I thank Freya Pickard again for selecting a few of my pieces to have included in this theme, here is the first one. The second will be published in December. Stay tuned for that! The Arturina theme was such an inspiration, so many exquisite images!
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Please do go read all the other wonderful submissions. They are all amazing!!
pleasure-seeking
detaching from the bothers
find me at the beach
A beautiful tribute to the changing of the seasons. Sarika gives us a wonderful example of the perfect haiku. 🙂
Swirling down in grace
under autumn’s mystic spell,
Leaf’s last pirouette…
©Pure Reflections, 2020
a sweet scoundrel spying
perched high up on a tree branch
peculiar stare
soft, cuddly and sweet
black and white newborn at play
everlasting joy
Inspired by VJ’s Weekly Challenge #119 – Soft, Sadje’s What do you see #54
& Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Everlasting
#Whatdoyousee
end to the season
the colors of nature dull
winter frost clinging
Indian summer
Fallen leaves, yellowed.
Hot winds blast during the day.
Sweet Mangoes beckon.
Festival of Colours-Holi
Hues of fire on trees.
Festival of hues on cheeks.
Pristine moonlit night.
Monsoon Hues-India
Wet stray on road,
Searching for shelter from rain.
Thunderclaps exhort.
An entry in Lockdown Dairy
Bare roads, sans human.
Nature sets up symphony,
With birds, bees and breeze. Â
The beautiful Taj Mahal-India
On Yamuna’s bank,
Love’s monument pristine white;
With the moonbeams vie.
Indian Winter nights
Winter nights-
Sitting around a fire
Waiting for the morn.
A cough,
Cold air’s whiplash;
Invites sufferers’ curse.
Long nights
In a donated quilt.
A homeless prays in sleep.
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Goutam is passionate about poetry and writes whenever something or someone touches his heart. He lives in Kolkata, India and writes poetry in English, Hindi and Bengali. His book on English poetry “Hues of Life” (Notion Press) can be found at Amazon. He can be reached at gdutta17@gmail.com. Goutam blogs at Straight from Heart.
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Once upon a time, in the world of Nirunen …
Werebeast
once a warrior
the beast within now rampant
lost in hunger surge
Enril-tura
wind haunts hollow shells
where water flowed, dust now drifts
clawed hand stretches high
Gwanutta
safe within these wards
green leaves hide secret city;
eerie song whispers
Amah
feathered wings smolder
vine erupts, flowers, explodes
eternally burns
Imelenti
pewter stone rises
craggy head cloaked in rainclouds;
the last mountain looms
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Freya Pickard finds fulfillment in writing about the mythical world of Nirunen in both poetry and fantasy novels. This is her 2nd feature on The Short of It. She is currently working on her epic fantasy, The Kaerling, and gets her inspiration for the villains from the people she meets in the hospitality industry.
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i see deadlines
carrots dangling rich rewards
always goals looming
consumed by frenzy
procrastination success
what a hurried life
living on the edge
a harried path towards death
why is hectic prized
Love’s Dreams Star-kissed Dance
Night’s soft music plays
Lost on mem’ries drifting breeze
Love’s dreams star-kissed dance
Sailing Paper Boats
Sailing paper boats
Adrift on dream’s starred ocean
Love’s safe harbour sought
Whispered on the Breeze
Whispered on the breeze
All my secrets told to you
Scribed in twilight’s hues
Held in Love’s Embrace
Held in Love’s embrace
Sipping moonlight’s ecstasy
Treasured moments shared
Turning in Circles
Turning in circles
Not wanting to run away
Love’s merry-go-round
Falling from the Stars
Falling from the stars
Flying on Love’s broken wings
Heartache’s lullaby
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Goff James – The Short of It’s very first featured poet on February 6, 2020 – is a grumpy eccentric; who, in the darkness of night plays with words and tries to write poetry. His musings display an interest in that which can be seen and unseen; that which is heard and unheard; and, all those things that go unnoticed in between.
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