Shining moments

Flower’s beauty fading unnoticed
Acts of kindness in cloak of secrecy
Shining moments before oblivion

Falling tears dried
Hope’s flame rekindled
Rain kept on falling

She ironed the creases in her dress
Wondered about creases in her life
Nonchalant began whistling

Repentance self flagellation
Spirit unscathed mere witness
“One” reality, smokescreen duality

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(picture by suja sukumaran)

Passages

Of history’s

mysteries

Conniving

Chicanery 

cupid for some

enemy for another

bridge for one

chasm of another 

Musical notes

Bell’s tolls

mom’s cajoles

dad’s scolds

aroma of feasts

bobbing heads

smell of fear

ashen cowardice 

holy chants

escaping incense

runaway senses

reminiscing 

passages of time

traversed eternally

ever spanning

countless lifetimes

chopped stump’s octopus limbs

war ravaged bodies, a heart beating

browbeating dominance, spirit unwilling

a lark in my garden singing

nature’s breathtaking vista, returning breath

truth is that virus, no gun can kill

beholding nature’s handiwork, frozen music  

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An obscure landscape

Nondescript place

Extraordinary sight

Flightless bird in flight

Icarus on the waterway

Fish flying on airway

Piranha regurgitating bits

Bits coming together

Forming joey rabbits

Stars stretching arms

Gently touching petals

Petals pecking starry cheeks

Sun, moon gliding hand in hand

Day and night getting out of hand

Topsy turvy world sleeping waking

Seated on a dinosaur back

Magic wand my hand waving

When a 3D reptile converged

Recoiling I jumped, fell

Thud woke me, pell mell

A fanciful dream, I could tell

Painful back

Out of shape gait

Was my fate

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heady perfume

Smoldering

with allure

enflaming

Hooked

Don Juan

Hovered

fluttering

Crooning

swansong

swaggering

Fatal finale

Sensuous, slow

dance of death

at love’s altar

Immolating self

in complete surrender

Kindled, crumbles

Purified spirit

fire tested

takes wing

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From time to time

To not bite back words

All the time 

Freedom to sleep at will

No more usual drill

Freedom to be just “me”

Inside out sans referee

A bit of tug of war, strife

To keep things humming, nice 

Free as a soaring kite on frail string

To keep things in proper perspective 

Freedom with responsibility

To own, eschew at will

Freedom sweet freedom

Tart, bitter sweet- if you will

in driblets

uncoupled singlets

In yesterday’s sky

Stars twinkled like her eyes

She is alone today

Birds soared along with

Jaunty colorful kites

Arid earth seared

Overhead sun glowed

Perky flowers lifted heads

Frogs did not rivet

Prowling tomcat jumped

Landing in neighbor’s yard

To meet mistress

Silent monks sat on mats

In prayer hall to meditate

Voice left the temple bell

The moon shimmered

In the lake waters

She sat reflecting

In teeming forest

Orchid basked in glory

In solitary splendor

Heartfelt hug, heart to heart,

Eyes to eyes, emotionally moistened

Breakthrough achieved, finally

Morals like ear- rings hugged the sun burnt neck

Sun kissed boats jostled playfully on love’s shore,

Nudging, moored firmly by love’s anchor once more

Riding highs and lows on waves of passion’s furor