Highway 61
The white lines stretch into the heat,Where asphalt and the desert meet.The radio plays a scratchy blues,To help me shake...
Read PoemWhen the sun sets…
When the sun sets… Clouds look ablaze ,as they catch the last light of day Mountains painted with every shade...
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Spice and Smoke
The hookah smoke rings rise up high,Into the purple, evening sky.The tea is served in glasses small,Against the tiled, patterned...
Read PoemWILL I REACH THE SHORE?
Will I reach the shores, O ancestors? The moon rules the day In a century that knows no eclipse. I...
Read PoemQueen’s Game
The archer’s arrow ran out The mightiest swords were rendered useless As the fire and water stared at each other-...
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The Bosphorus
The ferries cross from East to West,Upon the ocean’s rolling breast.The seagulls follow in the wake,For any scraps that they...
Read PoemHi, my name is
Hello. My name is Chyna Jackson-White. C-H-Y-N-A. Jackson. Hyphen. White. And for the longest time, I thought that little line...
Read PoemSpotlight
Standing beneath bright dazzling lights Heart racing, threatening to leap right out of my chest Hands trembling,feet heavy I am...
Read PoemThe Pavilion Secret
I encounter a stranger,the kind I wouldn’t give a second glance. Yet,as he steps into the pavilion, the entire room...
Read PoemKeep Going
There will be days when you feel weak, When answers are too hard to seek. When every dream seems far...
Read PoemRise Beyond the Storm
When the road is rough and steep, And your dreams seem far to keep, Hold your head and stand up...
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