Poetry Partners #139
A poem by Barbara Dean Aliaga of ‘AbuNana’
When do you think you will be happy?
What do you mean, I'm fine.
No, there's a cloud of uncertainty
Radiating from your spine.
It's not my spine, you see dear sir
That shouts to you I'm blue.
It's my soul that's caught in should
Do that is keeping me from you.
- AbuNana: https://abunana.com/
A ‘Senryu’ by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’
muscles still, certain hand heavy on her shoulder soul recoils from should
Let’s write poetry together!
When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!
List of Poetry Partners
- Murisopsis
- Judy Dykstra-Brown
- Jennifer Patino
- Mike L. Utley
- Barbara Schaefer
- Ron Rowland
- Cheyenne MacMasters
- Rae Cod
- Eric Erb
- Chris Reilley
- Jim-
- Selma Martin
- Vidah (Chavi)
- varityteller
- Veera
- Kunjal Gupta
- Coco
- Lov Verma
- bodypositivefemme
- Steven S. Wallace
- Shay Simmons
- Constance Bourg
- C. L. Barton
- Madamchryzl
- Sangeetha
- Jo
- Audrey Duff
- Gillena Cox
- Yasmin
- Martha Anewa
- Malalai Khan
- Adam Taylor
- trE
- Cindy Georgakas
- Punam
- davidatqcm
- Orion Foote
- Susi Bocks
- Mister Bump UK
- Kate Blake
- Freddie Omm
- kittysverses
- enchantedwords
- Saint Gaona
- Alan Steinle
- Karina Lutz
- Sarah David
- Beka Tucker
- Maria L. Berg
- Colleen M. Chesebro
- Jane Aguiar
- Jan Beekman
- royalpalmtree
- Marian
- M Jay Dixit
- Ken Hume
- Naa Lamiorkor Boye
- Reena Saxena
- Bridget
- Ash Evan Lippert
- Mike L. Utley
- Hadizat Motherconfessor
- Murisopsis
- Cindy Georgakas
- Swathi Rao
- Freya Pickard
- Harshi
- LaMon Brown
- Nomad
- Vedran Markovic
- The.Richard.Braxton
- Kim Whysall-Hammond
- Jeff Flesch
- hutschi
- Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
- Anca
- douryeh
- enchantedwords
- Kerfe
- Puvanesvari Rajan
- MistyBlue
- Henry Mworia
- Anna Smit
- Larry Trasciatti
- Sarah Cope
- Filipa Moreira da Cruz
- Robert J. Jr.
- Rosemary McMahan
- Iswar Kar
- Mapule Somo
- Anne Morrigan
- George Ellington
- J. P.
- Christine Bialczak
- Shalini Kathuria Narang
- LaToya Williams
- Maitreyee Telang
- Amelia Michelle Nicol
- A. J. Wilson
- Nick Pipitone
- Myrna Migala
- Kathy Labrum McVittie
- Dawn Pisturino
- Eugenia
- Tea Solon
- Marion Horton
- Hassan Safdar
- Grace Y. Estevez – Reddy
- Eileen Backman
- Suzette Benjamin
- Candace
- Tarlie Francis
- Aishwarya Kannan
- Michaël
- Mary Anne Abdo
- Benjamin Nambu
- Scotti Woolery-Price
- Ara
- Sean Matthews
- Joy A. Burki-Watson
- Filipa Moreira da Cruz
- Di
- Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
- Christine Bialczak
- Rob Kistner
- Michaël
- Sarah Cope
- Stephanie Malley
- musingsbymac
- Verne Ivars Krastins
- Brandon Ellrich
- Tallisman
- kalabalu
- Kunjal Gupta
- Malalai Khan
- Mary Anne Abdo
- M. Snyder
- Sherry Lens
- Barbara Dean Aliaga
- Devine Success
- Veera
- Maria Pavlova
- Kevin L. Perrin
- Alex Budris
- Wm. “Mark” Parry
- Rayla
- Rayla
- Artem Miachin
- Jeff Lee
- Artem Miachin
- Tanmay Philip
- Dee
- Tricia Sankey
- Cassa Bassa
- 3L
- Charles
- WickedLizzie
- L. M. Montes
- Marsha Ingrao
- WickedLizzie
- Jan Beekman
- Neha Singh
- Kaci Rigney
- Kaci Rigney
- Irobiko Chimezie Kingsley
- Gareth David Ogilvie
- Marvin Tordillos
- Jaideep Khanduja
- Poetisatinta
- Kiri Salazar
- Sadje
- Destiny
- Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
- Jaideep Khanduja
- Kaci Rigney
- Jan Beekman
- Karima Hoisan
- Melissa Lemay
- Kriti
- Susan Strasser
- Melissa Lemay
- Ancy Johny
- Destiny
- Komaljeet Kaur
- Melissa Lemay
- Thomas Kutzli
- holley4734
- Claudine
The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱 
ooh I like these Barbara and David.
Your interweave is wonderful and the questions of pondering important.
💚🙏🏻 Cindy 🙏🏻💚
The original poem is excellent, and your last line is brilliant, David.
🤎🙏🏻 Dolly 🙏🏻🤎
That is creative Ben. 👍
❤ Shashi ❤ ~ thanks so much!
BTW, please feel free to call me ‘David’ because that is my first name.
The word ‘ben’ simply means ‘son of’ in Hebrew; I created this blog in honor of my father whose name was ‘Alexander’, you see.
I know it’s a bit confusing because ‘Ben’ is also a common name in English ~ I’m sorry about the confusion!
Much love,
David
Yes Ben. Love your writings and look forward to reading your posts.
Helps me in having a different perspective and view of mundane things.
Let the words flow 😄
Thanks, Shashi.
~David
Beautiful conversation between the beloved
It has that chemistry of to be or not to be
And always the love that lingers.
Forever in seductive dialogue
And the intensity of other secret shoulds
Vibrates
💙🙏🏻 Abi 🙏🏻💙
Wonderful poems 💖
💗🙏🏻 D. A. 🙏🏻💗
Both poems are excellent.
❤ Molly ❤ ~ thank you so much!
“Should” always has many layers… (k)
I’ve said this before, but many of your comments are like little nuggets of wisdom, Kerfe!
Thanks David. And your poems always make me think.
🤗