Exiles Poems - Poems about Exiles

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To soothe the cornered inferno Consuming a sanctuary abandoned Spider's silk like snow kissed ground Walls caressed by a nurturing moss, A mausoleum of birth The detached ruins we carry A firefighter's hose spouts curses To cauterize a ghastly flame The fire fights itself separately So the lever pullers on the dispatch Call into the ears of a healer To douse themselves in gasoline There is no...

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Come on, Exiles To a banquet in Nigeria. Hear now, the voice of jamboree You deaf, Perhaps, the blind can see the assorted service, Look here! Men do not sleep at night, Who dares to sleep and give up his dreams? The youths; Toil all day, but Reap sorrows and heartbreak. Upon the riches of this clime, Men dies paupers. Look what goes on over here, This...

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You fixed Mongolian stew on a two ring Russian-made burner. We understood that we’d not be drinking salted milk tea in Ulan Bator anytime soon. Nevertheless, we bought Kazakh embroidery laid on goatskins, treated the room as if it were a symbol laden yurt. Your body was my perfect fit, a silken deel of sensuality, which we both knew was the national costume of...

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Your eyes say there's a room for everyone I lost my way, welcome me to your shore Light up your torch, I'm avoiding the sun Of fear as I sailed across with my oar. Are there words unsaid in your silenced lips The waves churn, the winds gather the voices Behind those walls e'en thus of rolling ships And thunderclaps above frightened...

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The city fell into the hands of Babylon The captors of Jerusalem thought that they had won The battle against the God of Jerusalem Had God forsaken the people of His kingdom? The kings of Judah had turned away from their Lord Their heinous sins brought upon them God’s mighty sword The people were unrepentant despite many warnings Conveyed by God’s prophets...

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This is what the God of Israel, the Lord Almgihty declares Unto all of you who have been carried away in to exile... In the land of your captivity until the day i reconcile You to your Motherland and answer everyone of your prayers, Build yourselves houses and dwell in them as you settle down; Plant gardens and eat the...

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