Paradise

Our total Life is spent

Searching – Searching – Searching

for the sublime Experience

of which we know not!

Is it the lengthy dramatic novel

or a few short simple verses?

Listening to the waves

as they tumble and roll

on a sand or pebbly beach?

Or is it the music of the spheres divine

that activate our senses?

Sitting on a hill at twilight...

is it the calm of pastel hues

as they lullaby the sun to sleep?

Perhaps the cosmic thrill

as moon and stars midnight float?

Or is it the faraway planets

and galaxies beyond our eyes?

Is Earth the Perfect Place We Seek?

We discover an experience...

be it woman or man,

be it sunrise or sunset

that serenes our inner spirit.

This is the Best we have achieved

and upon this, we temporarily thrive.

We've questioned our birth and the life span given us.

We've considered the occasions that rendered our being.

Is this our Eden? Is this Xanadu?

For many years

we've lived the months, the days, the hours

...yearning and longing

for what seemingly is far outside our grasp.

Time has a way of recompense.

'Twas like a Gift from Heaven

that landed on Earth one Special Day!

An amazing change of scene embraces our mind and soul.

Essences of Paradise...

waft like gentle seaside breezes

liberating us from our “chains”.

Is this a “Dream come True?”

Time has no name-ed days

nor numbered hours.

The “aura”...saturates us

created by togetherness

...engrossed

...mystified

yes, even mesmerized!

PARADISE

A Perfect Place

of Beauty and Peace.

Merle Baird-Kerr
June 28,2009