The Pieta

May you feel embraced

with a love as light

as the feathers of a dove.

May your tears of crucifixion

be washed out to sea

and transformed into waves

of courage.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey copyright © 2020

Scarlet's Flight

Onyx black eyes

fired with purpose,

knobby claws

tucked under

for flight,

Tanager's wings

embracing the light & the dark.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey © 2020

Hidden and Revealed

The fragrance of belonging

of being hidden

   of being revealed

the black mask

   illuminating soul

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey copyright 2020

My Home

Beyond how I am seen

Beyond what I see...

In the garden of my eye

there is my home.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey 2020

Blessed in the Shade

Blessed in the shade

where thoughts may cool,

and feelings find peace.

Blessed in the sunshine

where caramel and lemon-yellow feathers

know that they are loved.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey 2020

Love's Breath

Azure blue and verdant green openings,

A winged sunrise ~ in the heart

Love's breath

transforming trauma.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey copyright © 2020

Unseen Love

With prayers in their eyes,

drawn by an unseen love,

beating wings

with everything they have...

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey copyright ©  2020

Tai Chi Dancer

Tai chi dancer

Balancing emptiness & presence

Following the breath of an impulse

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey © 2020

Inner Oasis

An inner oasis

A blue sky smile

A far-seeing eye

A miracle 

of innocence.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey copyright 2020

Sometimes We Are...

Sometimes
we are the shelter,

Sometimes
we are the lullaby,

Sometimes
we are the orange mango light
& the green reeds...

which sweeten the journey.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey copyright 2020

How Cherished You Are

If only the music of my reach

If only the tips of my feathers

If only the gold in my eyes

If only the planted stance

of my feet

If only the blue & chocolate 

of my soul

could let you know

how cherished you are

and always will be...

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey © 2020

Madonna Smile

A Madonna smile,

sun lit water droplets

her jewels,

downy feathers

her garment

of humility.

PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey copyright 2020