And

And - Our rises / And falls / Are one - poetry by Roshan James, Wellesley, Ontario, Canada

Our rises And falls Are one

Waited

Waited - I waited for you / In the same way / The light of day burns / To greet the night - poetry by Roshan James, Wellesley, Ontario, Canada

Text: I waited for you In the same way The light of day burns To greet the night

His name

"His name" - poetry by Roshan James, Wellesley, Ontario, Canada

Text: Familiar like a pebble in its smoothing tide Tumbling comfortably

Back

"Back" - poetry by Roshan James, Wellesley, Ontario, Canada

Text: I was lost from myself Fragments fallen by the way In my many attempts to fit Until you scooped up And brought me back Piece by piece

Hello and goodbye

"Hello and goodbye" - poetry by Roshan James, Wellesley, Ontario, Canada

Text: What do I know Of hellos and goodbyes? They both happen When you least expect

Find me

"Find me" - poetry by Roshan James, Wellesley, Ontario, Canada

Text: And when you find me I’ll be here, content In my mixed up stories Light and dark Ocean and fire At ease in the odds

Work

"Work" poetry by Roshan James, Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Text: I’m not concerned about if or When we find each other   I’m more concerned about whether We will work at it And if we are capable of sustaining Good will to each other Through our process of learning

I could be wrong

"I could be wrong" poetry by Roshan James, Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Text: I could be wrong about how I feel Or about what it means when you take my hand But I’d rather err On the side of magnificence and possibilities If we finally got it right this time