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A Story by Mari

The house with the terrible smell of cow's blood,And their hot manure, which would stain the house of my childhood,Where such things happened,Horrifyi..

Wind

A Poem by Mari

The maddest windTangles your hair,Tears fall from your eyesIt’s not crying, just an allergy to the weather.The colors are dark,Like in fairy tal..

In Waiting

A Poem by Mari

We are most stripped bare when we await catharsis. Our hands weaken, and our faces grow serene. We are like the fragrant, blossoming flowers of sp..

You

A Poem by Mari

You closed the black doors,like a sealed templeif such a thing exists.You made your dwelling in various dark hearts,slipped into a locked latch.Dry le..

The State

A Poem by Mari

The caricatures of our soul, Trapped within white walls, Sinking into the slumber of morning. Trees, of which we are the mothers, Or perhaps wild ..

Something New

A Poem by Mari

Often we yearn to leave the city's pavements behind,To go where calm is deeper,Where we will be loved more.We will delight in the metaphors of fallen ..

The Goat

A Poem by Mari

Goats fallen into the ravine Their blood on the rocks, Every moment is dangerous, A herald of death, A goat lying down To rest on the rocky hill,..

Cold

A Poem by Mari

The wind flutters your black cloak,You smoke a cigaretteWith a hand frozen from the cold,The red fragments of your heartAre piled beneath your feet,Yo..

Black Bird

A Poem by Mari

Fly away black bird, perhaps you’ll encounter a carcass or someone kind will offer it to you. You’ll hide in the dry bushes with food,..

The Sea

A Poem by Mari

I was simply singing, watching red poppies in the field, thinking of nothing, just remembering the sea of my childhood, as Banville does in h..