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Sonnet #1 An Ode to my First Love
Destined for exile atop dusty shelves aroma of pages, old and new Into Authors mind one deeply delves permits any reader to silently pass through Six and twenty letters laid out words toyed with ’til resonating awe similarities of prosaists throughout write of love affairs in perfection and flaw Perfect like you and marred like…
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Life is Funny
Life has a funny way of living! It inoculates my mind against all that is good and leaves the hurt to manifest. It is here that I tend to build life, nurture it, help it grow. Bring it out on show for all who live here with their funny way of living. I cage it,…
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Prayer
Had my life not been wrapped up in string, I would cross many miles to be with you. Only I am not the true owner of my life A power above all that is seen has enslaved me Quietly my lips move to the beat of a prayer With bound hands I pray for solitude…
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Still
I want to escape like an echo that runs from its source I want to go where the echo goes A destination of unanimity, tranquility Alone not lonely © Suzi Yammouni 2012
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Me in less than 500 words
Susan Yammouni was a quiet child, and her Mother always wondered when that all changed. Born to Lebanese parents, somewhere in the suburbs of Melbourne, and schooled by people who didn’t get paid enough to really give a shit, she has been a sandwich maker, hairdresser, make up artist, nail technician, bank clerk, receptionist, retail…
