Welcome to my Poet Lady Chat Room. I would like to invite you to click on the chat box and type in a question, a suggestion, submit a poem, in other words – “chat with me.” I may, if you submit a poem, decide to feature it in my Poem of the Week section or, we may simply exchange ideas and suggestions about your poem.
This is a place to “talk” poetry with someone who has loved it all her life. I have a true passion for the possibilities of poetry and would love to hear your thoughts and/or read your poem. I will be happy to offer my reaction to your work and, based on over 40 years of teaching poetry, organizing, and conducting poetry workshops, working as a book review editor for an international poetry magazine, authoring five books of poetry and two textbooks on teaching poetry, send along my thoughts on ways to make your poem stronger and more impactful.
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Your friend in poetry, Susan
FEATURED POEM
I wish,
I was all alone
In the midst of darkness
As I walked, as I ran,
Escaping from my black soul
My thoughts are all gaping wound,
In my unholy mind
Being a slave of my Nafs’ (self)
Acts like salt on my bruise.
Every time I think of him,
My heart is but split in two
One is Satan, and one Angel,
Whom to follow and whom not
Nafs (self) makes me all confused
I wish I was high in the sky
With the clouds floating high
With no ‘Nafs’ tempting me
As I swam with no worries
As my brain was struck with these thoughts,
Lightning bolted in the sky.
And my heart which was torn,
Became one once again
I saw his presence in my soul
Which turned holy once again
Then my eyes became an ocean,
And I felt blessed again.
With each drop of tear running down through my eyes,
I perceived my Almighty forgave me once again.