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Listen to poem:
Take a deep breath
Let yourself relax
Close your eyes
Come with me

Inhale
Exhale

Let me guide you
I’ll take you on a magical journey

Give in to the moment
Relax
Breathe
Close your eyes

You’re there
You’re there
You’re outside the Taj Mahal 
A full moon bathes it in a silver glow
It’s serene
Take all the time you want
Enjoy the scene
There’s no need to hurry

Inhale
Exhale

You’re tired
Winding down
It’s after hours
And no one is around

The stress of your day 
Is the coat you take off 
One sleeve at a time
Let it drop to your feet
Feel the freedom
Of the weight off your shoulders

Take a deep breath
You’re at the main entrance
You’re calm
Slowly slip off
Each shoe one at a time

Take a deep breath
Listen
It’s just you and the echo of stillness
It’s majestic with the high ceilings
And luscious marble all around you

Listen
Feel the resounding silence
It’s charming and inviting
It’s calling you from within
Go ahead
Follow where it leads

Enter as the richness
Of the silence envelops you
It’s a droning melody
That feels peaceful and safe
Soothing
Beckoning
You feel light
You feel transported
Your feet barely touch the floor

Inhale
Exhale
Stay as long as you like

You’re exactly
Where you need to be

Relax
Take it all in

When you’re ready to leave
Have one last listen
To the melody of silence

Step over your shoes and coat
You might as well
Leave them behind
You don’t need them

Treasure this peacefulness you feel
You’ve earned it
Let it lead the way
To a relaxing evening 
Where sleep will sway you
Between the realms
Of fantasy and reality

Breathe
Relax
And enjoy your evening



Read on air by invitation  ~  March 13, 2022  'POETS HARBOUR'

AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Submitted on October 18, 2021 for contest YOUR PERSONAL FAVORITE NO.2 sponsored by L.MILTON HANKINS

on August 30, 2021 for YOUR FAVORITE AUGUST 2021 POEM contest sponsored by CONSTANCE LA FRANCE  -  RANKED 1ST

and August 24, 2021 for A BRIAN STRAND YOUR CHOICE contest sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  RANKED 1ST

Originally posted on August 21, 2021

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021




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Date: 9/20/2021 12:27:00 PM
this poem is top spot now in most popular new poem. Big congrats!! and for its other honors too
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Date: 9/20/2021 9:28:00 PM
Wow ~ that's wonderful. Thanks, Andrea ~
Date: 9/15/2021 12:29:00 PM
Congratulations on all counts Line! It is an experiece to read this. I drifted through every line, feelng your words.
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Date: 9/20/2021 9:28:00 PM
Thanks for the lovely compliment, Sandra ~
Date: 9/13/2021 11:13:00 AM
Quite a journey Line
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Date: 9/13/2021 11:18:00 AM
Thanks for your visit and comment, Brian ~
Date: 9/2/2021 2:24:00 PM
Line, beautiful and congratulations on your win in my contest ~ love and serenity _ Constance
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Date: 9/13/2021 11:18:00 AM
Thanks, Constance ~ most appreciated
Date: 9/1/2021 4:51:00 AM
Congratulations dear Line ~ your poem is now number one on the Best New Poems list and rightly so my friend. With kindest thoughts Ann xx
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Date: 9/1/2021 7:23:00 PM
Wow ~ thank you very much for letting me know, Ann ~
Date: 8/29/2021 8:49:00 PM
Line, I am late on POTD, but Congratulations! I enjoy this write, and in a sense, symbolic. My best lines here were; "Feel the resounding silence It’s charming and inviting It’s calling you from within." Truly stunning and a Fav for me. Best of Wishes, William
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Date: 9/1/2021 7:22:00 PM
Thank you for the lovely compliment, William ~
Date: 8/29/2021 2:42:00 PM
i wuz almost too relaxed to congratulate you with the poem of the day recognition dear poet! *sm....have a great week...much love, james
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Date: 8/29/2021 7:32:00 PM
Thank you ~ much appreciated, James
Date: 8/27/2021 2:08:00 AM
Line, your poem's form reminded me of a guided fantasy that takes the listener / reader to a place in their mind and involves the senses. Brilliant! I was lucky enough to visit the Taj Mahal in 2018 and I honestly felt I was back there.
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Date: 8/27/2021 3:22:00 PM
Nice to hear. Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Gary.
Date: 8/25/2021 1:52:00 PM
LIne, I see this is like number three on best new poems list. REally nice work! Congrats. This for me was a standout metaphor:The stress of your day Is the coat you take off One sleeve at a time
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Date: 8/25/2021 4:30:00 PM
Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Andrea ~
Date: 8/25/2021 12:33:00 PM
Line, such a relaxing and calming write. I love the details you add like taking off your shoes and noticing the high ceilings. Meditation is most effective (for me, anyway) when there are simple details to focus on and walk your mind through. Congrats on your POTD for your beautiful writing ~ John
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Date: 8/25/2021 4:30:00 PM
Thank you so much, John ~
Date: 8/25/2021 11:56:00 AM
Very sweet! Congratulations on POTD! I can tell you are a very patient person!
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Date: 8/25/2021 4:30:00 PM
Thank you very much, Kim ~
Date: 8/23/2021 6:49:00 PM
This is truly wonderful Line ~ such serenity, such peace, your exquisite words have taken me to a wondrous place ~ thank you my friend and enjoy the well deserved honour of POTD... a FAVE for me. With love and hugs Ann xx
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Date: 8/24/2021 8:06:00 AM
Thanks for the lovely compliment, Ann. Most appreciated ~
Date: 8/23/2021 2:18:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD, Line. I can almost smell lavender and hear mood music.
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Date: 8/23/2021 4:22:00 AM
Thanks, Jenna ~
Date: 8/22/2021 6:16:00 PM
Wow... What a beautiful creation dear Line... Yes, it's so serene.. 'A full moon bathes in a silver glow'.... my favorite line... Hearty congrats on your well deserving POTD... Hugs... ~ Ani
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Date: 8/22/2021 7:10:00 PM
Thank you so much, Ani. Most appreciated ~
Date: 8/22/2021 5:17:00 PM
Line, your words soothe my soul. Thank you for this moment of peace. I am wrapping your thoughts gently around me, as evening softly curls around my being. Congratulations my dear friend, on Poem of the Day. :) Hugs, Brandy
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Date: 8/22/2021 7:10:00 PM
Thank you so much, Brandy ~ most appreciated.
Date: 8/22/2021 5:13:00 PM
I really like this soothing meditation! Congrats on POTD. This poem deserves that.
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Date: 8/22/2021 7:10:00 PM
Much appreciated, Jennifer ~
Date: 8/22/2021 2:31:00 PM
Line, WOW, I was on a magical journey with your wonderful words, and could imagine your soothing voice taking me along, wonderful and a big congratulations and a deserving POEM OF THE DAY, enjoy the honor, a FAV ~ Constance
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Date: 8/22/2021 7:09:00 PM
Thank you for your lovely compliment, Constance ~ most appreciated
Date: 8/22/2021 2:22:00 PM
Congrats on you poem of the day, great write. :)
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Date: 8/22/2021 7:08:00 PM
Thank you so much ~
Date: 8/22/2021 11:18:00 AM
Congrats, Line, on this worthy recipient of POTD... We have elevated subway trains in Chicago, whose doors open to the silky strains of recorded voices, trilling such fare as "Doors Opening. Clark Street. Doors Opening. Clark Street. Doors Closing." I believe that substituting your mantras might be worth a few million a day to the Chicago Transit Authority. Give them a call. Tell them 'Wolf sent me.' (It's all patronage in Chicago, you know. lol)... Enjoy the ride, Line! ~ Joy, Gershon
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Date: 8/22/2021 7:08:00 PM
OK then ~ Wolf sent me it is ~ thanks a lot, Gershon
Date: 8/22/2021 11:07:00 AM
Congratulations for POTD :)
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Date: 8/22/2021 7:06:00 PM
Thanks, Eve ~
Date: 8/22/2021 10:39:00 AM
Congratulations for POTD and a Fave for me :)
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Date: 8/22/2021 7:07:00 PM
Thank you very much, Heidi ~ most appreciated
Date: 8/22/2021 9:59:00 AM
Indeed, great work. Congratulations!
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Date: 8/22/2021 9:58:00 AM
What a beautiful guided mediation Line. So many wonderful images and striking metaphors. Thank you for taking us into this memorial of love for respite from the day. Congratulations on your POTD! This is a fav for me.
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Date: 8/22/2021 7:06:00 PM
Thank you very much, Sam ~ most appreciated
Date: 8/22/2021 9:52:00 AM
This reminded me of hypnotherapy. soothing. Congrats on your POTD
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Date: 8/22/2021 7:06:00 PM
Thank you, Jeanne ~ much appreciated
Date: 8/22/2021 9:47:00 AM
Bravo! Superb visualisation meditation! Congrats on POTD, Line!
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Date: 8/22/2021 7:05:00 PM
Thank you so much ~ most appreciated
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