English poem!

Till the Day We Meet Again

Your body is gone, it went away
So still and calm, on that day
You looked so beautiful, with that warm, soft smile
Too bad you couldn't stay with me awhile
I remember the good, I remember the bad
But all the way through, it's you I always had
Through thick and thin, wear and tear
But now you'll be with me only in my prayer
It came too soon, it came too fast
How much time is in the future and gone in the past
It seems you're gone forever, gone for good
But you'll always love me, you promise you would
So even though I cry, even though I cry
I know in the bottom of my heart,
you'll continue your job
To look after me the way no one else can
From the moment it ended from the moment it began
''I'll be there.'' You whispered
I was too young to understand
Only now do I realize, as I hold your cold hand
I never really got what made you go on
Now I see the simple plan you had once drawn:
To love me and hold me, keep me from danger
Your only fear is I would be a loveless stranger
But it couldn't be farther from the truth right now
For that to happen to you, I couldn't allow
We'll be together again, that's for sure
For my heart, that is the only known cure
All I can do now is cherish the old time
Back then you were in your prime
That's the only reason why I can get through it
Because even for death, we would never split
So even though I wish you were here with me
It's time to lay you down, Mommy, and set you free

Hadhemi Ben Mansour, Sousse Pioneer School, Tunisia

“Animosity Needs No Introduction”

“Animosity Needs No Introduction”

We
Harbor
Animosity
Too long

Shelter
Hate & wrong
And deviate from
Lowly to below that size
Lower to demoralized

It’s as if
To be headstrong

Propels us
Right back to the drawing board
One flight back to the gnawing sword
For bitterness to bite on
It’s as if
To leave the light on

Accommodates the lowest form of

Mass destruction
And animosity
Needs no introduction

Learn to Learn

Learn to Learn 

Little did he know
the little that he knew
Was less than he'd have known
Had he known that little too,

Then he sought to learn
The little he'd not learnt
And so the seed was sown
With all his bridges burnt

For now he had to find
How to learn without a clue
The knowledge in his mind
That made him me and you.

Thence it was revealed
He knew what he didn't know
Never to be resealed
Back to the depths below

For this he feels true happiness
And calm like nair before
People see his shining brightness
And come knocking on his door

So the end to this true tale
Of which you're soon to learn
Is the only way to fail
Is to fail to learn to learn.

What would u wanna tell... I already Knew it Honey,

What would u wanna tell...
I already Knew it Honey,
The Things that u wanna Share...
I do answer it in possibility ..

What would u wanna remind..
I Already remembered it Honey,
The every sheet of our Memories in Many times..
Along way to Cry n so Hard 4 Me to See...

U don't have to Push me 4 keeping on it though..
It Ain't Me or U instead who belongs to Stay on its feels...

Have U Realized ..
This Uncommon Yearning has turned to Sorry...
it's been held at our last Met on our Last Love Diary...
So...

I never try to Get Back
Never Try To Remember...
Cause u Already Knew ..
That Our Crown N Throne Love Story is Over...
Then I'll Let u to Confirm everything When I stuck With u...
That I've put my self all alone for Hire ...
Even i couldn't erase all my Beautiful Memories...
Which have come into Blue ....

'You Are My Favorite'

'You Are My Favorite'

If you are singer then you are Shakira
Shakira my favorite
If you are flower then you are rose
Rose my favorite
If you are color then you are sky blue
Sky blue my favorite
If you are a song then a love song
Song of my love
Whenever you need a Romeo
I'll be
You are world
No ones but mine

Patience

Patience

The patience is a virtue
I do not possess , dragging 
One's feet in game of waiting
Is waste of time I accept with 

Great regret, figuring in mind
What could of, should of happen
Wise man said everything
Is possible for person ,who prepared

Long enough, i know is childish
Maybe, but life is way too short
To stand like brave tin soldier
Only to melt in saddest end

I hunger to try my hand
In many things, write , paint
Learn dance latino or cook exotic
Dish...wait , don't rush you say
No, I need to move faster, forward
Time is a substance that waiting for nobody


by Margaret Gudkov

art by John Stanhope "Patience smiles at grief "

The fire-bird

The fire-bird

The fire- bird from children's stories
The forest greeted me with it's motley plumage
I tried to catch it by the tail ,alas got only feather
She flew away ,leaving me wondering and awed

The forest whispered she will be back
Don't worry ,bringing the happiness and peace
I poked wet ground in the dreamy exaltation
Not heeding animals and birds,who checked me out

I was faraway and leaves were not leaves
The intricate intaglios on the walls of house
You sitting in the comfy chair,reading the book
Me ,laying on the woven carpet listening your story

The fire -bird was watching over through the vitric windows
I thought i saw her smile

by Margaret Gudkov
art by Hollie Sierra

+Matt Gibson +Matt Gibson +I dont know why I missing you ........♥♥ +Poetry With Pic +Sajid Ali Turri 

The tree on sidewalk

The tree on sidewalk

The tree on the sidewalk 
Withered and dried,is slowly expiring
Under the rays of unrelenting sun 
The roots must be severed and dead

I passed so many times
Looking at this with sadness and regret
Comparing myself to tree without leaves
Disintegrating slowly without love

It was once beautiful young shrub
Growing tall in the anticipation of the warmth
Stalks playfully appeared ,saying hello to everyone
Something went wrong in middle and it started dehydrate

Without love nobody can survive
Not tree ,not me .I'll be like this
If life will not advance ,bringing the love inside my heart

by Margaret Gudkov

Throwing the doubt like Tossing the coin in the ocean

Throwing the doubt like
Tossing the coin in the ocean
You never know what outcome
Will be, it either swallowed by

The waves of dire consequences 
Ruining the other person 's life
Or hopefully ends up in peaceful way
In any case, trust is must when two

People love each other
So i ask you not letting shadow of
Suspicion demolish what we have
Between us , dissolving our love

I am not guilty of the deeds
Accomplished by others, I am responsible
Only for myself , my offense is that I Love you
More then i can say in words


by Margaret Gudkov

art by M.Cheval

Whispering Soul

Whispering Soul 

Unexpected cyclone in life-sea 
Temporary moments in theater 
Inspiration that one needs 
With the hope and dream

Forget the past memory
Let’s build the place of happiness
A full of solid trust
In the sense of will-power
A lot of positive possibilities
Surrounding on your way

Eventually
People act around
Beloved one becomes unknown
Feeling like a place of sadness
Life is for a short-period
We can’t depend on
The moments of square-room

Sometimes
Relationship is so undone
Heart is in painful sequence
An innocent soul cries in silence
People dream with passionate love
And emotion

Life is fully mix of high and low tide
Too tired a lonely, I am
Unknown depression in moving circle
Alas! The double-role in life-drama!

©By : Zakir Hossain

“An Awkward Silence”

“An Awkward Silence”

I looked at you - you looked at me
We sat alone together awkwardly
In silence

Silence our fathers never knew
And our mothers prayed
Someday that they could listen to

I wondered, what was on your mind?
I imagined you thought every thing was fine
But did you really?
There’d been no conversation
And your body language gave no indication
Just silence

Silence, I could study for a while
Not reading between the lines
But in the absence of your smile
In that silence
I felt uncomfortable at first
That somehow the best in us
Had finally come to worst

That now your guess
Was just as good as mine
If we would find whatever
We’re supposed to find
In silence
The kind that echoes loud & clear
You know the one that silent call
Dogs can only hear

I couldn’t speak for you
You couldn’t speak for me
And without words at all
We couldn’t disagree
On politics, on religion
On all the things that make the world go round
Love relationships and human nature
It’s difficult to talk when there’s no sound

You suffered me
I suffered you
It turned out to be the greatest thing
That we could do
No disturbances
No violence
Just an afternoon at peace
In awkward silence