Poetry Tasting.
“With poetry, I am catching moments like fireflies, to hold their light before it disappears.”
— Neelam
“There is a star out in space,
Completely unaware
We are dazzled by her light;
Held together by her own gravity -
A sight to behold.
She is enough, for simply existing.”
— Neelam Patel
“A turtle does not seek her shell from fear,
Hesitation, or shame.
She simply found a place to rest
Inside of herself.
That’s the secret
Behind her little smile.”
— Neelam Patel
“A lion’s chest is broad and deep.
Not because he is so proud of his muscles.
It is grand because it is from this
Immense chamber
Where he fights tooth and nail
To keep his vulnerable heart
Soft, happy, alive;
Measuring his kingdom
By the capacity inside his chest.”
— Neelam Patel
If your love is the big sun,
I am the wide ocean,
catching it, reflecting it back
into space, delighting in you,
shimmering with you, in your love.”
— Neelam Patel
“The coral reef:
Don’t look to me as shiny jewelry.
I am also breathing for my life,
just like you”
— Neelam Patel
“Peacocks never hesitate
to own their Divinity -
Flaming out colors, as if waving
back to the gods -
feeling always deserving”
— Neelam Patel
“The golden eagle does not care
who stares
at her wingspan.
Why should you?”
— Neelam Patel
“Feast well on only the loving things.
bite life’s pomegranate whole,
instead of settling for seeds.
Let the extra love spill
down your cheeks”
— Neelam Patel