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
Opposing forces
Distorted reality
Graceful surrender
Artwork by Tejal Patel
Fragmented and splintered
Chiseled then polished
Raw yet cultured
Precious and undefeated
You are the diamond
Angularly brilliant
Independently worthy
Throughout the solitary fight
Sought for by the greedy
Hampered by mediocrity
Cajoled to conform
Yet still to stand alone
Wipe off the tarnish
Revere your elements
Withstand the pressures
Gleam from your core
With each beat of your heart
Feel the swell
Let your eyes smart
And fill the well
The pound of gratitude
Can be soundless
As the torrent of tears
Can be boundless
Your heart maybe buried
Covered and cosseted
But your eyes will shine
The divine sublime
A prayer from the heart
So thankful and tender
Even with closed eyes
The message could not be clearer
Photo: Marta Voodica Closek
Attire of regales
Naturally adorned
Yet what mighty weight
Held on sturdy shoulders
Looking ahead
With so much to protect
Head held high
Yet still humbled
With virtue of heart
Comes the clearest glory
Daily battles
Some won, some lost
Need no army
Wage no war
Crowned by birth
Dispute unworthy
Mother Nature’s King
Know you reign supreme!
Big thankyou to Zerocreativity at https://zerocreativity0.wordpress.com/
for creating the challenge to write poetry to amazing photography and then publishing an online flip book..
Here is my page and below is a link to the flip book..
I take thee not for granted
Even when I know
You are in my every waking
And sleeping moment
Silent and still
I take thee not for granted
Even when you stand beside me
With or without
The sun
Casting a shadow
I take thee not for granted
Even though you are in the newest bud
To bud
And the oldest star
To twinkle
I take thee not for granted
Yet now I am reassured
Everyday brings new horizons
Where my fears are laid to rest
And my delights rise to fruition
I take thee not for granted
As in every pain and hardship
I have the strength of a smile
And the warmth of your wisdom
As what comes can only pass
And now I know, you only stray
As far as I, myself, let you go.
So sleep and wake I do
In that grateful remembrance,
That I am never ever alone!
Delicate droplets
Dance and prance, bringing awe
Divine beauty’s play
Todays post is a reading of Human Time, written by Atul Ranchod… Amazing piece that captured my attention and won a semifinalist position in a national poetry contest.
Thank you, Atul, for granting me the privilege of making this recording…
Enjoy Atul’s writings at https://topofthewater.me/
The backing music credit goes to John Adorney. http://www.johnadorney.com/
Reading of ‘Hope’ written by Dipak Patel. Thank you dear for always joining me in my quests!!
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