Peace and turmoil are all around us.
What we seek is what we often find.
And what we fear is what often finds us.
How then do we draw relief from a chaotic world?
How do we find peace amidst the turmoil?
Imagination
Gratitude
Change in perspective
Ancient remedies that have endured.
So,
Ailing soul,
why not take a look around,
Can you see the morning dew
As it clings to each blade of grass
A lover afraid to depart.
Envision your own liliput world
Thriving in your potted plants
A miracle you have nurtured.
Listen, to the early bird’s song
And the love-sprites that dance its siren notes
A celebration of every waking day
Watch, as sunset rays embrace the horizon
Witness the birth of purple dreams and orange desire
Beauty heralding an intimate night
Take a deep breath, beneath a sky full of stars
Catch the scent of the heavens
And enjoy the fragrance of wishes that come true
Oh Beleaguered soul
Won’t you let your mind wonder
Let imagination steal you away
For the pains and pangs of reality
Are often soothed in the Bossom of fantasy
I hope you enjoy this,
May we tap into the peace that surrounds us,
And weave some fantasy into our reality.
Stay safe everyone, stay loving.
Β© judeitakali
Great advice: I’ve been looking up at the stars a lot really, and reminding myself how small we, and all of our problems are, in the greater scheme of things!
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Thank you Ingrid, there’s so much peace and clarity we can get from the clear night sky
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Very beautiful piece with a even more beautiful train of thought, Jude! The first three lines are just so true and they resonate very hugely with me.
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Thank you Bubble, I like how you always manage to point out some of those deeper linesπ€ππ·
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And I love how you always mange to write them out, flawlessly! ππππ€
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Only if we’d just stop and take a look around… Your verses are pure blissπ€π€
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Thank you so much Roshni. I’m glad to see you over reading ππ€
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What we seek is what we find…just so true. If only we tune ourselves to be receptive to the bounty of nature that fills us with immense peace….a gorgeous write Jude π
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Thank you so much Radhika, I’ve really been looking for this peace
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A beautiful escape.
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You know I’ve been looking for one, I guess it’s all around π§‘
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It is always in your mind. Any time any where.
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What we fear is often what finds us .. how true! And the nature do beautifully described Jude! π
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Thank you so much HSπ, it means alot π·
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Beautiful πΌ Helpful π€
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Thank you AishaπΌ
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Excellent piece Jude!
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Thank you so much Gabriella π
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My pleasure Jude. I hope you are doing well.
xoxo
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Stay safe and loving as well. Your positive words are much needed.
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Thank you so much ππΎ
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Such a beautiful post π
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Thank you so much Era
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Anytime π
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Loved it! Especially the lines “For the pains and pangs of reality
Are often soothed in the Bossom of fantasy ” β¨
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That gives me so much satisfaction. Thank you so much 3
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You’ve taken aspects of nature and portrayed in an inspiring light. Enjoyed this poem, Jude. These lines are very much true :-
What we seek is what we often find.
And what we fear is what often finds us.
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Ahh thank you so much Kitty, I’ve been searching for positivity. This helped me quite a lot too.
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I’m happy you could find your positivity, Jude, thanks for passing on to your readers too. π
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It’s my utmost pleasure
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Jude this is so lovely. I love these two stanzas.
“Envision your own liliput world
Thriving in your potted plants
A miracle you have nurtured.”
“Take a deep breath, beneath a sky full of stars
Catch the scent of the heavens
And enjoy the fragrance of wishes that come true.”
Just stunning writing.
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Thank you so much Marsha, I loved writing this because each time I read through to edit, it had a soothing effect on me too
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Isn’t that a great feel?
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This is beautiful
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Thank you so much Lima, I’m glad to have you reading π·
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Indeed! Perspective change will bring relief to the turmoil π
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Thank you Pallavi, it’s always a good place to try and start from
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Those last two lines are honestly so true!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed them Pooja
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What we seek is what we often find, Beautiful poetry π
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Thank you so much Rez
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There is so much more than what is right in front of us. We just have to look for it. βοΈ π
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I love the way you’ve portrayed nature in such a soothing and calming tone. Peace and turmoil are within us and around us, sometimes we must choose to embrace one and let the other go.
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Thank you so much Rishika πΌ indeed we do have to make that choice at times
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We all need some fantasy now and then.
I like fairy stories, science fiction and ‘fun’ murder mysteries.
By fun I mean not gruesome deaths or to much romance, but the pleasure of solving the mystery as the writer offers up the clues.
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This week’s Saturday Symphony prompt might just be one of your favs Jules.
And yeah, we do need that fun
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