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Shamans or World News 14.06.2017

Shamans or World News 14.06.2017

A Poem by aurora kastanias


Much like the Mayans thousands of years before,Granting 2012 the honour to hostAn apocalyptic end of the world,Peruvian shamans now declare2017 the ye..
Something Rather Than Nothing

Something Rather Than Nothing

A Poem by aurora kastanias


Though some believed that just as beautySpace was in the eye of the beholder,An abstract justification for human experienceOf matter and its motion,An..
All the times I said yes

All the times I said yes

A Poem by aurora kastanias


I believe in never speaking the words, ‘Should have’ and ‘would have’, enemies Of the Self. Though many were ..
Observation

Observation

A Poem by aurora kastanias


Little difference betweenCherry blossom and birth,Of tadpoles, lions and stars,Reflections of lightIn refractile eyes.Everything in motionSet to evolv..
The Magician

The Magician

A Poem by aurora kastanias


Traces of tiredness excavate deep into his skin,Daily, as I enter with a volatile smile, weekly,In search of my dose of earthly blood, pretendingI am ..
Tremors

Tremors

A Poem by aurora kastanias


Trembling he entered the bar with a cheerful smile, In a dark green suit and a Panama hat. Sun-dried wrinkles on his face and hands Dotted..
Feathers and lead

Feathers and lead

A Poem by aurora kastanias


When Archimedes jumped out of his bathtub Shouting ‘Eureka’ naked down the streets, He had finally found a way to uncover The..
Stardust in our bones

Stardust in our bones

A Poem by aurora kastanias


Neutrons, protons and electrons composeThe entirety of atoms pervading The All,Forming bewildering matter, objects and substances,Ranging from dust to..
Social Animal

Social Animal

A Poem by aurora kastanias


What marvellous creatures those biped ants,Inhabiting the terrestrial little dust sphere, third from its star.A naturally social animal “living ..
Surviving Will

Surviving Will

A Poem by aurora kastanias


I am double the age I was, in my darkest hour,When nothing seemed to be, quite right,When I gazed extensively into the depthsOf my abyssal dark brown ..