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Waves of grace, winds of Naam (Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai)

Waves of grace, winds of Naam (Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai) On the auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Gurpurab, this poem emerges as a ...

Sunday, September 15, 2013

O for twilight


Blinding, baking, burning,
Merciless gold ball,
Strong as ever,
It holds the fort,
Guarding dusty dry days.
O for twilight, wait these eyes,
When the silver sliver smiles
And down rains the poetry

18 comments:

  1. A the days of sucking out all the energy... long live the fall

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  2. Day vs Night, Sun vs Moon....... took me a minute, but I got it! Great writing.

    best,
    MOV

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  3. Silver sliver is great paired like that. And down rains the poetry. Beautiful!

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  4. merciless gold ball... that's how it feels around these parts all the long summer. Nice play with silver and gold.

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  5. ...and down rains the poetry. I love that. Nice one, Ruby!

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  6. A love story with the night in a lovely poem. Excellent work!
    Thank you for linking up!

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    1. Thank you so much Editors. It is always a pleasure to hear such encouraging words from you

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  7. "When the silver sliver smiles
    And down rains the poetry"

    What fantastic lines. Lovely poem! :)

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  8. That last line is astoundingly beautiful. Lovely!

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  9. Thank you so much Jo-Anne. Your words are so encouraging. you just made my otherwise dull day very bright. Thank you so much :)

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  10. What a beautiful poem Ruby! Your well chosen words create a vivid image in my mind. I hope you're doing well :)
    Blessings,
    Marcia

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    1. Thank you so much Marcia. I'm doing fine and I hope the same for you. It is so good to hear from you.

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