Hills beyond the meadows peek,
Calls back the Earth for then retreat,
Lo! Gone away with swooshing sweep,
Caressing voyager ambling breeze.
Atop the sun momentarily though,
A flash of golden to and fro,
Slithering past the grasses away,
Darkening shades of shadows grey.
Charming glint, a sparkle white,
Pleasant tunes of songs delight,
Bliss of spirit, timeless scene,
Spell of mirth, the joy of being.
-r_prab
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I am feeling calm and relaxed. Why am I feeling so? Because I have no difficult decisions to make. I realized that stress arises when we are faced with a decision making situation. Add the number of situations, and make some of the situations ambiguous and fuzzy, and there climbs up the stress level.
All week at office, I am faced with myriad of situations where I have to make decisions. Which email to write first, who to pay visit next for the follow-up, the vendor’s quotation has to be approved to commence project, what should I do to expedite the process.. and so on. Plus there would be matters to take care of from my personal life, which will keep hovering in the head. I don’t feel I am stressed, but in a few instances I have reacted to people in ways that I feel bad about later. I guess it was stress that led to it.
I think that reducing the number of decision making situations can help stay calm. Asking for help from a colleague or supervisor can be of great aid. It can cut down the time for which the pending decision will keep circling in the mind. Writing down non- official errands to take care of later will help reduce it further. I practice the habit of breaking down an action into steps, which I think is an effective way to ease the decision making process. For example, if I was given a task to make an explainer video, I would break it down into steps and write the name of person I need to speak to for the same. I would order the action items basis priority and also write the date by which I need to stick to. That clears the cloud around a big task and makes it easier to address smaller decisions, one at a time.
Today being a holiday is a peaceful day comparatively. I have only a limited number of decisions to make. In the morning I decided that I will just stay at home, savour the warm sun, and relax to Harleys in Hawaii. Now, here I am. There’s the idyllic blue sky, fluttering tree leaves, banter of children playing nearby and chuckles of birds from here and there. It’s calm and peaceful. I just have one tough decision to make though, what should I get for lunch! 😀
Wishing a great and peaceful day to you!
One smile here,
One cheer there,
Scintillating aura,
Shine everywhere.
Devoid grown dry,
Along with wry,
Sunk, withered
And slowly die.
Dark crucifies
Alight in guise
Emerge, Renewed,
Boundless, flies.
-r_prab
Image Source: https://www.artpal.com/laurastobart?i=39844-13
Guilt!
Guilt of having
Trust
Breaking!
Earned
Through time
And faith
And belief
Yet
Trampled
Blind
Mistake
But Mine
Insensitive
Careless
Unchecked
For granted!
Will ever
Mend
Repair
Heal?
A chance
A one
But none
Redemption
Will ever
Unchain
Unburden?
Cement
The faith
Lost
Unheeded
Uncared
Broken!
Untied
Unleashed
The fear
But hope!
Aggrieved
Unsaid
And freedom!
Unfathom
Afloat
Undrown
Afloat!
Let walk
And rise!
And Fly
And fly
And fly!
-r_prab
Image source: Abstract art
When a friend is depressed
Spot it and get to your feet
Leave everything and focus
Only on your friend
And be with them
Around them
Don’t let them
Feel alone
Be around
And be compassionate
Lend them ears and judge not
And advice not
Give them love
By not advising them
But rather listening to them
Unbiased, with love and concern
Hear feel and see the perspective
That pains
Your friend
Don’t blot it but acknowledge
And see the reason your friend
Is suffering
And put yourself in that place
And feel the same intensely
Then with compassion naturally
Arising hold your friend and
Let them speak and say you
Understand what they are going through
And don’t give lecture or lessons
Say you feel it
Know it
Experience it
And so you want to be
Be there till all is fine
And let them be.
Be.
Never leave
Their side
Ever
For you
You are
The reason they can
Live again.
Again.
This life blissful!
– r_prab
Image not owned by me. Image source: https://pixels.com/featured/father-and-mother-leon-zernitsky.html
The ocean fish
Being of
Vastness
And Depths
And freedom
Dived
In directions
Any
but
Yearned
In the infinite
Space.
Fish
Unprecedented
New, anon
Professing the
infinite
Moved akin
Unhindered
Unbound
Limitless.
Fish obtuse
An else
Unbothered
Vagrant
Heed none
For beings
Facile
Lend
Of shallow
The new
but air
Allured
Fragile
At once
But leaped
the inane
Into
And Abjure
The Vagrant
of
The Limitless.
-r_prab
Image source: Pinterest
Glowing bright
Rays despite
Cloudy trails
Welcoming light
Singular scar
Twinkling far
Darkened wind
Brightening star
Silent rain
Sight disdain
Drowning life
Wishful lane
Stillness long
Standing strong
Echoing wide
Wordless song
-r_prab
Image not owned by me. Source: fineartamerica
Thank you for
The moments fine
Bright sunshine
Happier time
Soothing chime!
Thank you for
The haloed moon
Calming noon
Unprecedented boon
Singular swoon!
Thank you for
The lightening flight
Peaceful white
Dancing kite
Celestial sight!
Thank you for
The worded wing
Step daunting
Labyrinth solving
Every thing!
-r_prab
Image source: https://langlandscapellc.com/thank-you/
Fine is time
Fine is trend
Fine is rhyme
Fine is friend
Fine is day
Fine is sight
Fine is way
Fine is night
Fine is sound
Fine is light
Fine is ground
Fine is quiet
Fine is blue
Fine is green
Fine is you
Fine is me
-r_Prab
Image source: Pinterest
Blurred lights behind the window seep
Amidst mist foggy calming breeze
Alone in corner quietly lays
Mind behind in happier days
Of spring, and flowers glowing sun
Fading soft slowly one by one
Spilled paints on window canvas make
The lights of City wide awake
Desolate of life the road ahead
Where I go? I know not yet.
-r_prab
Image credit: wetcanvas.com
Dancing with Mosquitoes 