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Category: Poetry

The main focus of this blog is poetry. I share some of my poems, drafts or excerpts. More often that not, I rewrite or edit to publish them somewhere else.

Poetry

Dance of the Dead

Posted on 11/13/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen

Nordic acceptance is long winter All things living flee in old NovemberNo claim to Autumn’s throne of lonelinessWhispers amongst the trees chillBarren rea...

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Appreciating the Beauty of Silence

Posted on 10/02/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen

There’s utter silence— Nature stands in awe behind its poem and welcomes the moon. - Khaya Ronkainen Hey, Good People! I’m taking a full blogging break to...

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Musings of a Seagull

Posted on 09/25/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen

Oh, look! Splendid landscape, Crisp and bright days Amidst calls by a mad tyranny Fighting a lost cause. - Khaya Ronkainen PS. I’ve written before about t...

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