Thank you to Annette Nasser and her team for publishing my two poems in the inaugural issue of this beautiful new publication ILA Magazine.





https://www.ilamagazine.net/poetry-and-prose-1

Arabesque Beauty

The inhale, the exhale, the pranayama of breath,

while displaying an array of backward and forward bends.

Braid of ankles, weave of arms,

spine lines curved or straight.

The set-up of vinyasa flow for new asanas, 

physical poses in twists, flexes, folds.

Intertwining elegance of the lotus,

practice within the stretch, mesh, and groove.

The soft sound of mantra

at body’s relaxation 

while we continue the drishti gaze.

Namaste.

Parnassus

At its mountain top,

a summit rife with harmonics,

and commanders of verse

on this limestone mount,

where all who scale its well-shaped peaks

are taught to sing down their learning.

Centuries of knowledge stacked,

Kings and Princes,

Demons and Daemons,

Queens and the Jester,

heeding,

the clarion, the harp, the dance,

the arts that make the world good,

comedies/tragedies,

stars, spheres,

inspirations of divinity,

the enthusiasm of sacred revelations.

Forget evils,

seek beauty and love in all future creations.

Imagination’s a precious thing.

Artistry from the pen, from the harp, the song.

A thousand faces of new birth.

No emulation, each muse to its own talents.