#scholarandacribe

She crouches beneath the nectarine tree, picking the windfall among a chorus of worms and rats who also fought for the flesh. A breeze shuffles the plastic bags tied to the branches, a flutter of spectral

Metabolic biochemistry proved to be the most challenging of our courses. I had spent the entire night with my reading group, going through the material and discussing potential exam questions. While we

Another 365 days gone A new revolution around the sun has begun Everything seems new yet the same Tick, tick, the sound of the clock remains. Soon days will turn to weeks and weeks to months. Six months

"Behind every successful man there is a woman' is a popular saying, I would go on to say behind every successful person there is a teacher. The teacher could be the mother, I can see no better teacher

When was the last time you took your kid(s) to the hardware store with you? Recently, I hauled the Warrior Princess with me to Lowe's. The goal, was to fetch some sanding pads to do a little finishing

Maybe like a coincidence An accident But the truth will find a way Appears to you The truth is a secret Will appear In front of you Even if you refuse Even if you don't like it Truth is truth Whatever

when it rains I remember the poet who hates the rain and the moon in poetry. because the city lights have pushed him far away. to the village of memory after the rain I asked: how black is that dirt that

Daily projection You see the city on your face Fresh or withered flowers Whose hands work In city parks Or just behind the desk I want to walk Tracing the sidewalk Your real face Indonesia, 4 December

“All is as if the world did cease to exist. The city's monuments go unseen, its past unheard, and its culture slowly fading in the dismal sea.” - Nathan Reese Maher This is the finale of a series about

question after question where is it addressed? into poetry you trace the traces of the poet's silence. Look, how much history do you get from the signs scattered in words, in phrases, in unfinished sentences.

1 Love life Meaning of seconds Missing heart 2 Quiet night Shadows on the wall Composing dreams 3 Blue sky Green leaf What color is the day? 4 Tell me Before the dreams fade Before the chest loses the

Turn upside down. Play circus. Wait applause? The night market will definitely end The wheel of time is turning. Top down right left where are you now? This life must be lived. Before everything stops

The drizzle slowly fell, in the dim twilight, leaving silence here, in the heart The drizzle that falls, on the leaves, what does it look like? like tears, like tears Feel the silence, the drizzle that