The Muruku Murmurations

I was challenge by my buddy Kudos to write a multi which is a rhyme scheme where you rhyme multiple syllables repeatedly in the bars. I tried my best but there is definitely no flow for it right now. I will pick this back up again in future and try to make it rap-able. Hi there Mr. Nice Guy I heard your dream is to get televised and diversify Revise how you classify what you feel inside with diligence Every effort you apply suffice and disqualify all the doubts that occupy your confidence You spend your days wrapping your head around raps with intelligence Keep trying with endurance till it becomes a concise paradise to edify and glorify Masterpieces that testify qualifies you access to be a certified legendary alumni. A little story about you and I I spy on you like an agent of the FBI My My My My minds full of landmine Is my current favourite lullaby on Spotify Enticing vape flavours from your device splice through my alveoli When you beat me at pool I yell out Sohai And your reply...

I have recently been trying to pick up French and learning by picking up phrases to use in my poems. I am amazed by the depth of expression the French language has. Some people say I have an infectious smile, maybe it has the capability to catch fire, maybe. Tu me fais rire My smile releases as easy as fire that starts in the depths of the forest. Swirling and twirling Like butterflies dancing like starlings in the bright blue sky. Free With out judgement. Sweet Without malice. Nectar leaks with the morning dew. It stays In the gleam of my eyes Brightening your day Hoping that you will stay. - Swit Marie 0403H 23rd June 2018 Taman Bahagia

#NAPoWriMo2018  #Day19   Poetry Cafe KL #NaPoWriMo #soundpoetry #soundpoem #jackmalik #dada A sound poem is where the phonetic aspects of human speech are foregrounded instead of more conventional semantic and syntactic values; "verse without words". By definition, sound poetry is intended primarily for performance. Dom Tak Beh Dom Dom Tak Don't Beh afraid now Take heed in your stride Beh all that you are Don't stop coz your Heart don't stop Beh-Beh-Beh-Beating. Dom Dom D-D-Dom Dee Dee Doo Дом книги (Dom Knyigyi) is a library Дом (Dom) is a home Hum to the drums That Beh-Beh-Beh-beat With every dee dee detail Do what your heart says D-d-dig into the book Дом is a dome dee dee dom. - Swit Marie 0914H 29th April 2018 Taman Bahagia

#NaPoWriMo2018  Day10  prompt by Poetry Cafe KL #NaPoWriMo #elections #GE14 Change of plan! Democracy, elections, nationhood, power, hypocrisy, hope, change, helplessness, corruption - write a poem to suit the current mood. This piece was performed during If Walls Could Talk KL 's 48th sho w in accordance with NaPoWriMo 2018 Tanggal 31 Remove the 31 layers of false flavours Accusation trends and ramifications Every flash memory of people yelling out their patriotism to their race and roots that dug deep into the grounds of Merdeka Hang up the glory days of the life that was and the memories of yesteryear 31 days is not enough to heal the wounds of racism or remove post colonial scars. Bulan 8 Crescent, half, full and blood Moons have gone by Months with no returns and growing loss of hope in the natives' eyes after seeing their lands go corrupt by rust in the hands of the pale Their seas stripped of its oily richness Virgin soil ploughed by in...

Warmest Deepavali wishes to all who are celebrating and have a splendid time with loved ones. What is Deepavali without some Murukku and what is Murukku without Deepavali. Idhayam kanindha iniya Deepavaali Nalvazhthukkal From the depths of our hearts To the hills covered with lights From kitchens overflowing with aromatic dhal And dishes of different vegetarian delights From the city skies shining bright To our grandparents' houses lighted up tonight Sipping chai and chattering Adorning new sarees and l enghas Sitting down and sharing murukku Having meals together with smiles and ladu Warmest wishes from near and far May the light shine blessings upon you. - Swit Marie 0300H 18 October 2017 Bahagia HQ

This piece was written during a workshop taught by Melizarani T. Selva , a person who told me that I should be 'workshop-ed' and who better to learn from than the woman herself. She taught me how to write myself into a poem , how to allow people to access me via my poetry but also keeping parts of me that are vulnerable in a safe space. We were given the privilege to use The Violet Flame, Kuala Lumpur where Lupe Parada 's beautiful works were on display. Prompt: In write 14 lines, write about a specific moment in time when you felt the most sincere form of love with this person, be specific about how this person makes you feel and it is a moment that was experienced by you and only you. Describe that moment, expand that moment, use sentences of different lengths. In the midst of winter, 7-ого Января (Sedmova Yanvarya) On 7th of January in the centre of красная площадь (Krasnaya ploshad - Red Square) The people wish, "С днём Рождеством" (S dy...

NaPoWriMo Day 27 Prompt taken from  Poetry Cafe KL Biligual poem! Write a bilingual poem on any topic. The first language must be in English but the second one is yours to choose. There should be a balanced use of both languages in the poem. I recommend googling and reading Gustavo Perez Firmat's poem " Bilingual Blues " for reference. If you are fluent in only one language, don't be discouraged. Ask around, get advice from others and just have fun with it  :) BONUS CHALLENGE Use at least 3 of these random words in your poem -> dreamless, machete, hopscotch, carnival, bogeyman, comet, stone, tongues. Happy writing! # napowrimo   # npwm # 2017inkedwallsday27 # poetrycafekl   # pckl # day27   # fromrussiawithlove   # bilingualpoem Давайте посмотрим (Davaytye pasmotrim) Let us see С начале уроки (S nachale uroki) Нам надо поздравлавать "Здраствуйте!" (Nam nada pazdravlavat Zdrastvuyte!) From the beginning of the lesson It is obligatory for...

NaPoWriMo Challenge Prompt Week 15: "Today I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that incorporates the idea of doubles. You could incorporate doubling into the form, for example, by writing a poem in couplets. Or you could make doubles the theme of the poem, by writing, for example, about mirrors or twins, or simply things that come in pairs. Or you could double your doubling by incorporating things-that-come-in-twos into both your subject and form." This poem is written in Cantonese and English. Translations in Mandarin and English is listed at the end of each stanza. Special thanks to my cousin Suzanne for the help with translation . Inspired by a challenge from famous Hong Kong variety TV show, 'Supertrio' in accordance with the Chinese Lunar New Year. Gong Hei Fatt Choy! Choy San Dao! Dou Chin Em Sai Sai Dou Dai Lei Sai Sai Matt Geng Geng Chou! Chou Lai Si. [English translation]                   ...