Tiny planet

"Tiny planet" - poetry by Roshan James, Wellesley, Ontario, Canada

Text: It looked so beautiful Round and Reams of blue marbled with A deep, sun-fed green, cool To the touch, and warming On sight, fields dotted with Yellow, white Buzzing with micro-life Beckoning us from Beyond, enticing our Energy, optimistic In what could be if We found our Self embodied And inhabiting This tiny planet

Two sides of the moon

"Two sides of the moon" - poetry by Roshan James, Wellesley, Ontario, Canada

Text: I’ve landed on this rock After circling round the sun Coming so close to burning Out of time Out of breath From dodging meteors Inhaling stardust And I know you Found in the same way A landing place On this rock Two sides of the moon Darker with our shadows And brighter with our […]

Timeless

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

Text: Timeless is The song of the sun rising after A warm and sleepless night Wrapped up in endless conversations

Walk beside me

"Walk beside me" - poetry by Roshan James, Wellesley, Ontario, Canada

Text: Walk beside me when night turns to day And see what I see when the sun breaks the sky Come along and find the source Of these new sounds filling our ears Discover anew what our hands learned in dreams And our hearts wouldn’t let us forget Don’t worry when we part for a […]

Ancestors of the night

"Ancestors of the night" poetry by Roshan James, Wellesley, Ontario, Canada

Text: Walk tall, ancestors of the night, Dark shadows of your golden youth When your quick tongues Learned the wisdom of Silence   Walk far into the deepest dark Pulling time in chains of glass Across the sanded shores of planets Spun from rays of stars   Stride proud and bold Across breathless skies in […]

Creatures of the light

"Creatures of the light" poetry by Roshan James, Wellesley, Ontario, Canada

Text: He found me in a sunny patch He came to me across the stream With careful steps, wet-cold from spring Dark eyes locked fast on mine   Whispered low in open verse I heard his unvoiced question My wonder showed in his surprise Our shared anticipation   Sister, why do you sit here, Far […]

January 14

"January 14" poetry by Roshan James, Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Text: I release this day to the hounds of night Who woke at dusk in the shadowy fringe Prowling ‘til sundown called them out One by one To feed on what’s left of the fading light

Love again

"Love again" poetry by Roshan James, Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Text: When the sun goes down When the hard day finds its end You hold my hand And make me love the world again

Dance to the sun

Dancing to the sun, poetry by Roshan Grossman

I feel Like dancing Fully extending Fingers reaching To catch the light Ringing round Rekindling joy Like a shoot of grass Breaking through fresh earth Intent on being kissed By the sun