5 Poems by Narada Akarasirikanchana

5 Poems by Narada Akarasirikanchana

1. What am I if not for nostalgia?  To my land, my family,  my heart, my home  Through the tip of my black pen,  I am to capture the welcoming warmth  of the Southeastern sun.  It is the light that burns brightly,  the kind that strengthens you.  What my pen breathes onto paper  was first sung by the hands  who summoned soil and sun.  This paper is the preservation of life,  the keeping of memories,  the giving of stories.  I am to preserve the …