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  Jun 2024 Traveler
Kai
How I long for a slow life, where moments drift like dandelion seeds,
Each whisper of time a soft sigh in the stillness of quiet meads.
No hurried footsteps disturb the hush, no frantic rush nor urgent needs,
Just the gentle cadence of twilight's breeze, where soul and silence intercede.

In the attic of my thoughts, where shadows dance and secrets dwell,
I weave dreams with threads of moonlight, in a solitary, enchanted spell.
Away from the clamor of worldly strife, where tolling bells no longer compel,
Here, solitude sings its sweet refrain, in echoes only the heart can tell.

Oh, to linger in the hush of dusk, where the day's harsh edges soften,
To dwell in the embrace of words unsaid, where dreams and whispers often
Conspire to paint the canvas of time, in hues of amber and saffron,
In this quiet sanctuary of the soul, where peace reigns sovereign.
a poem, after a full year of prosperous growth
Traveler Jun 2024
There’s no mystery
Love is why I’m here
To truly love myself
Becomes so very clear

I love my family
My daily meals
I love the way
Her embrace feels
I love music and poetry
Aesthetics set my spirit free

Still that’s not why I’m here..
I’m here to learn to let my love steer
…….
Traveler 🧳 Tim
Traveler Jun 2024
Who is this lower self?
Barbarically weak
Seeker of wealth
While I sleep
He drives me blind
Façades of fears
Thoughts unkind
I grab and hold and tie him down
he has no strength only pronouns
But soon enough I tire
Tempted by this ever present
white liar…

Never give up!
Traveler 🧳 Tim
In the eerie hours half asleep
I heard my name in a soft voice.

It was a wake up call I couldn't resist
The jungle was in dark mist
The night ending but morning was still frail
The call was to tread on the fallen leaves trail.

The trees were shaded dark the sky was pale
Every bush was where the shadows fell
Quiet was the air our heart tautly tense
We tiptoed our best, and it made sense.

Tweet of early birds didn't sound sweet
Danger awaited at all sides to meet
We strained ears for the slightest sound
The jungle a romance on a perilous ground.

On the dry boulded river shapes were deep
Moving in a herd crawling to the steep
We stood frozen on this other side
To let the distance between grow wide.

Years have flown and whenever in the woods
I see my father's figure in jungle brood
He wakes me up and stretches his hand
We fly through the bushes in jungle land.
Humbly dedicated to my father who was an avid walker in the forest in the wee hours of the morning. It was on such a trip he met with an accident and died.
  Jun 2024 Traveler
Sarra
Breathe,
through the gentle
waves of summer heat
And let the sea breeze
take your sorrow.
Strip,
from the dried
skins of pungent lies
and let the soothing jasmine
coat your mind.
Smile,
to the tender rays of sunlight
and let the bird tunes
calm your cries.
Stay,
in the calm embrace
of your bent olive tree
‘Till your life
gains meaning.
  Jun 2024 Traveler
Sarra
In the pure silence
a new world rose.
Glorious
Riding high waves
into red infinity.
The colors of nature
Come to life
Lustrous
Rising gracefully
into my sanctuary.
The fresh grass
curls around my feet
tying me close.
The playful tunes
of the nightingale
Enchant me.
The seductive smell
of wild lavender
lures me where
I wish to be.
Where the indigo sky
makes love to the sea
Where the dancing wind
plays the olive's leaves
And the jasmines' lullaby
Sends me to sleep.
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