Nakedly fierce
Gloriously beautiful
Combined by design
Dedicated to an amazing woman.
Fairytales
Princes valiant
Victorious and virile
Princesses demure
Delicate and divine,
Castles charming
Cultured and content;
Childhood indoctrination
Visual imagery instilled.
Years, decades pass
The images engraved
Yet distanced and denied.
Worthiness questioned
Strive abandoned.
Dragons and demons
Insipid and unrecognized,
Fuel either apathy
Or suppress revived energies.
Who are these demons?
Their beastly indifference
Their monstrous tolerance
And devious submission!
How cleverly and rationally
They lock away your dreams
Discard the visual
Embrace your rights
For fairytales do come true!
You want your castle?
Your kingdom to reign?
Claim your virtues
Respect your perspective and thirst!
Then pick up your swords of
Fortitude and determination!
Perhaps you were born
Right into your fairytale
As why else did you once
Feel like king of the castle,
Conqueror of all!
Reclaim your castle
Where brick and mortar
Is of joy and kindness
Appreciation and gratitude;
And fortressed by
The love of Divine.
Timeless Beauty
Original art by Tejal Patel
Timeless beauty
Impeccable design
Handcrafted delicately
Gracefully balanced
This is your form
This is your nature
With each one of your breaths
Come to this closer
When clarity unfolds
It permeates your all
With the flow of your pencil
Dance out the Divine
Be it words, be it illustration
The song is just the same
One of endless love and beauty!
Regal Lily
Standing tall
In all her glory,
Bearing her core
Revealing her story.
Once a bud
Now in maturity,
Rich in elegance
Yet humbled by mortality.
From inner core
To edge of petals,
Spectrum of hues
Strength in depth.
Spring’s chilly dawns
Or sudden April showers,
All weathered through
With promise of sun’s sheltering.
Let her life story
Yield comfort and challenge,
For as she cycles through
So shall you…
Disagree
Read me right
Don’t like my sight?
It’s ok
As I agree
We disagree
As all I want
Is to run the other way
But you stirred the fire
In my belly deep
And now compliance
Has no right
And I might
Even fight!
Written in response to a daily challenge and then I got distracted and forgot to post!
Sunrise to Sunset…
Behold the promise of a new day
From the colors in the sky
Not a rainbow yet still quite an array.
Yellow, emerging with power
Orange to red passing passion and fire
Even dark blue is warm yet smoldering
As forced to retire by the glimmer of dawning.
Such are colors of life
Rich and in their turn take the stage.
Enjoy each hue
As the glows and shimmers, wax and wane
From life’s breaking dawn to it’s restful night…
Climb
Smiles, humor, sarcasm
Numbing facade
Looking up, looking in
Masking, masking the pain
Each day
Promise made
‘I’m OK’
“I AM OK”!
Each night, defeated
Demons crawling
Raging discontent
Useless numbing
Hard to swallow
Impossible to cry
Heartbeat imploding
Mind hurtling
Tools employees
Moments of relief
Comfort appreciated
Gratitude known
Yet recycled
Each day the climb
Survival unknown
Too hard to keep letting go
So in need of sharing
Just a little kindness
Just a little care
Making the infinite difference
Holding close
My worthiness
Confronting the change
Keeping light in sight
The seeds well sown
The need too great
Incremental changes
Alls in motion
Grasping at any strand
Any tendril of hope
Blowing my way
In the wind of life
The task at hand
Seems so huge
Yet greater still
Is Divine’s own call
The course is steep
Summit hard to reach
But I will, without a doubt
Just so long, as I keep it all in sight
Soul Mates
Inseparable souls
Rhythmical in touch and sound
Harmony for life
Close your eyes..
Close your eyes…
Colors beyond the spectrum
Hues composed of love
Sparkle yet softened
Engulfing yet inviting
A beauty unparalleled
Not visual but felt
Alluring yet freeing
Enamoring yet calming
This colorful beauty
The picture of a living haven
Visible in clear sight
Yet needing no eyes
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Opposing forces
Distorted reality
Graceful surrender
Artwork by Tejal Patel
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