Dressed in white, hair, a golden flax, She lays on the fluffy white cloud Bent in a fetal position, arms hold The fluorescent moon under chin, lax,
In rest, she poses a vision of calm As the moon shines brilliantly In a frame to keep the fearfully Looped worries away from her palm,
And creates a luxurious beam Enrobing her in warmth Of light As she slumbers in the clouds’ soft, bright Lumanescence whose role is to brim
With courage and fight against The terrors within, A heroine never Given any fame, but like the moon, it’s a killer Of monsters that create panic, at a cost
Too high to endure, if it were not For the peaceful moon laying in arms Breaching the towers of fright, it calms The dread, horrors that she faught.
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Malak Kalmoni. Chehab Vikas Arora My warmest greetings!
Yes! The collaborative poem connects with the theme of light and shadow. Analysis of the Poem The poem directly addresses the theme of light and shadow both literally and figuratively. It uses the contrast to explore concepts like creation, balance, emotion, and human nature. Here is a breakdown of how the poem connects to the theme: Creation and Balance: The first stanza uses the “shadows” as the origin of creation, with beauty being born “into light.” This sets up the idea that light and dark aren’t just opposites, but are intertwined and necessary for a balanced whole. Metaphor for Emotions: The poem extends the metaphor to human experience, comparing “pathos” (suffering, emotion) and “richness of soul” to opposing sides of a coin. This parallels the relationship between light and shadow, suggesting that both are essential parts of our inner world. Literal and Figurative Light Sources: The poem mentions the sun and moon as literal sources of light and shadow, but also gives them metaphorical roles. The sun’s “ablutions” and the moon’s “passions” are presented as forces that “coincide in stabilizing” the world. This reinforces the idea of balance between contrasting elements. The Unavoidable Shadow: The second poem brings in the personal, unavoidable nature of a shadow. The line, “Wherever you may go your shadow stays with you,” emphasizes that our “shadow” or darker side is an intrinsic part of us, a constant companion. This suggests that we cannot escape the duality of light and dark within ourselves. The poem consistently uses the duality of light and shadow to represent other opposing concepts like chaos and order, emotion and soul, and the divine and the mundane. The recurring idea is that these forces are not meant to be separated but exist in a state of interdependence, contributing to a harmonious or “mellow” whole.
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Collaborative poem Malak Kalmoni Chehab & Drvikas Arora Canada India Theme: Light and shadow
Within the shadows, creation came from chaos A reign out of which beauty was born Into light, where balance isn’t a horn That divides but embraces the two sides, pathos
And richness of soul, are opposing Sides of the same coin of emotions, Equipoised similarly to sun’s ablutions And the moon’s passions coincide in stabilizing
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Masked Wonder
Dressed in her ivory maskerade ballgown, Her golden mask, sitting holding a frown, Wondering carelessly why their return Was before the clock struck one.
She stands by the shore a glow bathed Her translucent skin brightly locked In wonder, as she gazes through the darkened Sky lit by a brilliant moon and stars, dangled
In clusters, creating images and a haze Of moving light surrounding the blaze Of hope and wonder that are cause For our betterment and flays the craze
Of depression’s loneliness that she Left behind, as the music was too loud a bee, She stirs from her pose of repose to see And appreciate the beauty and comfort that be
Her succor as she contemplates The dichotomy of a world at wars While the other lives freely and creates Memories, while the other loses or dies.
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
On a full moon, the fog enrobes The barren tree branches, One of which holding twin carrion birds Waiting for the opportune moment to pounces.
They watch furtively as ghostly Figures of varying shapes, try To dance around the grand piano’s harmony Of Gothic, suspenseful cacophony
That puts the ghosts in a daze, Floating to and fro, getting closer to the blaze Of screeching, caterwauling cries, phase In and out as new spirits float in a craze
To reach the soul wrenching Sounds of agony, depression, leering, Expecting to be driven to healing From their sweet suffering that’s heart rending.
On a full moon, the fog enrobes The barren tree branches, One of which holding twin carrion birds Waiting for the opportune moment to pounces.
They watch furtively as ghostly Figures of varying shapes, try To dance around the grand piano’s harmony Of Gothic, suspenseful cacophony
That puts the ghosts in a daze, Floating to and fro, getting closer to the blaze Of screeching, caterwauling cries, phase In and out as new spirits float in a craze
To reach the soul wrenching Sounds of agony, depression, leering, Expecting to be driven to healing From their sweet suffering that’s heart rending.
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