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Waltz across my heart,
oh blue sky, gaily
Let me put steps,
oh white dreams, unfettered
Let me dance and be
the sky, untethered
For here on earth
life is chained, horribly
So dance the candid
smiles we get rarely
Get flooded with
compassion, unbridled
Come and be me,
know the ocean here, trapped
Our whales and eagles
echo candidly
Here shameless greed
reigns, let’s be shameless too
Smile wide at rude faces
and be happy
Flood the wicked
with compassion and do
Forgive sinners, not the sin, be happy
Be the blatant envoy of nature too
For she’s the paper for life’s poesy
This is quite a dance Sreeja and what a flood of excitement!
ReplyDeleteI love the buoyancy in this poem, Sreeja! Last two lines are stunning.
ReplyDeleteOh, if only flooding the wicked with compassion would change their hearts!
ReplyDeleteI echo Mary's sentiments but after all it can't hurt and is better for us. Maybe what I mean is het them over the head with compassion ; )
ReplyDeleteIncredible insight and breath of blithe spirit this has!
ReplyDeleteThe last two lines are incredible. A wonderful buoyant poem.
ReplyDelete"Be the blatant envoy of nature too For she’s the paper for life’s poesy" Oh, these are marvelous lines. Your poem addresses some tough issues and gives us tools to address them. Thank you so much for writing for the prompt!
ReplyDelete"nature ... the paper for life's poesy" Beautifully written.
ReplyDeleteForgive sinners not the sin... so very very true.
ReplyDeleteI like the positive spin on today's greed and chained life Sreeja ~ Forgive the sinners, not the sin...I agree with you.
ReplyDeleteThank for this wonderful song that we may dance to.
ReplyDeletelife's posey :) and ... a wonderful "rise above" poem
ReplyDeleteYou surely have made this sonnet dance, even while addressing some of the ills of the world. I hope we can all rise to that level of compassion and joy.
ReplyDeleteNature has always been kind to me as I scribble my poetry down so I am a great supporter, sadly so many humans live but for the day and happily bequeath their children a chance of famine, flood and endless heartache. Hopefully we can also voice our concern in other arenas but with greedy politicians as well we are really in trouble.
ReplyDeleteLuv the freedom of sky in you dance, I cab dance to the rhythm
ReplyDeleteMuch love...
Much love....Thank you all!!
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