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Of

Bird In Tranquility

The yellow bird is back to the tranquil meadow 
where my soul finds a true repose, 
she didn't leave me....
I speak to her every day, 
she tweets back with glee! 

We talk about the illusory flamboyant days 
which tip-toed away in a veil, 
the glistening saffron-hued days 
when I was twenty-one, 
with trancelike beat in my feet, enthralling song in my heart, 
dreamy eyes unfolding beauty of love! 

With amber kindness in my soul, 
with tangerine hope in my voice, 
with azure grace in my walk, 
with vermillion exuberance in my dance. 

That twenty-one is never really gone, 
I still feel its demure whispering, 
the hope, the dream, the cadence, the beat, 
it's incredible! never left me! 

Yellow Bird, I know you come from afar, 
where aquamarine clouds rendezvous hazy mountains, 
where shimmering ocean splashes the ruby-red horizon, 
where chartreuse waterfalls descends on coral rocks like a symphony…..

I offer you all my songs, 
my music, my soul, 
my dream, my hope, 
to carry it to your alluring land...truly amazing! 

And sing, and sing, and sing!

                       
                                           FIRST PLACE
                                            July 2, 2021
                     For Brian Strand (July 12) Poetry Contest
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Peckham Avatar
July 31, 2021 at 7:12 PM
This poem is beautifully written. Yoou use colors emotions and actions with great reverence, and it is lovely. I loved "that twenty-one is never really done. I can feel its demure whispering". Just delightful in all ways!
Ray Choudhury Avatar
August 1, 2021 at 7:58 AM
Thank you so much, Barbara. I am so delighted to read your inspiring comments. Love ~ Mala
Kulkarni Avatar
July 20, 2021 at 10:35 AM
Very thoughtfully penned poetry Malabika! Congratulations on your win!! I enjoyed reading it and loved the picture of your friend, the yellow Robin! Great work!!
Ray Choudhury Avatar
July 20, 2021 at 1:50 PM
Thank you so much, Smita. I am so glad you liked the poem, and the picture too. Really appreciate your inspiring comments.
Pathak Avatar
July 20, 2021 at 10:31 AM
Yes, the trick is in preserving the child in you and the youthful exhuberance. Lovely images. Fave.
Ray Choudhury Avatar
July 20, 2021 at 1:48 PM
So true! Thank you for reading my poem.
Mitra Avatar
July 20, 2021 at 2:03 AM
This is a beauty... May you get younger and younger each day. .keep writing for us
Ray Choudhury Avatar
July 20, 2021 at 1:48 PM
Thanks, Debjani. I wish that (get younger) too! Really appreciate your comment.
Dietrich Avatar
July 4, 2021 at 7:28 PM
wow, I just LOVE this one. It really speaks to me. FAVE
Ray Choudhury Avatar
July 5, 2021 at 8:44 AM
Thanks, Andrea. So kind of you!
Brul Avatar
July 2, 2021 at 4:41 PM
Nice use of color images! A poem full of positivity! Blessings!
Ray Choudhury Avatar
July 2, 2021 at 5:20 PM
Thank you, JCB. Your inspiring comments mean a lot. Love ~Mala
De Beaulieu Avatar
July 2, 2021 at 11:27 AM
Hello Mala, I love the image of your poem. The yellow bird -is it a canary? Their song is so sweet. it is beautiful. Like the song it sings. love & Friendship.
De Beaulieu Avatar
July 2, 2021 at 3:30 PM
Hello Mala, there is this robin she built a nest in a hanging planter. I find her strange she comes and goes. gone for a day and then returns. the nest is still empty. i think that is odd. Love& frkiendship.
Ray Choudhury Avatar
July 2, 2021 at 2:10 PM
Dear Darlene, both of us love watching birds. I don't know exactly what bird it is ...sometimes comes to my garden. Thank you for reading the poem. Love ~ Mala
Balasubramanian Avatar
July 2, 2021 at 7:31 AM
A delight to read. Great images you paint in your poem. How wonderful to be able to talk to a bird and get a response. I have not grow at all from inside. Deep within I am still a kid. I felt I was different, now I feel people like me exist. Thanks for sharing your wonderful thoughts.
Ray Choudhury Avatar
July 2, 2021 at 2:08 PM
Felt so inspired by your comment, Rama. You are a true poet ..with rare creativity. Thank you for visiting my poem. Love ~ Mala
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