hushed tones • Skendong Poetry

Painting of a Black man sitting on a bed holding a portrait of an elderly Jamaican woman.

Love, Loss & Relationship Poetry

14 May 2026

Your Beautiful Portrait Stares Back

Portrait A tender elegy for a mother remembered through grief, memory and…

a young black male about to write a name in the golden sand by the sea

Love, Loss & Relationship Poetry

12 May 2025

Writing Love in Sand, Let the Sea Carry It Away

Love in Sand A tender meditation on love, memory, and letting go,…

At a wooden post office counter, a postmaster's light-skinned hand exchanges a polymer banknote with a Black customer's hand.

Love, Loss & Relationship Poetry

12 May 2022

Short Poem: Change of the Guard

Change of The Guard A brief reflection on friendship, loss and the…

close up shot of woman wearing black and gold headdress

Love, Loss & Relationship Poetry

5 October 2021

When We Don’t Want to Say Goodbye

When We Don’t Want to Say Goodbye A short poetic reflection on…

street art of elderly man and woman about to kiss

Love, Loss & Relationship Poetry

16 May 2018

Hazy Embrace of Love: A Bittersweet Farewell in Poetic Verse

“this love partnership”