Sheniz Janmohamed reads a new poem from her upcoming book, Reminders on the Path (forthcoming Fall 2021).

Garden of Refuge

they pontificate 
about gardens 
beyond our grasp,
heaven walled away from 
the heart of need. 

paradise is the garden
within your mind

take what you need

ringed heart of rosewood 
sponge of star moss
branches thick with 
bougainvillaea 

take what you need

cup your hands into pools
of azure, splash your
thorn-scratched cheeks
with the sting of life

run your index finger 
through channels of 
ancient waters

leading you back to the roots
of a cypress 
as old as a mother’s memory 
of your grandfather’s birth. 

you too are born
in the second between an
orange blossom  blooming  and

falling. 

There are many ways to hold sanctuary

 may I be one of them.



© Sheniz Janmohamed

Garden Of Refuge - Sheniz Janmohamed

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