The Rhythms of Nature
Response for the Poetry Writing Challenge
Light
Falls gently on jaded eyes, tired souls,
When we teach ourselves to see, to feel
Light
All around us, in the harmonious blending,
Tunes unending, and the serenade of the seasons.
Light
Music
A riff of roughness, segue into softness,
Before the crescendo of winter, which spells death
Music
A wisp of hope that Spring always
Follows Winter, though dark that winter may be
Hope and light are all around us.
Music
Bird song at dawn, fireflies at night,
‘Raindrops on roses’, musical rain on tin roofs,
Music
Tinkling streams in forest glades: unseen, unheard,
Wind wafting through weeping willow fronds , which sing.
Music
Faith
Patterns and rhythms, all reasons for faith,
Things to believe in, concepts to live by:
Faith
When it can move mountains, why fear,
Since life, which ends in death, is preordained?
Death ends all things: why fear life?
©️ 2022 Suma Narayan. All Rights Reserved.
P S : ‘raindrops on roses’ is a quote from the eternally popular song/lyric from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic, ‘ The Sound of Music’.
This challenge was more difficult than I expected it to be. I had to iron out the badly folded seams of this poetic effusion for more than a fortnight, till I got it to be more or less creaseless. Yet, it was both fun and challenging, and I thank Cendrine Marrouat and Ravyne Hawke for issuing this challenge:
I used these prompts ; Spring, a natural setting : forests, a time of day : dawn, rain showers, nocturnal creatures : fireflies, natural substances: trees, and a body of water : stream.
I hope this Sepigram passes muster.
