The Blessing

~ tears and verses

Newly painted stairs in red
Little kids taking little steps
Joyful giggles hand-in-hand 
Under a sky so blue 
Iced in cotton clouds
The sun now humbled 
Hurts my eyes no more

Twi-toos of little sparrows
One I seem to befriend 
Parrots shriek from tree-tops
As the cool breeze of spring 
Kisses their free wings 

O my heart longs to fly 
Above the hills and dales
To sing melodic verses
To weep tears of love
Blissful bursting cry

Ah! there she is
Dream bird of the heavens
Blue whistling thrush
Her beauty beyond words 
Notes of her song 
Carry my soul beyond 
The bounds of this realm

She shines through the sky
Gracefully diving into oblivion

I know she longs for Mother’s lap
Just like I do
Mother Nature is all we have
All we’d ever need

It’s drizzling now
My heart swells
Beats and bubbles
What beauty this is?

I wonder how did I get so lucky?
I know how
But still I wonder 
For the beauty of wonder
Leads me to Him

The Lord who gifted me this life
He held me
When my slipping hand 
Could no longer hold on
To a reality too cruel to bear

He held me with love
He looked into my eyes
And whispered
I trust your brain

I- a psychotic mind
Stuck in dark illusionary swamps
He trusts me?
Even when I couldn’t tell
What was real?

I took His hand
And soared
Oh! What a blessing
The Blessing 

I am here
It is Paradise 
A poetry of mere words
Cannot contain this joy
Smiles and laughter cannot
Dances or million songs cannot

Only tears of gratitude
Trickling from my eyes

In these tears 
He is the closest
Closer than any verses

I know it is Him
In the warmth of my cheeks
In the dryness of my lips
In the emptiness of misery
In the fullness of bliss.