traveling alone
yet together , walk the path
accept, love, cherish
Author: Taruna
Romanced by the Sun
On a wintery fogged morning
Watching from behind
A thick blanket
Of heavy moist cloud
Allowed to be glimpsed
As the layers thin
You are a striking slither
Streaking across my sky
At first a most pure shine
Knowing your brilliance
You tease as a mystery
Charmingly cloaked
With the rise of the morning
You show your presence
Gingerly touching
Glistening dew drops
You banish the chill
Enticing activity
Drawing me forth
Into the day
At the height of noon
You are strong and kind
Grand and bold
Forcing me to acknowledge
My day is a disaster
If I do not see you
If I do not feel you
If I do not connect
Dusk begins to arrive
I am drunk in adoration
Your rich colors displayed
Never the same
Beginning your departure
Your embrace still fresh
Warmth subsides
But your power remains
As each winter night shortens
Your greet me each morning
Just a little earlier
Staying each day just a little longer
Every day, every year
You tease me so
You capture me so
And so it is
I am romanced by the sun!
String of Pearls
Tiny grains of sand
Compress and surface
As a string of pearls
Singular droplets of moisture
Merge and form
The great oceans
Flimsy wisps of cloud
Float and rise
As the comforting sky
Each and every breath
Shallow or deep
Opportunities encompassing existence
Such grandeur!
Pearls, oceans, the sky
Even existence.
All nothing without
The minutiae
Grains, droplets, wisps
And every little breath.
What is it that we see?
What is it that we acknowledge?
The whole?
Or it’s parts?
What are we?
Mankind
Nations
Communities
Or individuals?
How kindly we are made!
How kindly we are acknowledged!
Each with a face
Never duplicated
Each with a beat
Rhythm unique
Each allowed
Opportunity unparalleled!
Have you seen
The part you are?
Own your chance
Claim your gift
Live your turn
No strings attached
This is your time!
Breakout
Bird in a cage
Jewel in a vault
Children in four walls
Is this what we do
Cage our most precious
Keep out of harms way?
Wings lose span width
Jewels lose luster
Children lose vivacity
What more have we trapped
What else have we subdued
Do we even know!
Gripped by convention
Cuddled by mediocrity
Fooled by routines and rituals
Do you hear your heart beat
Can you feel your spirit soar
Have you explored the caverns of your being?
Cut the ties with judgement
Break free of inevitable regret
Explore what you can dream of
No skydiving necessary
No heroics mandated
Just desire a sincere fulfillment
Despite the climate
Regardless of obligations
Hold fast to your blessing
Breathe light the life
Leave struggle to the unwilling
And find yourself in all that runs free
Smoke screens
don’t be so afraid
let down the layered smoke screens
show your true pure self
Valentine
Enigmatic?
Perhaps.
Mysterious?
Possibly..
Debonair?
Perfectly!
Displaying a variety of character
Enjoying the diversity of life’s adventures
Summoning a multitude of assets
All in a day’s play of living…
When all the layers removed
Naked truth revealed
No embellishment required
The best of all awaits
No sleeve for the heart
Magnanimously exposed,
No diluted passion
Raw yet gentle,
Completely present
For just the task at hand,
Giving fully of all
Mind, body and spirit!!
Living Composition
Rock solid backdrop
Reflective forefront blazing
Vivid hues of life
Float on by…
Move towards something
And it gets closer,
True for everything
But the clouds!
They just never
Seem to get closer!
You take a step
They take a float
Even when finally
In a hot air balloon,
Your put your whole self
Straight into its belly,
Still nothing to grasp
Nothing to hold!
Yet all the while
Still there all around!
Such is breath.
You can feel it
You can even watch it
Without it
You cannot be!
Can you hold it?
Can you bottle it?
Can you save it for a later day?
Just as the clouds
Shower a love,
So does breath
Ultimate lover’s love.
Just as the clouds
Transport droplets from air to land,
So does breath
Link strong, you and your source.
So before it’s too late
And breath floats on by,
Connect and secure
The link on your side.
Acknowledge each one
As they come and go,
Bringing the possibilities
For what it’s all about.
Love and enjoy
Acknowledge and appreciate,
Revel in gratitude
And let each breath
Be its wait in gold!
Live, Love, Laugh.
Live from your soul
To your heart‘s content
With commitment of mind
Love with all your heart
With soulful sincerity
No room for doubt in mind
Laugh with mindful humor
Bringing together hearts
Enabling souls their peaceful rest
Live in color
a heart feeling love
flowers and colors your dreams
mirror living bliss
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