Aurora

Blink

Tell me what you see

The Earth

At the palm of my hand

All its majesty and grandeur

Formed by only sea and land

Blink

Now what do you perceive?

Planets

9, no 8, in all

It just takes my breath away

How they all look so small

Blink

Is there anything new you discern?

The galaxies

Oh, there really aren’t words to say

Such astounding beauty

Don’t wake me, please let me stay

Open your eyes

You’ve been gone far too long

Drifting ever further away

In a direction that is wrong

Blink

Look outside, tell me what you glimpse

Colours

People, cars, and the sky so blue

Like an aurora

Their colours are pretty too

Think

We all look too far for beauty

For what has always been near

You should never stop living

In the now and the here

Now blink
And stop making the universe shrink

-Izzat R.

North Star

I've been lost at sea

For far too long

The voices scream

Telling me I've had enough

But for now, it's quiet

For now

They say there is a calm

Right before the storm

How true that is

Now depends on you

So point
And I will follow

-Izzat R.

Connect The Dots

Dusk enveloped the lands

Yet cease not, did the sun glow

Squeezing sweat glands dry somewhere

And others, mere rays through snow

As one star hides away

Millions of other came out to play

I glanced your way and smiled

Again, we raced each other to the bay

By the witness of the nebulae above

We pulled each other to the ground

Laughed until our lungs were sore

And went on till the sea was found

Out of breath, I sit under the stars

And marvel at the specks of light

I almost let loose a laugh when I remember

That you aren't here with me tonight

Where you went, I do not know

But it is awfully quiet without our fight

The grown ups say you're happier now

I dare you to come and tell me they're right

I may not be as bright as the stars

But I start to connect the dots

It doesn't matter if you're here, or light years far

I know we'll remain connected

By the constellations of our hearts

-Izzat R. 

Haley

Retinas still burnt from your beauty

From the last time I laid my eyes upon

That flowing white dress that trailed

That icy flame that exuded your being

A spectacle on that cold, calm night

Without so much as a word, you retreated

Back to whence you came

Leaving me, feet plastered to the ground

Gawking at the unnaturally bleak skies

That will never again be as radiant

But alas, never once have I moved

From the very spot we met

With a smile on my face, I wait

Hanging on a thread of words

A promise that one day you’ll return

And once again will my soul burn

-Izzat R. 

Starshine

Mistake me not

I know you're there

How could I forget

You and your dark wavy hair

I took a sip of coffee

My head tilted up

I noticed a twinkle of joy

As eyes met over my cup

Tempted as I was

Words forming in my head

It went off soon again

That wretched monster, wire fed

The folly came then

When a choice was made

A trap that ensnared many a man

Of which a price was surely paid

For the more we look down

At these unnatural blips of light

More so will our starshine fade
Back into the cold, abyssal night

-Izzat R.