Monday 25 April 2016

U is for Unfurling



Unfurl
dear heart.
Let the light in.

You've concealed enough over time.
Memories and regrets
Anger and threats
that lurk inside the chambers
have played their part:
let them out.

Unfurl
dear heart;
one petal at a time

He shouts.
She whines.
They splinter and join.
You shed tears
of despair,
or
is it joy?
Round and round
the cycle goes.
Let it flow.
This is life
you know
like the blood
that throbs
and makes you, you.

Unfurl
and
unfold
dear heart.
Let your flower shine.

Step out of your cocoon:
the one you wove
to protect you.
It's your prison, you know.
Listen to me
dear heart.

I dance to your beat
And when you
unfurl
I will too.

I invite you to unfurl with these beauties today...
'Open your heart to the Universe', says my yoga teacher.
Maybe, I'm beginning to see what she means. 
Filmed by Neil Bromhall for www.rightplants4me.co.uk
Editing By Chokchai

18 comments:

  1. Arti, you have quite a gift for poetry!

    What camera are you using for your photos? They always look so professional.

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    1. Thank you Shelly:) Reading your sweet words is a good start to my day.
      It's gonna be different in May.
      Wonder if we'll miss this daily dose of blogging!
      I use my daughter's camera (she bought it and I took it!) It's a Canon G12. I love it coz it's easy to carry around. I still haven't figured out how to take night shots with it, though.

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  2. Yes, that sounds like a good plan.

    Liz A. from Laws of Gravity

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    1. I'm good at making plans Liz..it's the execution that gets in the way:)

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  3. Beautiful nature at its best! Your blogs are a treat for us. Beautifully expressed from one heart to another. Good luck!

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    1. Thank you Manu:) It's so good to see you here; keeps me going. xx

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  4. I wish there was a challenge not just for a month Arti !

    You're simply amazing !

    I think you should and must begin writing on a full-time basis .

    Love all your blogs and poems and pics - the complete package deal that you are .����

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    1. If I go any more full time Sharmila, I'll be declared 'crazy'. This challenge has consumed me (in a good way, though). Thank you for your encouragement. I hope to keep up with the writing part, posting...we will see how it goes in May.

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  5. The opening of the flower creates a great visual for your poem - lovely.
    Im blogging from Fill the cracks and Moondustwriter's Blog. Happy A to Zing!

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  6. So very lovely... touches my soul.

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  7. lovely! lovely! lovely! I have read it before... but reading it again in the morning feels like fresh morning dew for the heart...

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    1. Thank you for taking the time to read and to comment. I'm happy you like it.

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  9. Such beautiful words. They resonated with me so much. Thank you so much for sharing it with me.

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