PETROUCHKA ALEXIEVA

 

 

Rainbow Rag In My Front Yard

 

It’s always spring in my Californian front yard!

I have a rainbow rag of African daisies.

The groundcover catches the eyes

of dazzling butterflies and humming bees.

 

Waltzing under the light morning breeze

the flowers invite shiny beetles and ladybugs.

The blooms smile until the sun says “good bye”

and my rainbow rag gently closes eyes. Night- night!

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Peace Is Needed To Exist

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When somebody mentions “America”,

as an anthropologist, I say “Which one do you mean?

The North or South? Be more specific, please”.

Look at the map. They both exist.

In contrast. They differ like day and night.

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The one on south, has this incredible tropical forest.

It has Amazonian tribes who still hunt

with long tubes and powerful blows;

untouched by modern civilization.

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The other one has North Aurora’s lights;

Alaskan long nights, a long Canadian border,

landed pathfinders on Mars and the Moon

and deal with global cultural boom.

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I did fieldworks in both, studied the cultures, the art,

the costumes, the dwellings and the quinine.

So, I know one thing…People in both Americas like

to make love, smile and dance. And the most of all,

they WANT PEACE, because PEACE is needed to exist.

 

(Note:  I am an anthropologist ethno-musicologist and my work is to study and teach cultures)

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Footprints in the Clouds

 

F - Fluffy dandelion globe

O - One time there was a golden bloom.

O - One time it dreamt to fly high to the sky.

T - The sky smiled from above.

S - So, did the Sun and gave a simple advice

T - To wait until bloom turns into a silver globe.

E - Evening breeze helped all seeds glide.

P – Prints! Silver footprints were left on the clouds.

S – Smile! That was me in a happy summer flight.

 

Pua Lei, My Flower Garland

(May 1st is known as Lei Day in Hawaiʻi)

 

Every day of this week, I sit

outside in my back yard

under glorious plumeria tree

and gather my ‘pua lei plumeria’ rings.

 

I sing the old ‘Papakōlea’ song

with my beloved Hawaiian friend.

All colors of vibrant blooms

dance in my hands gently arranged

on ‘kui pua’ long strings.

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Can You Hear the Honey Bees?

 

Adorned with fluffy clouds, Spring runs around;

melting snow cups still hug the mighty picks.

Glowing rainbows kiss the warming ground.

Kaleidoscopic colors dance around!

 

Sweet happy songs of waterfalls and creeks

awake the blooming rugs on meadows and fields.

Birds and giant honey bees play hide-and-sick

with the first happy rays over the hills.

 

Spring’s sweet flutes

awake every creature hidden in the woods.

Fairies make a magic flickering their wings;

their divine wands sprinkle blissful moods.

 

Baby-owls are popping their blinking eyes

looking out to jump from the hollowed trunks.

Spring kisses the joyful blossoming trees.

Can you hear there the honey bees?

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PETROUCHKA ALEXIEVA

 

Ms. PETROUCHKA ALEXIEVA is a well-known as a LOVE poet, distinguished scholar and TV persona. She is a life-time member of four Distinguished Scholar Societies. She is a Cum Laude graduate at CSULA (2009) and “All American Scholar Award“- recipient (2008). She speaks8+ languages. She was teaching a Japanese Tanka writing. Her literary and scholarly works were highlighted in venues, on ”Daheli Live!” TV show, ceremonies and numerous open mics. She was working with gifted and talented children in ICAF, NASA, etc. Her poem “My Gypsy Soul” is dedicated to Sally Ride (the first American woman in space and the first shuttle captain) is honorary uploaded to Europa Clipper spacecraft. For her outstanding life-long achievements, Ms. Alexieva’s name was included 3 times among the most distinguished Earth’s citizens list of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover (2003) capsule and Science Laboratory Rover (2011) list and “Message on the Bottle” NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft.