Look beyond the thorns to the red rose bushes
for beautiful leaves on twisted branches
azure streams amid treacherous forests
dark clouds that the sustainer of life houses…
Prickly pines with their pristine reaches
diamond dews on the morning grasses
the gleaming orange tree when the sun rises
the God painted hues of varied sunsets…
Snowflakes that look like pearly brooches
oil painted inspiration in balmy sketches
cheeks kissed by love’s first blushes
all that this poetic soul arouses…
See how there’s so much that pains yet more that pleases,
how the world is rife with suffering and even its releases,
how even in the storm, the garden sways and dances,
and how, for a happy heart, sadness quickly passes…
© Isha Garg
LIVING THE DREAM 