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Dreams Soar

inhaled sublime fragrance floating around me,
            imbibed radiance of the gleaming roses red  
            gradually those flowers are losing their beauty, 
            their lustrous sheen and hues diminishing instead
            on the floor parched petals lying hopelessly dead!


             my heart aches mournfully to see them gloomily fall
             eventually their shimmering petals on the floor
             but who can escape destiny's inevitable call,
             decay of a sublime beauty - never felt before
             life is transient and fleeting, a realization pure ~


                wheel of daily life goes on - never stops
                 does not wait for anyone to sob and cry
               poignant dreams do not disappear like dewdrops, 
                     grand aspirations reaching the sky
                 never losing profound passion, soar high ~


                                February 28, 2022
                   A Brian Strand 1095 Poetry Contest
                                    FIRST PLACE

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Christuraj Alex Date: 3/25/2022 9:52:00 PM "life is transient and fleeting, a realization pure" - Beautiful. Congratulations! Login to Reply

Valsa George Date: 3/5/2022 8:07:00 AM Hi Mala , like you I too feel saddened to see the sweet flowers withering away ! Everything is transient ! Nothing will stay forever. Still life goes on without stop and our aspirations soar high ! A meaningful and lovely quintain ! Login to Reply

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 2/28/2022 5:03:00 PM Hello Mala, it is sad when a rose of any color loses it color. It, flower. hugs. Love& Friendship, Darlene. Login to Reply

JCB Brul Date: 2/28/2022 4:00:00 PM This is an splendid write. From beginning to end , you give justice to the theme of the poem with the gentle flow of the rhyme. You write well with dream theme. It's like a river flowing. Best wishes for the win. This goes straight to my FAVES. Login to Reply Malabika Ray Choudhury Date: 2/28/2022 4:12:00 PM Thank you so much, JCB. To your faves - it's an honour, Dear Poet. Really appreciate your kind comments.