Glow ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #367

The Pic and a Word Challenge is a weekly creativity prompt. Use the word and/or photograph to inspire a new post featuring words and/or images.

River of light Flows along the shore Red and white hot In the sky An amber sea Stars washed up on its shore In my heart In my spirit The warm glow Of love For all that is For all who are For all I am Continue reading Glow ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #367

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Earth's Deep Breath

The sky Like Earth’s deep breath After the sun bids adieu And I Becalmed on the shore While the summer breeze Gently lifts stray thoughts From my mind A sigh Let those thoughts Become ripples upon the Sound Continue reading Earth’s Deep Breath

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Celestial Neighbourhood

In the twilight With the day gone by And darkness hovers on the nigh Celestial neighbours come out to play Remind us of our community In this little corner of the galaxy And though they seem So very, very far Not much closer than the nearest star When sol’s tucked in for the night Stars and galaxies dot the skies I see the infinity these comprise Continue reading Celestial Neighbourhood

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Yoga on the Beach

Daylight’s final embers Twenty of us on a small patch of sand Beside the river Ganga Body In harmony With breath Breath In harmony With spirit Spirit In harmony With all things Beneath this beautiful sunset In Rishikesh Where the river flows Continue reading Yoga on the Beach

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Swagger

Fierce His swagger belies his years His station Dressed for school With an armful of books And determination One small human Amidst a billion more Making his mark on one small moment In this moment There is no greater presence Than a child who knows himself Continue reading Swagger

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Crossing Balance

I cross Between right and left Between green and greener Between here and there Between past and future Between mind and body Every crossing I behold a few Who travel the path of balance At the fulcrum of existence Neither right nor left but centred Neither green nor greener, only grass Neither here nor there but connected to all Neither past nor future, only this moment Both mind and body…

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Do Good / Think Good / Smile

I love this poem Its economy of words Its simple insight Continue reading Do Good / Think Good / Smile

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Offering ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #366

The Pic and a Word Challenge is a weekly creativity prompt offered Mondays. Use the photograph and/or word provided as inspiration for a new post featuring words and/or images. You may use the prompts literally, figuratively, or metaphorically.

Daughter Ganga Accept my gift Of fire and flower I set adrift this diya My hopes and dreams To your forgiveness May the flame never expire The petals forever bloom Upon your purifying flow Continue reading Offering ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #366

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Where Resides the Divine

The fire held in her hands Burned hot and bright But not so hot Nor bright As the fire in her heart In her spirit While those Who participated in the rite Focussed on the ceremonial fire To please the god, Shiva I revelled instead In the fire and light Of her being Where resides the divine Continue reading Where Resides the Divine

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A Little Joy at Twilight

The universal joy Of a gentle wind A small kite And a length of string In a child’s hand Both the child’s And my own Continue reading A Little Joy at Twilight

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Bathing in Mother Ganga

Mother GangaCleanse my bodyOf my daily toilMother GangaCleanse my spiritOf my transgressionsMother GangaAccept my ashesCarry me to nirvana Continue reading Bathing in Mother Ganga

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Lessons from the Wind

Wind bends the grasses Agitates the sea Riffling waves roll From water onto land While I remain unperturbed Steadfast Face into the wind As all around me Is buffeted And this This is how I want to be In the storm that is life Where I am disturbed By all that moves around me Perturbed by the rushing flow I take note Learn the lessons nature offers Resolve to become Resolute as the rocky shore Firm…

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The Fall

I fall A cascade Out of the mist Down the rocky narrows Seeking the still Cool waters Their calm But there is no pool Only the decline Until I am reduced To a trickle Then nothing Continue reading The Fall

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Green on Granite and Gneiss

The green clings Tenuous Tenacious To a billion years Of granite and gneiss And green grew only For half of that While here am I Where the Earth collides With itself To raise mountains From sundered plains Now left to wonder If dinosaurs and woolly mammals Wandered landscapes Much different than this At Gros Morne A place that just feels Older than time Continue reading Green on Granite…

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Unknown ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #365

An unknown road Into unknown lands For the spectrum of possibilities I strike a balance Between fear And anticipation Then lean heavily On the latter Continue reading Unknown ~ Pic and a Word Challenge #365

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Sun burst

This pastel sunset So subtle in its beauty Subdued fire sizzles Continue reading Sun burst

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Sun burst

Basking in its warmth I am reminded That this glorious sun Is but a twinkling dot In some other sky Of a far away planet Admired there, perhaps For its celestial position In the imaginary outline Of a mythical god While its admirers wonder If they are alone in the universe Continue reading Sun burst

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