Paradise Now

Poetry eludes me
I see meteor showers light
Up my inner space
I am at a beautiful place
Where I haven't been before
A new land of serenity
And acceptance.

So finding the poet at
Peace, poetry plays truant
In wily mischief,
Dear Muse do you then
Amuse yourself
With my grief?

I promise not to
Trouble you
If I can help it then,
For suddenly I spy
Hell turned upside down
Into a makeshift
Runny sunnyside
Heaven.

No pretences
As you like it
No primped up palaces
For unthawed ice maidens.
But a whimsical merry inn
On the tumbling pathway.

Beauty and not
Defences,
No barriers or absolutes
No must-haves
No bucket lists

I Have it my way,
Or like it just as it is
If I cannot love
the place I'm in
Watch me!

Strum up a soft tune
Roll out my daft drums
I'll give you a quaint beat
That will curl up
In your heart
My cozy question mark...

Make some sweet happiness
All salt and tangy
Topsy turvy stuffing
On the outside,
An outsized grin!

I won't waste my life
Or your part in mine
Building great walls of
Greedy expectations
Or
Worrying about it.

No can dos
Are cliffhangers,
Challenges
To scramble up
Sliding down
Like a charm,
No regrets if I can't handle it.

Poetry
Rides ever so high
Apocalyptic Rider in nocturnal sky
Out of sight never out of mind
I'm unafraid to leave
Your ink laden hand my unseen friend
Dips into my dozing heart
And winnows my overpacked brain.

You're just trekking up higher cooler
Slopes
Looking down at me
With mocking glimmers
Of compassion
Imagine new magic
For me, beloved dream
When I catch up with you,
For I will
Finally.

Hand in hand
We walk the halls of Paradise
Ours
Free for the taking
Willingly.

© Amrita Valan 2015