What a lovely color to photograph!
Both my images are from the Philadelphia Flower Show.
Attraction
Laws of attraction
Whimsical, arbitrary
Causing distraction
In a life ordinary
Wreaking havoc profound
In a tumultuous mind
Emotions raising a sound
While going through the grind
I was caught unaware
Thrown in a cataclysm
Obsession threatening to declare
A war within my heart’s realm
Oblivious of circumstance
Mindless of time and place
Attraction I felt simply by chance
Leaving me a million questions to face
Suspended in mid-air did I feel
With choices difficult lying ahead
As I tried to quieten the zeal
Of a passion I thought was long dead
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I was tempted to follow my heart
And get instant gratification
I knew that this was not smart
I would face lasting ramifications
I steered myself away
With a steely resolve
Fervently while I did pray
From temptation to be absolved
Bent but not broken
I sprang back again
Leaving hidden, unspoken
A dull residual pain
This attraction transient
My vulnerability revealed
I learnt my heart’s subservient
To temptations concealed.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Walls
A Word A Week Photograph Challenge – Raindrop
Raindrops on the bark of a tree
View from a glass window- residual raindrops on the glass
Photo 101: natural world
The world revealed in all its glory
Every element tells a unique story
More fascinating than your imagination
More complex than a fabrication
Nature in its countless ways
Can keep you entertained for days
The biggest classroom you will find
To stimulate an eager mind
Is the natural world around you
Let its abundance surround you..
Pristine waters of the Caribbean, The Bahamas
Bison grazing, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Bold squirrel, Monterey Beach, CA
Life’s vagaries
Trying to comprehend
Life’s vagaries
Cannot pretend
To solve its mysteries
Unpredictable as weather
Mostly inscrutable
I think I would rather
Leave them undecipherable
Experience the moment
With a mind bias-free
Escape the torment
Of worthless worry
Soar in the air
With an open mind
To imaginary fears
Turn an eye blind
No strings attached
No expectation
Staying detached
***
If only I could
Follow what I just said
I am certain then I would
With a serene mind go to bed…
Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge: 2015 Week #10
Which way is for me to take
It’s difficult to decide
Wherever I go, I should make
The best of what is inside.
Each way brings a new adventure
I hope that luck will smile
Beatifically on me as I venture
Across each unknown mile.
A different lesson on each way
A different tune to sing
A unique experience every day
New challenges would each way bring.
Walk into “The Enchanted Garden”- restaurant
Walkways across artificial canals, Atlantis Resort, Nassau, Bahamas
Narrow strip of land jutting into the bay, Atlantis resort, Nassau, Bahamas
Monotonous
Anxious and rushed
I go through my day
Enthusiasm crushed
Wearily making my way
Through a sea of monotony
Painted in shades of grey
No silver lining I can see
On the clouds floating away
I long for adventure
Excitement I crave
I would like to venture
On expeditions brave
The humdrum of existence
Constantly weighs me down
Circumstances give me resistance
In work I feel like I’ll drown.
***
Woken from a slumber deep
Suddenly jolted awake
My heart took a massive leap
As my listlessness did break
Unprepared, caught unaware
Love crept up stealthily on me
Out of the blue, from nowhere
Sweeping me off by its intensity
Took me on a roller-coaster ride
Adventure that I had not known
Overwhelmed with joy I cried
New horizons I was shown
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Ah, the novelty of first love
Began to fade before I knew
We became like hand and glove
Between us, there was nothing new
Life settled in harmony
Quiet, peaceful, predictable
Joined together in matrimony
Living in perimeters acceptable
Monotony took over once again
Life was steady but dull
I sighed, and tried to wait in vain
For something to break the lull..
One Word Photo Challenge: Beaver
Here are my entries- hope my interpretation of the color is correct!
At the Atlantis Resort, Nassau, the Bahamas
Building in Venice, Italy
A tower in Venice, Italy
Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Agriculture
Mustard planted among grapevines, Napa Valley
Vineyards in Napa Valley, CA
Another view of vineyards, Napa Valley, CA
Orchard full of cherry trees
Soulmate
When I am enveloped by despair
When clouds inhabit my personal sky
When sadness my senses threatens to impair
When I feel helpless, ready to cry
I send an SOS to my friend
The one who resides within me
I talk to him and I pretend
All negative thoughts are leaving me
This friend is a yang to my yin
The voice of reason to light he brings
To him I confess my every sin
I hear his voice and hope springs
How I discovered him is a mystery
During introspection he was revealed
I think I can call it serendipity
That I released him from where he lay concealed.
He is there for me when I need
At other times he will hibernate
I am fortunate to have such a friend indeed
Within myself, I’ve found my soulmate.
P.S. For those who wonder why I called this friend a “he”, I was thinking more about a voice that counters my innate nature. It is the more masculine side of me, the one that is more into concrete thinking and problem-solving, i.e. the male energy or yang.
Travel Theme- Graceful
Here are my entries for the challenge-
Sculpture- at Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey
Peacock, Napa Valley
Shamu, the whale performing at Sea World, Orlando, Floarida
Look at my graceful long neck!
Replica of the statue of David by Michelangelo in Florence, Italy- epitome of grace in human form
Passion...unbridled 
