Ode To Immortality
Jetting creative fire
Through a diamond eye
Sculpting hair-like ripples
On an emerald sky
poem by Leonard Daranjo
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Recollections - A Couplet
I have worn out verdant regions with my feet
Chasing after butterflies
Written many years ago
poem by Leonard Daranjo
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At Dawn on Tiger Hill
Viewed from Tiger Hill,
The spectacular Kanchenjunga,
Crowned by the delicate rays of the sun,
Appears wedged inside a vault
Between myth and reality
poem by Leonard Daranjo
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A Sunset Vignette
The sky looked spectral
With a roseate tint,
Blotches of grey and aquamarine blue
The birds were a picture
Of serenity
Winging their way home
In the distant sky
poem by Leonard Daranjo
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A Brush with England
There is something
Electrifyingly alive
A spirit of great
Imaginative power
An atmosphere imbued
With history and energy
A bridge that links
The past to the present
Encompassing almost
A thousand years
All this comes alive
In the streets,
In the shopping malls,
In the art galleries,
In the museums,
In the churches
In the castles and
Most of all
In the deep country
poem by Leonard Daranjo
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Olympic Torch
Peace, love and God
Have been sadly forsaken
Replaced by a greed
For money and power
A way of life
Is suffocating and dying
Being drained of its blood
In isolation
How do we interpret
The world’s insouciance
How do we salve
Our collective conscience
The world should protest
With a deafening voice
Against the unjust spillage
Of innocent blood
One world; one freedom
One rule for all
poem by Leonard Daranjo
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The Poet's Dilemma - III
The poet has a lengthy journey
His destination is set
He has to reach that shining shore
That he can call his own
There will be many obstacles
And pitfalls on the way
But he must never stop or sway
Must never lose his way
And if he weathers all the storms
His arrival will be assured
Then he can bask in all the glory
And all the publicity
But this doesn’t mean his journey’s is over
He still has a long way to go
He must be alert and attentive
And watch-full all the way
Something he must always remember
Is there is plenty in the ether
And if he is always on the alert
He can capture it on his radar
poem by Leonard Daranjo
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