Tag: family

A Special Day

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 12 Comments

Today is a special day. It's my Papa's birthday.

Poet Prince

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 11 Comments

Poetry by a young prince, age 7

A Year Passes …

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 17 Comments

dealing with grief, a year on

if i had a choice

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 9 Comments

of culture and a special type of love

Serendipity

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 11 Comments

A happy accident - closer to home

Legacy of a Gentle Man

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 15 Comments

a dedication to the silent power of a gentle man

Kabira Says…

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 20 Comments

This is a true story... or is it? You be the judge of that :) I have never really had a pet, I am not even a pet person. I love the birds that come to my balcony but could never quite understand why people would become so close to their pets. My sister devotedly … Continue reading Kabira Says…

Father Nature

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 18 Comments

Earlier this year my younger sister suggested that I write a poem for our father's 80th birthday. It got me thinking about how his personal values, principles and teachings are so much in synch with nature. So, here is Father Nature humility of grass overlooked and overtrodden yet springs back each time, unharmed shade of … Continue reading Father Nature

the butterfly smiles

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 16 Comments

This poem is dedicated to my younger sister Citele. The world has lost a warm, loving soul who was still full of life. May she rest in ease and we shall always look out for her smile. you do not die in death She loved pink and yellow, thus the balloons and the reference to … Continue reading the butterfly smiles

Alone, Alone I Will Go

~ Sonya Kassam ~ 24 Comments

This week's Dungeon Prompts challenge is Until Our Last Breath. What would I imagine thinking about as I take my final breaths. This is not something I tend to write about, and whatever did form in my mind made me cry and was too personal to share. If you notice with my poetry, I don't … Continue reading Alone, Alone I Will Go