Zywa - Hello Poetry

Zywa Apr 26

[ Boys we were, nice boys ]

Boys we were, nice boys,

gazing at the paving stones --

gazing at the stars.

Story "Titaantjes" ("Teen Titans", 1915, Nescio), chapter 1

Collection "Rasping ants"

#upgrow #teenagers

Zywa Apr 26

[ We were Teen Titans ]

We were Teen Titans,

the five of us, we were going --

to change everything.

Story "Titaantjes" ("Teen Titans", 1915, Nescio), chapter 1

Collection "Rasping ants"

#upgrow #teenagers

Zywa Apr 25

[ Any overworld ]

Any overworld

is a palimpsest over --

a scraped underworld.

Novel "The Moor's Last Sigh" (1995, Salman Rushdie), chapters Spices from Malabar, (2-) 11 and The Moor's Last Sigh, (4-) 19

Collection "Low gear"

#power #underworld #bharat #india

Zywa Apr 25

[ The birches are called ]

The birches are called

silvery white, yeah, language --

can be very poor.

Story "Dichtertje" ("Little poet", 1918, Nescio), written in 1917, chapter 10

Collection "Rasping ants"

#birch #language

Zywa Apr 24

[ Time is fluid, here ]

Time is fluid, here

on the plane, we are floating --

in moments of now.

Novel "The Moor's Last Sigh" (1995, Salman Rushdie), chapter (4-) 19

Collection "Low gear"

#time #plane #now #present

Zywa Apr 24

[ We were citizens ]

We were citizens,

and suddenly our faith has --

become suspicious.

Novel "The Moor's Last Sigh" (1995, Salman Rushdie), chapters (2-) 13 and (3-) 18

State of Emergency in India 1975-1977, declared under Indira Gandhi; oppression of political opponents and non-Hindus

Collection "Low gear"

#religion #discord #intolerance

Zywa Apr 23

[ Tall bite tales wander ]

Tall bite tales wander

about and attach themselves --

to amputations.

Novel "The Moor's Last Sigh" (1995, Salman Rushdie), chapter (3-) 16

Collection "Low gear"

#stories #truth #untruth