Fall has begun, and yet orchids continue to burgeon, producing buds that turn into astounding multi-colored flowers! If that isn’t a miracle of nature, I don’t know what it would be.
Although I love each season, for they each provide their own beauty, still, fall is a favorite of mine. The grey skies, the rain, the strong winds all create an ambiance for reading and creating!
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change:
I’m flabbergasted by the honor of this certificate for my poem: Athena, based on a picture prompt.
Athena
Her resplendent beauty gleams In the raven sky, her star shines Brighter with her golden armor, protective Of her vulnerabilities, as she needs to survive. Its glow is there to strive To outlast the unbeliever who stirs the hive.
Her might glistens and reverberates Throughout her vicinity, vindictive as it propels Instability, division, dissention, and war! Booming war cries echo their strengths, none bar Her entry, as she subjugates those weaker Through fear and magic of her glittery armor.
Those whose insolence is hidden behind their Camouflage of piety, are two, three faced, where They keep their dissonance locked, So their perfidy is unexpected, And the humbleness nothing but beguiled Discourse that pleases the open hearted.
Beware of those wearing lambskin, But are in reality cutthroats whose noggin Is an empty shell that requires It to be filled by others to act out wars.
Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody is one of my all-time favorite album, as it reminds me of my youth when it became famous. Plus, later on, my daughter and I used to enjoy singing it very loudly while driving. So its continuity in my life makes it special.
The ancient mansion stood majestically On a hill, reigning supreme over its property. Its white washed Roman columns Portentous of a long gone Era of prosperties, Where everything was grandiosely fashioned.
I walk up to its opulent two door gate, bold, Using the lionhead brass knocker, collide History with modernity that interact without Affecting one another, but beauties attract Their audience, regardless of their epoch.
Traversing into a world of Babylonian Elegance painted in a rainbow of augustian Splendor dotted by verdant dendritic Filled foliage attracting visions of historic Opulence, whose loss is catastrophic in nature.
Man’s love of wealth and ownership Of all that’s esthetically vibrant will flip His survival to death, caused by his avarice, Omnipotent in its idolatry of self-importance, That’s thoughtless in its vanity and egotism.
I walk almost daily. It’s one way for me I de-stress and stay physically fit. At my age, running isn’t recommended, but I do speed walk and do at least 5 kilometers. When I walk with my husband, the walk becomes a 10Km fast paced walk! Yep, he had to train me, slowly but surely, to reach that goal. I can’t thank him enough for his support.
My book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, has made it on the finalist list in the poetry category. I’m flabbergasted by the honor of being included on the list.
My favorite night escape is being home, alone, or surrounded by people I love. While alone, I’m more likely to be productive and write something new or apply for the varied writing contests. On the other hand, while I’m with my tribe, I store the happiness, smiles for darker days to shine a light on them.
Being caged is no fun. Some of my imagination is on the run, It flees, flies into the sun, Wile I sit with hand under my chin, Wondering, when I’ll let myself out of the din Of a world that cages my fin Which helps me swim through the morass of sin.
This quote from women supporting women is a modern business model to be followed with honesty, if and only if you believe it to be true; and I do. When you smile in the face of adversity while surrounded by those with frowns and aggression, you show the epitome of someone in control, logical, and can make decisions at the hardest times. Your smile, to me, introduces your personality, which shows the world a facet of who you are: positive, optimistic, problem solver, and cognitive thinker. At the same time, your smile puts people at ease, makes them react more calmly, smile back, think positively instead of with anger, and always makes the other feel better.
So, SMILE, and don’t let anyone convince you that smiling is for the ignorant. No, it’s a tool, wielded correctly in this social quagmire we live in, and will always have a positive outcome.
‘Smile and life will smile back at you,’ is an Arabic saying that is cognizant of Karma. In my opinion, it summarizes the above quotation in simpler terms.
Exert from, ‘Belief’s Immortality ‘, my poetry book, Perfectly Flawed
“… there’s toughness, impregnability, optimism, That resonate and endure your ability to smile When the world within and out are depraved, Depressing, and contrive to oust your faith’s vigor.”
Her helmet, a squelettal head, Adorns her brows and forehead. Her eyes, oh her eyes, windows To her hardened soul, throws A challenge to her opponent To stand down, die, or be subservient.
Her breathtaking beauty will tempt, But it’s feared as it’s a construct For those who oppose her will. Her lithe, seductively attired body is full Of pernicious intent teetering On the precipice of justice’s peppering.
Her darkened eyes, bright with Evil’s pretensions seeping bliss In veins dripping toxic poisons That leek from lush, glistening roses That spew hatred and dissention That needs to be dismantled in provision
For the lives that are destroyed by Her delicate sword wielding hands that fly.
Poetry for Change 