Saturday, January 15, 2011

Carnival of Thoughts..

A big thank you to Rigel Ordinario of My Dreams Up Close for OSI Prompt.. and Meghana of Megzone for Haiku Heights Prompt.


Written for OSI: Carnival and Haiku Heights: Insomnia
and also shared with Haiku My Heart


Carnival of stars
I and Moon watch , at the end
Day comes dancing..



FOR OSI:

Carnival of Thoughts

Colours rain
Music floats, smiles bloom and
I watch from sidelines

I watch from sidelines
As the procession moves on
Dancing trees flank

Dancing trees flank
Clouds from above too cheer
Birds join carnival

Birds join carnival
Fluttering wings Of joy,
Flowers are happy

Flowers are happy
As butterflies seek to catch
Notes of music

Notes of music
Fingers move on strings, Tap
Keys in harmony

Keys in harmony
Procession picks up pace
I‘m pushed aside

I‘m pushed aside
Eyes shut themselves, I watch
Carnival of thoughts

Carnival of thoughts
No more on sidelines
I become music

I become music
My universe dances in verse
Hold me, God!

Hold me, God!
I bathe in ecstasy
Ah! Colours rain..

Hope you enjoyed the carnival as much as I did.. thanks for being here..




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36 comments:

  1. Harshad MehtaJanuary 15, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    Go ahead! Don't you hold!

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  2. LeiffyVJanuary 15, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    Very nice Ramesh, deep and intuitive, spiritual and powerful. Great work!

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  3. Gemma WisemanJanuary 15, 2011 at 11:55 PM

    Like how each haiku picked up the thread of the one before! Keeps the rhythm flowing! Delightful!

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  4. PremaJanuary 16, 2011 at 12:56 AM

    superlative...i loved the natural and logical progression of thoughts...yet magical and disjointed!

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  5. anthonynorthJanuary 16, 2011 at 1:23 AM

    Excellent words, as well as technically good.

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  6. NankaJanuary 16, 2011 at 1:25 AM

    Beautiful string of Haiku's each creating a beautiful imagery and one better than the other.

    Really a technicolor movie seen in ecstasy.

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  7. anupamaJanuary 16, 2011 at 5:18 AM

    Pyaara Dost,
    Good Evening!
    I live in a state where Carnival is one of the imporatnt cultural festivals!
    Dost,I thoroughly enjoyed the carnival of thoughts.Let them fly high reaching each and every one speading joy and peace.
    Wishing you a beautiful evening,
    Sasneham,
    Anu

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  8. Sherri B.January 16, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    Now this is a wonderful carnival! I loved both your poem and your haiku...beautifully expressed, as always.

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  9. RumyaJanuary 16, 2011 at 5:40 AM

    Glad to be a part of this carnival Rameshji!! Loved how you interconnected the Haikus one after the other.

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  10. Someone is SpecialJanuary 16, 2011 at 5:58 AM

    Carnival, great Haikus.. Nicely done Rameshji...

    Someone is Special

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    The lines continue to 'ring' in the ear. A joy for the sense of sound, and sight. Please have a good start into the new week.

    daily athens

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  12. spiritsoflenaJanuary 16, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    I really enjoyed your images.

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  13. TweetyJanuary 16, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    what an ecstasy...brilliant :)

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    you are really good in this ramesh! nice.. thank you for sharing! here's my potluck.. http://fiveloaf.wordpress.com/2010/06/19/my-whole-world/

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    This went to an excellent place. I was reminded of the Sufi whirling dirvish whose very act of dance is a devotion to G-d.

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  16. Ramesh SoodJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    I am thankful to all the friends for visiting my Carnival of Thoughts....your blessings have added to my happiness..

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  17. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    I love the way you always portray nature in such details in your poetry 1 It almost comes alive in your words :)

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  18. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    The haiku was fun to read and your poem had an almost musical quality to it. I especially loved the line, "Flowers are happy." Made me happy to visit here. :)

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  19. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Your haikus feed into each other very well I think, one building on the ones before. The rhythm too, it kept getting stronger. I'm glad I stopped by from the OSI roundup and got to read this.

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  20. ShailJanuary 17, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    A veritable carnival of haikus! I like the way you have presented them. :) Well done.

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  21. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Haiku Master..

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  22. Shail RaghuvanshiJanuary 17, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    Beuatiful. Just lovely Ramesh.

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  23. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    That is so beautiful and inspirational, especially on this rainy day!

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  24. UnknownJanuary 18, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Beautiful flow as you led us on a spiritual journey to the arms of God. Thank you for sharing.

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  25. JimJanuary 19, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    You have woven a very clever chain of thought, Ramesh. Good work! :)
    ..

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  26. Magical Mystical TeacherJanuary 22, 2011 at 4:11 AM

    At the carnival—
    colors and dancing and cheer—
    I’m glad I came here!

    Carnival

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  27. budh.aaahJanuary 25, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    And what a carnival Ramesh!

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  28. PadmavaniJanuary 26, 2011 at 1:59 AM

    Beautiful Ramesh. I loved the carnival! :)

    Cheers
    Padmavani
    www.padmavani.blogspot.com

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  29. Brian MillerJanuary 26, 2011 at 4:08 AM

    love the linking verse to verse..it creates flow and also creates repitition of key lines...nice one shot

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  30. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    MY GOSH!!! I certainly enjoyed this carnival of thoughts, Ramesh... this was fascinating! Loved the ride... the pace of the poem was simply awesome! Your words were so full of zest and vigor... bursting with enthusiasm... wow! It was a delight!!!
    And I totally loved the form/structure of the poem.. the repetitions sure had their effect!!

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  31. Rashmirekha MannaApril 27, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    What a flight if mind.... :)


    Paintbrush in the hands of heart, winged heart, dreamy heart, fighter heart, luminescent heart

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  32. becca givensFebruary 9, 2012 at 11:41 PM

    I love the flow and journey through the universe ... delightful read with a great rhythm. I must remember where I read about starting the next stanza with the last line of the previous ... it has a ripple effect. Starting small and growing - taking the reader along a magical ride. Thank you for sharing and pointing this particular piece out to me. Namaste ~~ becca

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  33. Sanjana May 31, 2012 at 12:04 AM

    "carnival of thoughts" :such a beautiful expression! i could feel myself losing myself to the tune of your carnival Rameshji..grt job!!

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  34. NirvanJuly 7, 2012 at 5:59 AM

    We have the Universe within us....let us Live Inside Our Own SELF.

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  35. Ramesh SoodJuly 26, 2012 at 7:23 AM

    A friend Surindernath of blog Mr. Moonlight Flipp Flopp

    with the link http://snatsleepwalkers.wordpress.com/ asked me to put this comment here..

    "As a student of Literature for the last 30 + years, I rate this among the best creative work by Indian poets. What a combination of Cosmic Ecstasy and Romanticism."

    I feel myself so grateful for this..I just wrote it as it came.. a chain in hiku format..didn't know it would get such a comment... RS:)

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  36. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    hi Ramesh, just making your invite!

    this carnival of haiku reaches a divine crescendo - my congratulations on this fine work

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