New Poem
The sound of colors
~©Lozan Yamolky
Praying trees
branching upwards
reaching the heavens
as if they are interceding,
praying on our behalf;
speaking to God.
The dove of peace
is fluttering with wings
spreading sparkles gold dust
hovering silently
as falling snow.
You see butterflies and birds in every image;
you don’t have to search for them,
they are there in every frame
reminding to take notice
of the beauty that surrounds you.
Lily pads glistening
in the bright full moon
inviting your toe to step
on the path they created for you.
Every ring of water wave you create
tings gently
as tiny silver bells
as a ballerina
dancing and twirling
on the water.
The hand of Hamsa
is assuring you,
welcoming you, saying:
You are safe here.
You are protected here.
You are meant to be here
so come in, Shalom.
Can you hear the colors now?
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I was invited to visit the art exhibit of Ava Lee Millman Fisher http://www.creatavalee.net/
I was so inspired by her work, I wrote this poem in 5 minutes during the break then shared it on the open mic. Go to the Jewish Community Centre on 41st Ave. near Oak Street in Vancouver. It is on until April 6th. GO SEE HER ART!
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First and foremost, I would like to acknowledge that I humbly live on the traditional, unceeded territories of the səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) & xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. Thank you for allowing me to live on your land —Vancouver, BC Canada.
I am a Canadian citizen who migrated from Kurdistan —Present day Northern Iraq, in 1995 after spending over a year as an asylum seeker in Turkey.
I was born and raised in Baghdad in 1972, I am the fifth of eleven children; three boys and seven girls –one brother passed away in infancy.
I am the author of ( I’m No Hero) and ( Counting Waves ) published by: Silver Bow Publishing. I am dedicating my third book of poems ( Dreamers Needed ) to my teenage boys, Trey, 15 and Wyatt, 13.
I started reciting my poems for the first time in 2013 at The Holy Wow Poets Canada in Maple Ridge. I am currently a member of the Canadian Authors Association, Federation of BC Writers, The Royal City Literary Art Society and the Holy Wow Poets Canada. I am presently the secretary of the Royal City Literary Arts Society. I work as a freelance interpreter.
I was commissioned in the fall of 2017 to write a poem about the refugee experience to DaCapo Chamber Choir in Toronto. The event will feature my poem “I am here” in spring 2019.
I was one of the recipients of the 2018 Distinguished Poet Award from WIN– Writers International Network Canada and was 3rd place winner at the 2018 Tagore Festival Peace Poems contest. Since first sharing my poetry in 2013, I have featured in numerous poetry events throughout the Greater Vancouver area.
My work has been published in The Royal City Poets Anthologies (Silver Bow Publishing), The Royal City Literary Arts Society online magazine eZine, Wordplay at Work, Creative Quills Ink Verse (North Vancouver), Celebrate Canada 150 and Culture Days From Far and Wide (Multicultural Creative Writing Collection 2017) and the 2018 Holy Wow Poets Anthology (Maple Ridge).
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