Strangers

NafisaSB

Like ships passing each other in the dark

Or a friendly face smiling at you in the park

Are each of you – the poets

Who energize my mental health ..

I may never see you

Nor you me

It may be we will never meet

And only online each other greet - 

But the bonds of poetry that tie us

Though as fragile as can be

have a core of strength that’s hard to place

When I read your verse – I feel it’s face to face..

So continue to share the ideas you nurse

And I will try to know you through your enlightening verse..

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  • soheil khodaparasti

    A lovely reflection on how poetry connects hearts across distance. Warm, heartfelt, and uplifting.

    • NafisaSB

      i wanted to thank the people who enriched my life with their verse, and what better way than this?
      thanks for your feedback - have a good day

      • soheil khodaparasti

        You are welcome.

        • NafisaSB

          thank you very much for your encouraging comments...

        • rhmn_7

          Poetry, art, music are definitely universal languages which helps as meet and understand each other. Nice poem!

          • soheil khodaparasti

            Poetry, art, and music definitely transcend language barriers despite the fact that they may be interpreted differently based on experiences and cultural backgrounds, and their power lies in creating common ground and expressing emotions and ideas.

            • NafisaSB

              yes - the love of arts bind us together beautifully - thanks for the feedback

            • sorenbarrett

              This poem becomes most real as I have received feedback from so many over the past years and now feel such a part of my life. Well written in good rhyme it is a fave

              • NafisaSB

                that is exactly the reason this poem was written - thanks for your motivational feedback...

                • sorenbarrett

                  You are most welcome Nafisa

                  • NafisaSB

                    Thank you and God bless you always .

                  • Tristan Robert Lange

                    Safina, this really touched me. There’s such warmth and gratitude running through every line. It feels like a celebration of the connections we build here...people separated by miles and circumstances, yet somehow gathered around the same fire of words. Beautifully done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

                    • NafisaSB

                      i do feel an unknown bond connecting me to you - fellow poets - and that is what I have strived to convey - we may be separated by continents and circumstances, and yet we are there for each other...

                    • arqios

                      Your positive feedback does the same in return! 🕊️🙏

                      • NafisaSB

                        When I read the verse that is shared here, I feel so humbled that my simple offerings find a place here too - so am glad to read and respond always...

                      • cellinic

                        very nice, deep and sincere. My fave!

                        • NafisaSB

                          my heartfelt and sincere thanks for your feedback and fave..God bless you

                        • Thomas W Case

                          Beautiful work.

                          • NafisaSB

                            thank you !

                          • antra.coree

                            Good write, keep going

                            • NafisaSB

                              thanks - hope to do so - and I wish you the same ..
                              have a productive weekend

                            • Teddy.15

                              How truly wonderful, and yes I feel I personally know quite a few of my friends online even if we've never known eachother, I guess it's the mannerisms through speech, which is why we write in the first place, to share our imagery and hopes and dreams and fears together. This one deserves a nobel nomination it's gorgeous and uplifting. 🌹

                              • NafisaSB

                                Thanks a ton - very noble of you to think it's fit for a Nobel nomination...i write in simple verse whilst i read complicated and beautiful poems from the others in the group - and then wonder whether and how I deserve to have a place amongst them..self doubts keep creeping in - though it does not deter me from writing what i feel [lol]
                                yes - i can visualize you as a very caring, graceful and gracious person, whom i would have loved to have met in perrson...let's see what fate has in store for us though.
                                Happy weekend...

                                • NafisaSB

                                  Thanks a ton - very noble of you to think it's fit for a Nobel nomination...i write in simple verse whilst i read complicated and beautiful poems from the others in the group - and then wonder whether and how I deserve to have a place amongst them..self doubts keep creeping in - though it does not deter me from writing what i feel [lol]
                                  yes - i can visualize you as a very caring, graceful and gracious person, whom i would have loved to have met in perrson...let's see what fate has in store for us though.
                                  Happy weekend...

                                • RSM0812

                                  A poem, i think all poets can relate to. A good read.

                                  • NafisaSB

                                    yes - I felt the same, hence shared...thanks for the feedback..

                                  • Neville



                                    This is so cool .. yes, relative or literary strangers maybe but a family nevertheless .. Neville 😎🌻👍

                                    • NafisaSB

                                      yes - I also consider the society we stay in as n extended family - so this forum is the literary family we are engaged in - lol
                                      have a great and productive week ahead

                                    • Samprikta Paul

                                      That's such a good one!

                                      • NafisaSB

                                        thanks a ton for the thumbs up - glad it resonated with you...

                                      • Jeannie

                                        So true, I have made several friendships on social media.



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