Sangeetha Kamath

                                   MINT  Dainty spring under the March sun rays pale and mellow  Snowdrops take a bow and hellebores put on a show Garden fairies pirouette in green tutus  As dawn celebrates with pastel plums and tawny ecrus  Bewitching is this earth's heavenly song Cold lament of winter's fine veil was long gone Dewdrops will shimmer on the sweet smelling grass Gardens will bloom and birds will sing the sweetest chants New saplings in the fields and pastures rise Warm breeze serenades them under shell-pink skies. ©️ Sangeetha Kamath Pic Courtesy: Pixabay     

                        PRISMATIC PATINAS Eventide closes in and the sky is a regal chroma as rich hues blend The fireball of spilling tangerine light,  caresses the swathes of the sweeping heath land Carmine lancing through the mottled-metal canvas like a perfect flame so grand  Drizzling golden streaks generously like caramel syrup on viand The recumbent tints of dusk laminate the empyrean with a cerise glow  Peach and amber streaks illuminate the dawn like a star-studded show! Pearls of dew shimmer on webs and on tall grass in the meadow God's own kaleidoscopic poetry in verses of heather and deep lilac fresco  Amid the sheen of silver raindrops, peeks a blush of coral Leaves shine like emerald and jade mirrors of mosaic and mural Crimson memories of such sanguine bygone days, Reminds me of rainbow flame graffiti of the boldest blaze! Under a duvet of sepia and puce, blooms the sweet,wild clover velvet Ma...

                    BURNISHED JEWELS The verdure opened up to skies of ivory  Windswept raindrops waltzed on a morning blustery  Perching on petals of blue orchids and Canterbury bells Shimmering lapis lazuli and dreamy beryls  In the boreal mist I heard heavenly chants of distant thunder Nascent light danced in the heath and blazing summer became milder The knolls and lea soaked in the honeyed sweetness Fragrance of pine and cedar was rife in the wilderness  The pattering on my window is a soothing symphony  Snuggling longer under a patchwork quilt warm and cozy Sleepy-eyed I watch pearly drops tumble to the rhythm of the billows Garments of white gossamer embrace the aspen and willows Champagne sunlight washes over serein dewy On blossoms of chamomile and jessamine on trellis  Luscious berries are scintillant gemstones Burnished garnets and pewter under dripping pinecones  Barefooted I walk through th...

                               UNDER A SPELL  With stardust in her eyes and midnight in her hair The longest winter in the valleys couldn't numb her debonair  Battling frigid snow or an autumn breeze She trudged through rattling wind and the crackling trees Held together by fragments and shards flimsily  Flawed by cracks and splinters hopelessly  Enduring gusting hurricanes and roads treacherous  One twinkling light gave her hope, painting her dreams with all the colors  As steadfast as the Oak with roots delving deep into the earth And the Alps impaling the clouds, she knew her worth  She tells her stories to the moon and the shooting stars To the butterflies, the honeybees and all the flowers Her unrealised chimera are like a candle flame making her heart sigh An incessant sparkling obsession–a pie in the sky! Some secrets are to be held close, not to flaunt It's stashed ...

                             SMARAGDINE DREAMS  Millions of pearly crystal balls showering on rain drenched glens Tumbling down from heaven's crowns are these priceless zircon smidgens Singing against my window pane, on my roof--tap dancing  The serenade is a steady staccato of sweet drumming  Tear-drop confetti morph into a photograph  Splashing on water-cloches in a rhythmic choreograph  Swaying against the metal grey clouds are citrine leaves glossy  Dusty ochre paths turn into rich ebony and mahogany  The briers and hedges soak in this welcoming marinade Monsoons blow away moldering debris in a cascade Dense olive green foliage and a fragrance of pine Softening blazing summers into caramel hues and smaragdine  Windblown raindrops seek a watery sunshine Chrome velvet empyrean is adorned with rainbow tiaras hyaline  I glimpse the powder blue sky as clouds break apar...

                                           GREEN SEA-GEMS  The sublime depths of the ocean hides a  wonderland enchanting  Splendid mystery of the tender blue in a tawny wrapping A garland of rainbow is woven on the cold clammy spray As the vanilla sky darkens and the water turns to lilac-gray Sea-gems on the pearly foam, jeweled in the auroral dawn Gold filigrees laces on the garments of a rosy morn A shining green trembles in the coves and bays Coral halls are decked with diamonds in the distant dale Chants of the seagulls are hypnotic and wild, when pieces of the sun are scattered on the rising tide Fiercely trashing yet gentle, with lemonade kisses and lacy fizz caresses  It's a timeless carnival of the ocean orchestrated by the sun and moon Swelling and shrinking, dancing in tune  Plangent tides toll like hidden bells as the ocean brim is crowned on...