Kailashana

Oct 31, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

she roamed the earth, he roams even now

i.

the sun is gone
and the sky is grey
the wind is cold
and comes my way
leaves of gold
are now strewn away

the crimson ones
still
hold on tight
still beg for light,

my darling Beloved if you should see
my garden window all aglow,
orchids tower
stems of wanton beauty
begging
to be touched
by your eyes

the rain is cold and cannot speak
your grave far too far away

ii.

twenty-four hours after I have died
fifteen baskets of flowers, already wilting
turning into the death of all things
severed from roots, preciously entwined
in the tree of life,
I will be no more
and the space I had taken
finally
free.

— Kailashana, Oct 31, 2009

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Seren

16 years 7 months ago

Dearest Ma

Speachless darlin I just dont have the words tonight (hugs) And biggest love Jayne x x x

ziggy

16 years 7 months ago

she roamed ,,,,,,,,,

enda, patrick collins. this is perfectly written to many great lines to mention any luv the title , i like the way the wilting flowers severed and death all work so well good job indeed

hugo la rosa

16 years 7 months ago

Nice poem, Kailashana:

Nice poem! It really hits the soft spot in the heart. Your are a philosophical poet, one that translates difficult concepts into accesible, nicer images and ideas. Great work! Sincerely, Hugo

Kailashana

16 years 7 months ago

Thank you for reading, my

Thank you for reading, my darlings... a poem: moonlit sky shadows clad in clouds, passing my Beloved speaks of rainbows night and day... this waterwheel of life Love & Light, Anna

Seren

16 years 7 months ago

Dear Ma

I came to leave a congrates message and read this message of yours and was floored ... I am sitting here stunned ... when did you write that poem ? my Beloved speaks of rainbows night and day… this waterwheel of life My goodness these words are burned into me forever ... considering all these things are,seemly serendipitious arent they darlin' (hugs)... love you Jaughter (huggles) mwah x x x

odd molly

16 years 7 months ago

dear A some poems just goes

dear A some poems just goes directroute to the heart and they touch deep and lovely as yours I now have read so beautifully written and one of the best I ve read from you. thankyou for taking me into your world of amazing colours. love. o molly

Hooded Stranger

16 years 7 months ago

...preciously entwined

This one hits me at several levels, and certain words jump out at me as if they are not only part of the poem but also something else more deeply rooted in the the true meaning of the poem. I am going to hold back the words that jump out at me in case I am way off the mark. Whatever, this is an awesome piece of writing, I prefer the second poem most, but they work very well together, in fact I would go as far to say they 'intertwine' perfectly and beautifully together. 'Spotlight' and well deserved indeed. HS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "With all that I am and all that I could be, I walk this earth and yet nobody sees me".

Kailashana

16 years 7 months ago

Thank you my friends for

Thank you my friends for reading, for your wonderful warm comments, I am not so alone once again... but the heart is dark, with the blood of tooth and nail gouging new eyes Love and Light, Anna "...when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it." ~ Buddha

Kailashana

16 years 7 months ago

We are all connected ~ stars to sea

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seabhac

16 years 7 months ago

Just beautiful

A poem of two halfs bound together Even in death And in death to leave the space for the living those whoes eyes can see the colours And hearts can be touched by flowers We are all but passing beauties Seabhac

Kailashana

16 years 7 months ago

It isn’t that we don’t

It isn't that we don't love enough, it's that we love too much... it all passes away too quickly and we are left with sorrow so deep that we must turn away the love. Light ~Anna "...when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it." ~ Buddha

seabhac

16 years 7 months ago

Must we?

Must we turn away that love...it is the depth of sorrow that brings the pain to words but for me ...there must always be hope, of another love, another chance . Seabhac

Candlewitch

16 years 7 months ago

Dear Anna

It isn't often that this happens, but you have stricken me... speechless! Always in awe, Cat

Kailashana

16 years 7 months ago

Whatz a matter? Cat got yer

Whatz a matter? Cat got yer tongue? Hugs, Anna "...when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it." ~ Buddha

jabuu

16 years 7 months ago

Marvelled

what more can i say than just to express my feelings in one simple word,marvelous. it is a good work.

Kailashana

16 years 7 months ago

And a four-star is

And a *four-star* is perfect. Always shows room for improvement, honing our craft. I hope I have not written my best poem. Ever. Thank you. ~A p.s. All those who gave me 5 stars--keep yer cotton-pickn' hands off the edit. Thank you very much. ;-) "...when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it." ~ Buddha

Hooded Stranger

16 years 7 months ago

Stars

At least I gave you some stars!! Happy Halloween HS (still listening to Leonard Cohen) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "With all that I am and all that I could be, I walk this earth and yet nobody sees me".

Kailashana

16 years 7 months ago

Happy All Hallow’s Eve to

Happy All Hallow's Eve to you too, HS... Once you have Leonard in your blood, he's there to stay. I just wish you could have heard him live. The voice richer and deeper baritone, and the band, the singers! Though I love & have loved many groups, individuals, I have never been a *groupie*, but had I the funds, I would have made the world tour with him. You're lifted to another realm. I was incredibly dismayed to learn Amnesty International & Haaretz withdrew in protest of his concert in Israel. http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/ramatgan.html http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080885.html Who but musicians/poets can cross all the division, into inspiration? Love, Anna "...when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it." ~ Buddha

Dalton

16 years 7 months ago

Dear Kailashana

Thankyou for a fine Halloween poem. Are the crimson ones fallen angels, or some other entity? This is certainly a work I will return to again and again. This story has a sting in the tail, if a wee bit sad, though necessary. I am prone to a fancy for happy endings in art if not so much in life. One of your best so far, thankyou, Dalton.

Kailashana

16 years 7 months ago

Who knows what kind of

Who knows what kind of beginning is on the other side of any ending? We live through them... and perhaps we die through them also. Happy endings are interfaced with happy beginnings, but alas, I too, am an incurable romantic. Thanks for reading. L & L, Anna "...when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it." ~ Buddha

professor

16 years 7 months ago

Dearest Anna

I am sure his spirit is listening. The first of your poems is truly beautiful although for me perhaps the last line of the first verse is not as strong as the rest. The second poem is rather different but i still enjoyed it other than perhaps to differ from the opinion that on your death the space you occupied here will be free....I suppose for me the freedom is that you are no longer confined to a single space but can instead occupy many smaller ones in many different places. Keith

Kailashana

16 years 7 months ago

Keith, I am not sure of

Keith, I am not sure of anything, but this one moment I exist. Perhaps you and I have a different view point. The entire world is within me there is no *outside*... that veil was lifted a long time ago. And when I die, *my world* will have disappeared into the nothing I was before I am. L & L, Anna "...when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it." ~ Buddha

Nordic cloud

16 years 7 months ago

Oh Anna Oh anna Oh Anna

You are God's gift to ..........? All the fairies of life's love's dawning are come out to see you pass, they sing the sweetest songs, dance the most graceful dances, shine with the brightest light, flamed with rainbows and shooting stars yours is a gift of seldom worth, a treasured bouquet of nature's magic truths, a sensitive flow of sounds that caress even the rough, but so well the smooth. Oh how we love you. Ann.

Kailashana

16 years 7 months ago

Ask my kids & x as to who I

Ask my kids & x as to who I am....there......might be a difference of opinion. Lol. Nevertheless, they love me and that we can and do find *unknown* family on the net is an unexpected blessing. As usual, dear sister of the Northern Lights, your replies are pure poetic prose. Never had a sister with whom I could experience jealousy before. ;-) Hugs, Anna "...when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it." ~ Buddha

lyz

16 years 7 months ago

Goodness me

Nearly the bottom,lol, I loved both and I felt a little sadness but as you quoted, for Halloween. You are a brilliant writer and I love the colorful words in the first. Look, too much to say on these, just brilliant, Love to all, Lyz. XX

Kailashana

16 years 7 months ago

Beautiful princess, please,

Beautiful princess, please, if it be your will, just send that unicorn my way. Much love to you and yours Lyz, you have a gentle spirit that I feel from thousands of miles away. Thank you for your presence in my life. Love, Anna "...when it agrees with reason and it will benefit one and all, then accept it and live by it." ~ Buddha

lyz

16 years 7 months ago

On the tail of a breeze

and the damp softness of a cloud, this unicorn will find its way to you. And a write well done, once again it is as brilliant as the last few you have graced us with, enjoyed the reread, lol. Love to you and yours, Lyz. XX

Dalton

16 years 7 months ago