Darling,
stop trying to catch yourself
from falling,
because love is all about
the landing.
© Manivillie Kanagasabapathy
53/2017: Stick the Landing
52/2017: Greedy
I don’t want your days and nights,
let the sun and the moon claim them,
Instead, I only ask to be
the very air in your lungs,
living and dying
in every moment you exhale.
© Manivillie Kanagasabapathy
AN: I haven’t posted for two days, and it made me consider what I wanted to do now that the 2016 challenge was over – I have been on a bit of auto-pilot with the poems – just in that I am trying to challenge myself to grow, learn and expand my horizons. I will be making some changes to the blog.
49/2017: Wisdom for the Ages
Time did not make me wiser
But it made me kinder.
Taught me that silence was a gift
Worth holding closer when
cutting tongues sprang loose
on others’ dreams.
(c) Manivillie Kanagasabapathy
48/2017: Travel Wishes
For every step, you leave in the sand,
I hope you carry the breath of the land,
in the deepest part of your heart.
For every hand, you embrace in warmth,
I wish that you feel the vigorous and steady,
beat of their heart across your palm.
For every smile you give and receive,
I pray that you see the strength and will,
that guided each corner of the mouth in welcome.
For every place, you leave,
I hope you understand that it remains,
a part of the map of you.
© Manivillie Kanagasabapathy
AN: I have a group of friends heading off to Thailand, want to wish them a safe and wonderful trip. When I was stuck in my head yesterday, she told me to write about what I wished out of my trip and traveling. So, I thought, well what do I wish for her and them 🙂
I hope they have an excellent time and safe travels with lots of love, laughter, and adventure.
47/2017: When the Mind Stalls but the Heart Wonders…
A choice to be made,
options no longer delayed,
for as resistance fades,
the heart shall embrace,
the path in which you reside.
© Manivillie Kanagasabapathy
Event: Individuality in Identity
Really excited to share this news with you all!
I will be presenting my poems and speaking at a literary event on Friday February 24, 2017 at the Creeds Coffee Bar.
The event, “Finding Individuality in Identity: Explorations of Literature,” organized by Sri Lankans Without Borders seeks to explore the how we create, understand and speak about identity in a multicultural world.
I am also very excited to be sharing the stage with 4 other talented artists/ writers and hearing their thoughts and conceptions of Identity.
Please join us on February 24, 2017, at Creeds Coffee Bar to explore the themes of culture, individuality, and identity.
Hope to see you out there,
Manivillie
46/2017: When friends Are Family
Some people you speak to for days
and only touch the surface.
Others you say nothing at all
and speak all of your heart.
(c) Manivillie Kanagasabapathy
