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What Remains…#Poetry #WDYS

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What Remains…

Clouds confer in the calm mirror
Of emerald lake
Is this house habitable?

They had seen happier times,
Watched winsome faces
Heard the squeals of delight.

When children converged by the lake
Their games charmed Mother Nature
Spellbound, she let the spring linger just for them.

Time robbed those carefree days
How fast did they grow!
From Kindergarten to High School.

The house grew quieter each day
As the youngsters flew away
In pursuit of their dreams.

Now autumn rests here
With her muted colors and limp leaves
Crimson couldn’t capture the fleeting joy. 

Carved into the mirror of the lake
Are memories that march silently
Seen only by the clouds.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Sajde for the inspiration – #Whatdoyousee – 285

Thank you for reading my poetry.
Here is the Amazon link for my new poetry book.

For more poetry, hang out with  Hues Of Hope 

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#TankaTuesday #PoetryChallenge

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Misty Spring

I live
on memories,
the whistling wind, the breeze,
the mist, the blooming trees
whisper your words 
of love.

*** 

Today
the mist tarries
outside my French window
waving at me, gently
my heart misses
a beat.

***

One more
memory looms,
emerging from corners
beckoning me to sing
the song of bees
with glee. 
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Selma and Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry. The challenge this week is to write poetry that portrays movement. Poetry is a moving target; reality is always moving. Choose any syllabic form and write what’s on your mind. I chose a Badger’s Hexastich.

A Badger’s Hexastich is a poem of 6 lines with 2-4-6-6-4-2 syllables per line. It is unrhymed, with optional rising and falling end-words.

Thank you for reading my poetry.
Here is the Amazon link for my new poetry book.

For more poetry, hang out with  Hues Of Hope 

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Whispers #Poetry #WDYS

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Whispers

Moments walked by unseen,
their mirth locked within our hearts
We swing and see through the time mirror –
memorabilia that is dearer than life.

Who knows when life slipped away?
Whispers never betray.
Souvenirs sing of those days,
when smiles shimmered like rays.

When choices rested with us,
when clouds carried us far,
into their velvety windows
that were open from all sides.

When the echoes of our laughter
regaled the birds; they watched silently,
mystified by the thrill of the moment –
A moment that still whispers.

Promises pause to catch them
while they saunter by, knowing well
Their traces can never be wiped away
Like the fragrance of jasmine.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Sajde for the inspiration – #Whatdoyousee – 283

Thank you for reading my poetry.
Here is the Amazon link for my new poetry book.

For more poetry, hang out with  Hues Of Hope 

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#Etheree #TankaTuesday #PoetryChallenge

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The Fool

Image courtesy: Colleen’s TankaTuesday

Fools
think they
can conquer
even the minds.
Blowing their trumpet,
they plan to take big strides,
oblivious of people
who hold the absolute power.
Their selfish thoughts lead them to their doom.
Annals of history are before you.

Our worries can never change the future
Wait and hope is the best conviction
Nobody owns the place he claims
All perish in the hourglass
and go empty handed.
Fools fail to foresee
those divine plans.
Arrogance
mentors
them.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen and Willow for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry. The challenge this week is to focus on the theme, which is the Fool card from the Tarot. Choose an image and use the art on the card(s) to inspire your poetic reading of the fool card. You can use any syllabic form you’d like.

I have written a double Etheree.

An Etheree is a type of poem which consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree can also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. So it is called a double Etheree.

Thank you for reading my poetry.
Here is the Amazon link for my new poetry book.

For more poetry, hang out with  Hues Of Hope 

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My Smile #PicturePrompt – WDYS

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Image credit; Антон Воробьев @ Unsplash

My Smile

I may
sit and smile now
but you would never know
how I learnt to keep it
and breathe beams of
good cheer.

Weathered
by paths of strife,
singled by pains of life,
I’ve survived despite blows.
I symbolize
true life.

Changes
don’t touch me now
I’m immune to trials
bridges borrow my strength
lakes learn calmness
from me.

I am
epitome
of positivity
my smile just signifies
compliance with
karma.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Sajde for the inspiration – #Whatdoyousee – 281

I’ve made a second attempt to write a string of Badger’s Hexastitch. I like this form!

A Badger’s Hexastich is a poem of 6 lines with 2-4-6-6-4-2 syllables per line. It is unrhymed, with optional rising and falling end-words.

Thank you for reading my poetry.
Here is the Amazon link for my new poetry book.

For more poetry, hang out with  Hues Of Hope 

All the posts on my blog are created by me and are protected by copyright. It is strictly prohibited to use them to train AI technologies.