New Beginnings

Country

i

An angel’s arm dies

from morning lethargy

bleeding mist 

 as tied toes dyed

in coffee lust to

kiss the whitewash

The 

parting leaves

commend you as you

crush the host of dandelions

gracefully waving

 gestures and

blue farewells to

the moaning canopy of trees

whispering their death.  

ii  Town

  Splinters of wine sips

drown the night along

the western front

where grass grows after

the showers of soldier-blood 

bathe the soil  

I cannot choke

in the burning symphony

of heavy nostalgia clouds

anymore

By: Mariam Beleh