National Poetry Month Continues With Yasmin Morais

Weekend in Silent Hill, Manchester

Silent Hill.

Truly silent, except for evening crickets.

The fog-covered mountains

and a Christiana-fed cold called for

sweaters and socks.

Full-moon nights.

Silent fluttering fireflies.

Icy river water. Crocodiles?

Wading, nonetheless.

All this, while navigating too Zacca’s growing

Infatuation and his silent admiration

that my sixteen-year-old heart did not understand.

Reflections on a Pandemic

Pandemic

Pandemonium

Panic in a frazzled world, unprepared for a marching scourge.

Pent up emotions, yearning for ease.

Penned into the converted home office.

Passing days, learning from my zoom mistakes.

Pain so deep – losing a brother to Covid’s grip.

Prayers for healing, prayers for change.

Planning for better days. Even a beach trip?

Posing questions with no clear answers.

Pressing on, hoping for release.

Planting a garden, finding peace.

Yasmin Morais – Bio

Yasmin Morais was born in Jamaica. She attended the University of the West Indies (Mona) where she completed her Bachelor of Arts (Spanish) and Master of Science (Government, with an International Relations focus). She later moved to Toronto, Canada, where she completed a Master of Science in Information Studies at the University of Toronto. Yasmin also holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB, Honors) from the University of London.

Yasmin’s poems have been published in The Potomac, Nursing Science Quarterly, and Pen and Prosper. To promote the work of Caribbean poets, Yasmin created the blog Poets of the Caribbean: poetsofthecaribbean.blogspot.com. 

In her spare time, she loves to travel, play badminton, and run.

YOUR TURN.

Thoughts, readers? How will you celebrate National Poetry Month?

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