A Colored Happy New Year!
Photo by Gilad Benari of Flickr
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My brush would be filled with the brilliant white sunlight,
To crystallize dark-gray-up-staged rage of world’s eyes.
I'd mix strokes with wattle, freesias and gold jasmine,
And the glory of Saints’ hymns and far-hallowed skies~
I’d gather sweet kisses of morn's suffused dewdrops,
To wait tender winsome, yet wise miles for a smile.
And pale-pearl-pink buds of blossoms’ cloud burst,
Would lasso the moon's magnetic luster and style~
I'd canvas purple power’s ray of bright light to ignite,
And encourage the world’s spirit to bridge the way,
To springboard each one of us to land in our own
Gold lantern magnolia to mood-lift mist’s day~
I'd then swirl my brush scarlet, the higher octave of red,
To banish snap-dragon’s deception from earth’s pen;
Inking a flourished desire of elder flower’s kindness
to lavender-blue the powerless fortunate, then when
Life’s cruel chronic pain of black-thorn war marches in,
I'd brandish my brush sky, azure and pale soft blue.
Sky to stay calm, azure to reach for the stars - pale
for faith to know how to bid this cruel pain adieu!
I'd splash-flash world’s portrait with verdure hints
of an efflorescent caressed fragrant bouquet.
With awe of nature’s willingness and my wonder
I’d ask you to join me near world’s portrait to pray.
Karin Anderson copyright 2012
All Rights Reserved~
And this work is indeed like a new sunrise of hope and happiness pouring strength and energy on us.Wow! This is a masterpiece Karin.Happy New Year to you dear one.Thank you so much for this great piece of poetry.
A plethora of literary device dances and swirls on the poetic canvas to create an exotic explosion of linguistic emotion. Wonderful! :)
Definitely the best New Year poem I've read so far. Enjoyed each line and wishing u a wonderful year ahead.
this is breath taking nothing more to say recommended karin wish you a very happy new year
Wonderful wonderful poem Karin. The imagery was magical as were your beautiful words. Definitely recommending to all..... Thank you... Pat
Wow. Excellent, fantastic, skillful rendering of repainting the world in rainbow colours for the longed for peace. Superb and so lovely, brilliant! Marvelous with wonderful imagery. I really enjoyed it, visual and verbal images. Splendid..
Happy New Year, dear Karin. Thank you for this beautiful and most colourful write, so artistically penned. Love & Hugs, Blessings & Light.......
You have put life into the colors and colors into the life in a rather struggling world. The poem says a lot about the goegeousness that marks your poetry and the concern you have for world at large .what a way to start the new year ...wishing you a bright and prosperous year ahead.
Nice colorful write. Happy New Year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR KARIN...A wonderful canvas you paint...Maggie x
A Happy and bright New Year to you Karin, your friend Lynda xx
A Happy and Colourful New Year, dear Karin!
Happy New Year Karin!....and more poems ofcourse:0)
Beautifully composed poem, Karin...you have a wonderful poetic brush- rainbow rich...recommended
Wish you a very happy new year 2012. God bless
So picturesque- a stunning bouquet of hearfelt words Karin..I love your 3 verse..
It would have been so easy to write a perfectly good poem without using the resources you have used, but how much better it is with the internal rhyming of "upstaged rage", the alliteration of "pale-pearl-pink buds of blossoms’ cloud burst" and "swirl my brush scarlet", the assonance of "lasso the moon's", and the wonderful image of "scarlet, the higher octave of red." I won't go on quoting, but it's quite a tour-de-force, well done indeed.
A COLOURFUL GREETING OF PAINT AND WORDS..HAPPY NEW YEAR
my New Year then will be colorful, Karin, with this beautiful words of yours.thank you so much, and I wish you the best in the coming year.Happy New year..from the Philippines
happy new year Karin i wish you free of any pain
such a wonderful write Karin, beautiful images, theme, spirit, optimism, faith, captured in colours, essence of flowers, poetically rendered by your ever captivating pen. It reads like a leap of faith, hope- such wonderful rhythm and rhyme. in the second last stanza, you remind that its possible to remain calm despite turmoil and trauma, follow your dreams with faith and prayer on your lips. a beautiful write as the year draws to an end, and we await the first dawn of 2012. Thanks I have to read it again. Happy New year and a fragrant bouquet for you from North India, Oh yes FLOWERS ARE ALREADY TAKING ON WINTER, AS THEY ALONE CAN, WITH A SMILE Mamta
This is sheer music to the soul Karin - a mixture of colour and wonderful word-play spells magic. Happy New Year dear friend from this corner of earth's beautiful globe.
Happy New Year Karin...a beautiful and colourful way to usher in 2012
Such a joyfull rendering...My heart has set it to music!...Happy New Year Karin! Dorothy A Poet Who Loves To Sing
incredibly layered tapestry... an explosion of floral fragrance... a beautiful sentiment offered with passion and skill... beautiful, Karin