Daniel Tucker

Apr 26

Bekah Halle

Lest we forget
Those who served us so,
Now, with heavenly angels,
Alive now, they teach us what we sow,
Shall remain forevermore or wasteless fodder.

We shall not forget them so,
Sacrifice, selflessness, valour undertow,
Remembrance of our heroes,
Provokes us to live now, lives of valour; value.

ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and NZ for the men and women who have served and fought for our countries.

#anzacday #rememberance

Apr 23

Sarita Aditya Verma

The flowers speak

Blooming
In the darkest of hue
Brightest of colours
Vibrant orange, magenta and red
Summer’s at its peak
The flowers speak

Gulmohar’s orange glow
Like a sweet memory
Of summer retreat
A bouquet one can never hold

Bougainvilleas
Sigh on the lattice
Like cascading rills
Of magenta pinks

Beauteous reds
Roses and Hibiscus
In the garden grow
Tempestuous

Apr 23

Sarita Aditya Verma

Pretence

I have always had an aversion to it
I would blurt out the worst
If you would show me pretence
Of care
Of love
Of togetherness
Of being one
No no don’t do that
I am old now
Enough to understand
Pretence
I won’t blurt out things
I wouldn’t put up to it
My duties fulfilled
There I am done
Now I know
Pretence

For the simple reason - how they make you feel

Apr 23

Debbie

Majesty of Magenta

My eyes, throbbing with agony,
bore through the window,
desperately seeking the freedom of sky.

To my surprise the crabapple tree
possessed joyous magenta flowers,
providing an unexpected
jubilant assault of my mind.

Lush leafy erratic branches,
a turmoil of spring beauty
stood in striking empathy of my silent cries.

The afternoon sun pales the majesty of magenta.
As only love can pale agony.
Memories live forever, is a haunting horrible lie.
Unlike me, those magenta flowers don't need a why....

My love for her will never die.
The majesty of those magenta flowers,
if only for a moment, seizes and saves me deep inside.

Memories live forever is a lie. My mom suffers dementia and has lost most of her short term and long term memory. It's shattering.

#despair #flowers #memories #lie