Resplendent Beauty

I can’t stop gazing
At your resplendent beauty,
Wild yellow tulip.

~ Poetictouch

Wondrous In Winter

Wondrous in Winter
Looked the vast snow-covered grounds
Of grand Wynnstay Hall.

~ Poetictouch

No Enjoyment Like Reading

I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!

~ Jane Austen

Beauty Always Seek

Lively Joy embrace:
Let not sorrow near you come:
Beauty always seek.

~ Poetictouch

You Have Departed

You have departed:
May your destination be
The Abode of Peace.

~ Poetictouch

Speak To Us Of Beauty

And a poet said, Speak to us of Beauty.
And he answered:
Where shall you seek Beauty, and how shall you find her unless she herself be your way and your guide?
And how shall you speak of her except she be the weaver of your speech?

~ Khalil Gibran

Beauty Is Not Caused

Beauty is not caused. It is.

~ Emily Dickinson

Poetry

If Poetry comes not as naturally as the leaves to a tree, it had better not come at all.

~ John Keats

Wynnstay Hall Estate

Wynnstay Hall Estate:
Herein for five years I lived,
Many years ago.

~ Poetictouch

Love and Life are One

Love and Life are one:
Life is lifeless without Love:
We need Love to live.

~ Poetictouch

A New Day Begins

On a stem,sweetly,
A joyous small robin sings:
A new day begins.

~ Poetictouch

This Is Not A Pipe

This is not a pipe:
It’s an image of a pipe
Painted by Magritte.

~ Poetictouch

What Is This Life?

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?

~ W.H. Davies

What Is This Life?

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?

~ W.H. Davies

What Thou Lovest Well Remains

What thou lovest well remains,
                  the rest is dross
What thou lov’st well shall not be reft from thee
What thou lov’st well is thy true heritage

~ Ezra Pound

You Look So Pretty

You look so pretty,
I’m tickled pink to see you,
Pink cosmos flower.

~ Poetictouch

Sweet Serenity

Sweet Serenity,
Wrap your soothing fragrant arms
Warmly around me.

~ Poetictouch

Sweet Serenity

Sweet Serenity,
Wrap your soothing fragrant arms
Warmly around me.

~ Poetictouch

How So Beautiful

How so beautiful:
A beauty with beauty speaks
On things of beauty!

~ Poetictouch

Ayna Konta

أين كنت؟ - أبيات من أدونيس - إلقاء: صالح بدرة
Ayna Konta? (Where Have You Been?) - Lines from Adonis - Read by Saleh Badrah

Life Is But A Day

Stop and consider! life is but a day;
A fragile dew-drop on its perilous way
From a tree’s summit.

~ John Keats

A Fresh-Blown Musk-Rose

I saw the sweetest flower wild nature yields,
A fresh-blown musk-rose; ’twas the first that threw
Its sweets upon the summer: graceful it grew.

~ John Keats

Refreshing Beauty

Morning spectacle:
Dewdrops from pink bells dripping:
Refreshing beauty.

~ Poetictouch

Erasing Darkness

Watching the vast sea,
I see the bright sun rising,
Erasing darkness.

~ Poetictouch

Defying Darkness

Facing the bright sun,
Firmly the sunflower stands,
Defying darkness.

~ Poetictouch

Blending With Your Scent

Blending with your scent,
Like sweat these sweet dewdrops drip
From you, fragrant rose.

~ Poetictouch

Sweet Cherry Blossom

Sweet cherry blossom,
As I gaze at your beauty,
This haiku blossoms.

~ Poetictouch

What Is A Haiku?

What is a haiku?
The essence of a moment
Concisely conceived.

~ Poetictouch

Sweetly Singing

Amid the green leaves,
An enchanting nightingale
Is sweetly singing.

~ Poetictouch

The Soul Of The Rose

The soul of the rose,
The fragrance of her essence,
Enkindles my soul.

~ Poetictouch

That Sweet Odour

The rose looks fair, but fairer we it deem
For that sweet odour which doth in it live.

~ William Shakespeare

That Sweet Odour

The rose looks fair, but fairer we it deem
For that sweet odour which doth in it live.

~ William Shakespeare

Dawn Is On The Way

Standing by the sea,
I see the sun descending:
Dawn is on the way.

~ Poetictouch

This Thing Of Beauty

This thing of beauty,
This sweet-scented orange rose,
Tenderly I kiss.

~ Poetictouch

The Bard Of Avon

To enrich your mind,
Immerse yourself in Shakespeare,
The Bard of Avon.

~ Poetictouch

Today Shines The Sun

Yesterday is gone,
Tomorrow is never here,
Today shines the sun.

~ Poetictouch

Pinkish Passion Fruit

Scrumptiously sweet
Is your succulent nectar,
Pinkish passion fruit.

~ Poetictouch

Vintage Fountain Pens

I used to enjoy
Writing with and collecting
Vintage fountain pens.

~ Poetictouch

Il Dolce Far Niente

Take time to savour
Il dolce far niente,
To enjoy your life.

~ Poetictouch

Fondly Reading Keats

By a serene lake,
Beneath a tree I once sat
And fondly read Keats.

~ Poetictouch

My Inner Garden

I shape my poems
Intending to beautify
My inner garden.

~ Poetictouch

Rose-Scented Beauty

Lovely looks this rose,
Much more lovely is her scent:
Rose-scented Beauty.

~ Poetictouch

We Have Lingered In The Chambers Of The Sea

We have lingered in the chambers of the sea
By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown
Till human voices wake us, and we drown.

~ T. S. Eliot

We Have Lingered In The Chambers Of The Sea

We have lingered in the chambers of the sea
By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown
Till human voices wake us, and we drown.

~ T. S. Eliot

It’s BlissTo Sniff You

It’s bliss to sniff you,
Enchanting is your fragrance,
Fresh white Gardenia.

~ Poetictouch

Sipping Her Nectar

The bee is busy
Inside the luscious flower,
Sipping her nectar.

~ Poetictouch

You’re Mine And I’m Yours

You’re mine and I’m yours,
Said my Dad on his deathbed,
Looking at my Mom

~ Poetictouch

Sweet Daffodil

Once, on a green hill,
I met a sweet daffodil:
Lovely was her smile.

~ Poetictouch

The Bard Of Flowers

John Clare once declared
That he’s The Bard of Flowers:
His poems prove it.

~ Poetictouch

Flowers Cheer Me Up

Flowers cheer me up:
Delightful are their colours,
Pleasant are their scents.

~ Poetictouch

The Poet’s Darling

You’re dazzling, Daisy!
No wonder Wordsworth called you:
The Poet’s darling.

~ Poetictouch

To Be A Haiku

To be a haiku,
Or not to be a haiku,
That is the question!

~ Poetictouch

Your Heart Is A Harp

Your heart is a harp:
Like sweet serene melodies
Let your feelings flow.

~ Poetictouch

Once Upon The Grass

Where is that sweet lass
With whom I sweetly frolicked
Once upon the grass?

~ Poetictouch

Lovely Spring Is Here

Lovely Spring is here:
Her floral-scented beauty
None can fail to feel.

~ Poetictouch

Water Your Flower

Water your flower:
A flower without water
Loses its beauty.

~ Poetictouch

Water Your Flower

Water your flower:
A flower without water
Loses its beauty.

~ Poetictouch

Splendour In The Grass

What though the radiance
Which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass,
Of glory in the flower,
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;
In the primal sympathy
Which having been must ever be;
In the soothing thoughts that spring
Out of human suffering;
In the faith that looks through death,
In years that bring the philosophic mind.

~ William Wordsworth