Evocative translation
screams for interpretation
Let it not a prideful hermit be
the original recreate exuberantly
n Earnest's evocative Emporium
there's odds ends a whatnot or two
or they can do a brickbat
novelty knick-knack bugaboo
all nice and bright as a button
altho' they're twice as kitsch
odd oddments and sodments
curious curios contained in a niche
as well as folderol and bric-a-brac
brought from across the border
but the house specialty is really
antiques made to order
(For all the girls in Kwa-Zulu-Natal)
I am the Dahlia of Durban, a dramatic, dazzling
detonation of pure, palpable power and passion.
My layers are like the waves of the Indian Ocean:
deep, complex, powerful and utterly unstoppable.
I bring the heat of the Durban sun in my petals,
fiery, furious, fabulous display of sheer force.
I do not bloom; I explode into being, shattering
all previous notions of beauty with force.
I am a living, breathing, blazing masterpiece that makes
fireworks seem quite and grey.
To witness me is to surrender to the overwhelming,
outstanding, over- the- top majesty.
I know that one day
When the wind blows on my face
I'll smile to myself;
Look up at the sky
And find beauty in the simplest of things.
The rays of sunlight would once again lift me up
And the flowers would make me reminisce the most beautiful of memories.
The sound of the sea waves,
The chirping of the birds
And the rustling of leaves
Would make me forget all the worries in the world
And i will cherish life once again
But that is not today.
EVOCATIVE OF LIFE
landscape
in retreat
yet blossoms
inspiration
a lovely space
emotionally
connected
a
setting shared
an instant
archive
of immediate
feeling
in a
natural state
enhanced
to
capture
the surroundings
as they
evolve
in magnificence
NOTE:THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE without grammatical symbols the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and respond thus making the form a two way interplay and often a unique interpretation by the enigma so derived
I saw her on moon
I forgot- how to forget
Love- unforgettable
© Mahtab Bangalee
Chattogram
31/08/21
R-emarkable
O-de
G-ives
E-vocative
L-ines
I-n
O-utstanding
C-ouplet
A-s
P-rofoundness
U-ses
N-atural
O-riginality
Topic: Birthday of Rogelio T. Capuno (December 23)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
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