time ahead intimidates me
demands a piece of me
I turn askew
and sing a dirge silently
letting the aura slowly fade away from me
I look at my immaculate fingers
painted so meticulously,
each one ringed too
I think sadness has no place here
I can't let it rule me
I squint towards the sun
rays of light blind me
yet warmth permeates me
washes away the negatives
I am left with tranquilty
"when a new aura sets around me,
I welcome it illogically"
Does the aura change and fade? Occasionally snuffed out, only to reemerge later? Your introspection gives me cause to think this morning. I enjoyed your piece.
ReplyDeleteYes, they are of the emotion - a good place to be sometimes.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful poem. I hope this new aura is to celebrate the coming year... Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteGreat poem! Time makes demands of all of us in its own way. Your's is a unique take on it.
ReplyDeleteyeah, we do feel this way many a times! nice poem!
ReplyDeleteLovely poem :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog :)
ahhh. to acknowledge and live with sadness and not let it be overbearing.
ReplyDeleteI was living that yesterday. And much of my life, actually.
Your words, as always, invite thought and reflection. I value the depth you bring to the page.
Really nice one!!!Its a feeling of deja vu for me
ReplyDeleteThis makes me and let go of the tension in my body, thank you! And thanks for stopping by my poem.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful reflection on the mysteries of an aura!
ReplyDeleteA poem to the coming year! Happy birthday.
ReplyDeleteThose auras can draw us in and captivate us until, before we know it, we are wide open again--and that is far from easy.
ReplyDeleteSplendid... I love your choice of language in this!
ReplyDeleteLovely poem, ruminating on the challenges and the lessons of time.
ReplyDeletetime ahead does demand too much sometimes. I'm reading all of these and I love how almost everyone is avoiding the actual prompt. Almost as if we had planned it--disdaining the way stars demand stuff. It's funny somehow.
ReplyDelete"I think sadness has no place here
ReplyDeleteI can't let it rule me"
Absolutely. Beautifully put.
This had a lovely flow and rhythm...beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteStrong emotions here. I have missed reading your lovely work.
ReplyDeleteEmotional lament - and you've done that thing with the prompts again; clever.
ReplyDeleteGreat take on the prompt. I especially like the second stanza. Who hasn't felt that way before?!
ReplyDeleteI like this - the auras changing from sadness to tranquility.
ReplyDeleteThings rings so true for me in this, the dis-allowing and allowing of different auras based on preference in the moment.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully captured.
I love the line - sing a dirge silently :)
ReplyDeleteWhy welcome it illogically?
ReplyDeleteYou must exude an happy aura for all the world to see!
Cool..very cool.
ReplyDeletelife is full of many feelings
ReplyDeletemany auras
your poem shares this beautifully
Such a positive perspective--let the bad aura go, let the good settle in. Lovely verse.
ReplyDeleteGood wishes.