Once Upon a Time…
As all the stories go,
You are taken
into make believe
before you even know!
My imaginary homeland
and land of
all my dreams
would still have all
Four seasons
tho unlikely as
that seems!
The changing of the Seasons and,
Dawning of the Day
have far more beauty than
even I can say!
Seeing changing colours is-
pleasure for my eyes!
Summer morphing into Autumn
Adopting new disguise!
Perhaps, I’d add more Kindness
and Compassion in this
World! Take away the evil and help
the misunderstood!
I’d cure all Childhood illness and,
Let all children play!
Allowing them to become
adults who are grateful
each and every day!
In a world of lesser pain,
We would all have chance to gain!
By Ingrid Exner, 2020
This is such a light-hearted piece, Ingrid. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. 🙂
Thank you Reena! Right now, with everything that is going on in the world, I like light and I enjoy writing poetry and prose that profile and promise a better way of living . Thank you for your positive comment and encouragement 🙂
A poem full of hope for the present times… it’s so cheerful!!!
Thank you Vidya! I tend to write a lot of whimsical poetry. It is not necessarily who I am but, I think it is necessary Light right now.
Yes, a lot of Light needed right now.
Ah so beautiful – a very positive poem :).
Thank you Vijaya! I had a lot of fun with this poem and it helped me clarify some values too…and repeat them to myself as well. It was revealing more me.
“The changing of the Seasons and/ Dawning of the Day/ have far more beauty than/ even I can say!” Very true and beautiful… I really like this poem but I am in love with these lines.
Thank you Bhasha! This sort of wrote itself as I was coming close to the end of the half marathon and losing steam… But at this time, my core values swam to the surface…it was revealing for me too!
I like your version of the world very much – and wish for the same thing.
Funny how our deepest truths and wishes come out when we’re most tired. 🙂
Thanks Meredith! It was enjoyable to write and essentially wrote itself…the truth just flowed.
The journey of your poem touches on how we’d like to see the world. Sadly this feels like a dream. I like how you touched on the subject
Thanks Joyce! It is my dreamworld and yes, almost faerytale like. I fear that there will always be evil but we can try to minimize the effects through Kindness and Compassion…I hope!
However the story ends, there is still hope…eternal hope…nice poem
Thank you! That is sort of my belief…there is always hope. And, in fact there is. We may sometimes have to alter or tweak our perspective (or expectations) a bit but, there is always hope! 🙂
There is a simplicity here that runs deep. It’s full of love, positivism and hope. This art of words, pieced together for a motivation to live a better life, is a refreshing reminder of what poetry should mostly do! You already know why: “In a world of lesser pain, We would all have chance to gain!”
Thank you Ofuma! It was near the end and I was running a little short on energy and it was another of those imagery poems. For me, the images took over.