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Little childrenAre full of wonder,And often eager,To try thingsDifferently;And this is why,Countless bugs,Glow worms and beetles,Have found themselves,Trapped in match boxes,And glass bottles,Over the centuries,To satisfy,The curious sparkle,In a child’s eye. In growing up,We shed the trappings,Of our innocence,And as … Continue reading →

A promise –Does it includeThe sweet nothings,That lovers choose,To whisper,To each other,As they lie in embrace,Before the night,Has given birthTo a new dawn;Sans witnesses,To keep recordOf their promises? A promise –Is it the giftOf newfound hope,That a parentBestows,On a wide … Continue reading →

The hourglass sitsAt its perch,On the windowsill,As it always has;Marking time,As it passes,Catching the reflectionOf the leaves,Of the maple treeIn the garden;From verdant green,To resplendent yellow,And thereafter,Of the limbs, mellow,In their nakedness. The hourglass is mute,Both as a spectator,And as … Continue reading →

Quiet –The state of mindYou desire. Fretful –The state your mind assumesEventually. Peace –Any semblance of whichYou find lacking. Happiness –The pursuit of itHas remained elusive. Reflection –A labyrinth you’ve chosenTo get trapped in. Image Credit: Photo by Bernard Spragg … Continue reading →

“Oh to be free”Thought she“Like the bird in the skyOr as it it fliesFrom tree to tree.” From her seat,Down below,A mere few feetAbove the ground,It did appear,Very much as though,That the skies held the promiseOf limitless freedom,That was missing … Continue reading →

“I won’t get this right”You think,“Not now, not ever”. In some ways,You weren’t meant to,It was a battleYou were destined to lose;But you didn’t know it then,And you certainly didn’t choose,To be let looseInto a veritable lions’ den. Not without … Continue reading →

Where was the wind,When the love notes,Needed sending,From across the chasm,That separated the lovers? Where was the earth,When all they wanted,Was a patch of land,On which to lie down,And share a moment? Where was the ocean,When they sought to flee,From … Continue reading →

When it was timeFor her to deliver,The fruit of her pain,She wrapped around her,The heavy cloakOf unending shame,And withdrew,Before the break,Of the bleak dawn,To the hinterland. Each step she took,Farther awayFrom the spritely place,Of her wonder years,Drew her deeper,Into the … Continue reading →

Where once, you couldn’t run,For the sake of it,To get things done,Or just for fun;You went ahead,And ran miles instead. You ran as if,Your life depended on it,Never a momentWhen you paused,To look back;Instead, you ran away,And you ran into,But … Continue reading →

Maybe your life,Is all aboutFinding a placeWithin you,That is truly yours,To hold on to. A beautiful spot,Perhaps at the coreOf your being,An ethereal space,Obscured by othersThat surround it;And yet, almost sacred,In its essence. It holds the keyTo your being,Although it … Continue reading →