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Prayer Jar

Poetry a glass jar tied with a ribbon on earthy ground

A piece of pulped wood
smudged charcoal
fervent fingers
a primal prayer imprinted
burnt in a flash of flames
ashes ashes
they float like dust moats
momentarily suspended
till a gust of wind
send them scattering
far and wide
far and wide

the air swirls with prayers
an open jar
never full

 Does anybody hear them?
…Does anybody hear
Them?






Rafia Bilkis

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7 responses to “Prayer Jar”

  1. Jeff Flesch Avatar
    Jeff Flesch

    Beautiful, Rafia. Evoking much in this poem. ❤️

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    1. Rafia Bilkis Avatar
      Rafia Bilkis

      Thank you as always ! ❤ ❤

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      1. Jeff Flesch Avatar
        Jeff Flesch

        You’re most welcome, Rafia. Always. ❤️❤️

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  2. Jaya Avendel Avatar
    Jaya Avendel

    What wonderful focus between the italic lines and their counterparts! The last line was particularly stark.

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    1. Rafia Bilkis Avatar
      Rafia Bilkis

      Thank you Jaya! for leafing through these pages and leaving your presence behind ^-^

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  3. Karima Hoisan Avatar
    Karima Hoisan

    Beautiful Rafia…I think they are heard.. inside a jar or out..:).

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    1. Rafia Bilkis Avatar
      Rafia Bilkis

      You think so? Sometimes…you wonder really in face of cruelty

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