I. Divine Light Unleashes Inner Harmonies
Some moonscapes!바카라¨Evoke the magic
of lost kingdoms!
In a Toronto sky
of topaz blue
  Â
streaked with thick
strips of virgin white,
hangs a full-facedÂ
moonÂ
over the
skyline: the
irregularÂ
silent
phantoms
looming nocturnally.
The orbÂ
renews itsÂ
old being
gets reborn
every night;
washesÂ
the farm
and urban lands
in its milkÂ
of
tender light
Â
softensÂ
contours and voids;
the doors open up
leadÂ
to the
luminous regions ofÂ
solitude, onÂ
such
wonderous nights.
II. Inspiration From An Unlikely Realm
Running over the fencesÂ
in the Brampton area,
a black squirrel, nut inÂ
the mouth, moves swiftly
over barriers.
Balances food withÂ
the
dexterity ofÂ
a natural acrobat.
The tiny worker
delights
the young
immigrantsÂ
from Punjab.
They
pause
takeÂ
deep breath
Â
resume walking
in the ankle-deep snow.바카라¨
III. The Art of the Brown-Black Snow
The snow carries its own
field of energy and visual
patterns.
Fast and thick
solidity of differentÂ
shades, forms
and mass;
gets
shovelled to clear
the sidewalks;
mini hills
of whiteÂ
freckled with
brown and blackÂ
spots, a strangeÂ
domain of
colours,Â
vitality,Â
aesthetics.
The iconic
countries ofÂ
H. Avercamp,Â
GoghÂ
Monet
becomeÂ
alive
in diverseÂ
timelines
of viewingÂ
intersections.
IV. Anticipating Spring As A Strategy
The trees, bare-ribbed,
shiver as the homelessÂ
in the frigid air.
Mid-March butÂ
the winter refuses
to go, aÂ
patient-on-the-catheter, stubbornlyÂ
clinging to life.
The snow-showers
a
haze of torn papersÂ
fromÂ
the monochromatic sky.
A city
survives the gloom
of late winter, long, hard
and sad
imagines theÂ
joys, scents and soundsÂ
of a promised spring
delayed-delivery
due to
human actions.
(Toronto-based author-academic-editor, Sunil Sharma has published 23 creative and critical books, joint and solo. He edits the Setu journal)
