Tracey, 12 Nov 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
47 To Hold →
Wedding Vows (as to be expected - there wasnt even a girl on the horizon when I wrote this :p)
All my Poems and Prose
Collection: Essays to a Swan
swan
Gypsy, 13 Nov 2017
Death, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
50 Prayer Rebirth →
At every death, there is cause to pause and reflect on these, it helps put living in perspective and to celebrate the time we have (left).
Shayesteh, 24 Dec 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
49 Go Back →
I was thinking about my father and how often we'd like to "Go Back" in time, especially when as we grow, we find relationships with loved ones strained.
God, 18 Dec 2017
French, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
48 Nos Animaux →
A poem in French about the animals and animal characters in my (younger) life.
Tracey, 3 Nov 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
46 For AFT →
9 things I learned by loving (9 different women :). Written with a hope to leave the past in the past and look to the future...
Richard Bach, 2 Oct 2017
Famous People, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
45 Stormy →
Dedicated to Richard Bach, ispired by his character Stormy, who with her partner Strobe work to teach children by "Open[ing] their hearts to the glee of boundless flight - Supporting them so dearly with all of our might"
Sandra, 29 Sep 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
MSA, 9 Sep 2017
Famous People, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Vasantha, 2 Sep 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
42 Music →
For my grandmother again - that carnatic vocalist of yester year. "music was in you its what gave your life soul - soul that rang true as a melody in a bowl".
Vasantha, 23 Aug 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Women, 13 Aug 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
40 Dwell →
REG Ah, to be young and in love again... "methinks a partner is the best thing to keep - in sickness and in health, a spirit so deep - entrenched in your soul"
MSA, 7 Aug 2017
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
39 Striving →
As the poem ends, it makes you ponder "in striving we find we've grown, our hearts widening, - our minds reaching to the far galaxies glimmering".
Tolkien, 6 Aug 2017
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
38 Notables →
For Tolkien et alii - a tribute to books, movies and songs - hence the category Medley. "to rediscover the Flame Imperishable - set in the heart of every man able".
Veena, 6 Aug 2017
Friends, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
37 Friends2 →
For a dear old friend, in memory of good times and a imperative to "raise our glasses we did in toast - to a life from which we would wrest the most".
Women, 29 July 2017
Friends, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
36 Glimmer →
Sheeba - For a girl I met that evening, sitting quiet and not talking much - "It gets lonely sometimes as one waits - For love to come and flood the gates"
Sandra, 26 Jul 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
35 Light →
I think of those days I was rapt - "so deep the bond we lovingly forged - feel you beside me our lips engorged".
Sandra, 26 Jul 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Vasantha, 23 Jul 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
33 Sivam →
Devotional - For Mahakala and Mahakali (the Primal Aspects) - Lord and Queen of TIME. "reveal themselves they do to a few - seers and saints in every hue - to instill in us a sense of direction - to stay the course".
Srividya, 15 Jul 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
32 Tether →
Another fun romantic poem. This one sung by a friend while the ink was still drying.
Tracey, 23 Jun 2017
French, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
31 Mademoiselle →
A romantic poem in French about how "my days are incomplete without you - the nights without colour and alone".
Tracey, 19 Jun 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Uma, 3 Jun 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
29 Inspire →
For my mother - "with her at my side, the battle of life to fight, saves me from danger, my anchor in any plight"
God, 3 Jun 2017
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
28 Cycle →
Begins with a mention of the Indian God of Death - Yama, this one talks of the cycles of life and death - each one ending with a rebirth
God, 3 Jun 2017
Devotional, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
27 Touched →
One more of those devotional poems that talks of life, with "experiences so engraved in our minds - emotions that linger in all shapes and kinds".
Tracey, 25 Apr 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
26 Wistfulness →
Introducing Tracey (future imagined lover) - a character from Wilbur Smith's Diamond Hunters.
Gary, 25 Mar 2017
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
25 A Friendly Nod →
America - On looking back to my time in Bellevue in Nov 2013 and how I was touched by so many people - receiving both positivity and encouragement.
God, 19 Mar 2017
Nature, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
24 Acres Wild →
Named for the Jethro Tull song, this poem tells of forests that "give a weary traveller rest", - those of us who "see acres wild, filled with the wonder of a child".
MSA, 19 Mar 2017
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
23 Perfection →
Another poem in the Spirit series, Perfection tells us how life can be when we are inspired - "deep seated in our mind it liberates".
Richard Bach, 18 Mar 2017
Famous People, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
22 Dauntless →
For Bethany Nikka Ferret, character in Curious Lives, a bold, young and dashing adventurer - captain of the sea rescue boat - Resolute.
God, 12 Mar 2017
Devotional, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
21 The Path to God →
Describes God and the divinity within. A path to "guide the traveller to his journey's end".
MSA, 12 Mar 2017
Imagine, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
20 Teeming With Life →
How the world can be if Builders (Change Agents) were all given a chance to "reshape that stream of activity around us until the possibility of greatness is achieved".
MSA, 11 Feb 2017
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Shobi, 8 Feb 2017
Friends, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
18 Friends →
For a dear friend who I "thank for being steadfast in love for those are the very things - that makes us feel not like paupers but as kings".
God, 4 Feb 2017
Devotional, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
17 Doing →
About seeing life as a constant effort to Serve God through benevolence to his creatures.
Sama, 22 Jan 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
16 Muse Male →
Love, from a woman's eyes, for her man "whose graceful nature and toil, kept us in abundance and comfort".
God, 22 Jan 2017
Nature, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
15 Nature →
Beginning with romantic thoughts like "standing under a waterfall beside one you love", this poem ends with a call to have "deep wells of love, for the plants and animals that share this planet".
Jayan, 15 Jan 2017
Gratitude, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
14 Mentors →
For mentors who "push the boundaries of our abilities", a "chain of nurturers showing us the way".
Sama, 14 Jan 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
13 Cousins →
A plea to cousins to treat each other well and accumulate good memories of "mischievous deeds and healthy fun".
Vichu, 31 Dec 2016
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
God, 31 Dec 2016
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Uma, 31 Dec 2016
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
God, 23 Dec 2016
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
9 Ebbs and Flows →
A plea to one and all to have enthusiasm in life to "flow through our niggles" and be "full of joy" despite the ups and downs.
Asha P, 15 Dec 2016
Gratitude, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Self, 19 Nov 2016
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Uma, 12 Nov 2016
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
6 Mother →
A tribute to mothers, especially mine - "lights that guide us through the dark".
Sandra, 10 Nov 2016
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Gypsy, 10 Nov 2016
Birthdays, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
4 Wishes →
Birthday wishes for a good friend of mine. I usually send this out on birthdays along with a fresh poem.
Women, 13 Apr 2016
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
God, 26 Mar 2016
Gratitude, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
2 Thank You →
Inspired to write again after 3 years, this one simply shows gratitude to the Lord for things we behold.
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Gypsy, 13 Nov 2017
Death, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
50 Prayer Rebirth →
At every death, there is cause to pause and reflect on these, it helps put living in perspective and to celebrate the time we have (left).
Shayesteh, 24 Dec 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
49 Go Back →
I was thinking about my father and how often we'd like to "Go Back" in time, especially when as we grow, we find relationships with loved ones strained.
God, 18 Dec 2017
French, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
48 Nos Animaux →
A poem in French about the animals and animal characters in my (younger) life.
Tracey, 3 Nov 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
46 For AFT →
9 things I learned by loving (9 different women :). Written with a hope to leave the past in the past and look to the future...
Richard Bach, 2 Oct 2017
Famous People, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
45 Stormy →
Dedicated to Richard Bach, ispired by his character Stormy, who with her partner Strobe work to teach children by "Open[ing] their hearts to the glee of boundless flight - Supporting them so dearly with all of our might"
Sandra, 29 Sep 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
MSA, 9 Sep 2017
Famous People, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Vasantha, 2 Sep 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
42 Music →
For my grandmother again - that carnatic vocalist of yester year. "music was in you its what gave your life soul - soul that rang true as a melody in a bowl".
Vasantha, 23 Aug 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Women, 13 Aug 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
40 Dwell →
REG Ah, to be young and in love again... "methinks a partner is the best thing to keep - in sickness and in health, a spirit so deep - entrenched in your soul"
MSA, 7 Aug 2017
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
39 Striving →
As the poem ends, it makes you ponder "in striving we find we've grown, our hearts widening, - our minds reaching to the far galaxies glimmering".
Tolkien, 6 Aug 2017
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
38 Notables →
For Tolkien et alii - a tribute to books, movies and songs - hence the category Medley. "to rediscover the Flame Imperishable - set in the heart of every man able".
Veena, 6 Aug 2017
Friends, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
37 Friends2 →
For a dear old friend, in memory of good times and a imperative to "raise our glasses we did in toast - to a life from which we would wrest the most".
Women, 29 July 2017
Friends, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
36 Glimmer →
Sheeba - For a girl I met that evening, sitting quiet and not talking much - "It gets lonely sometimes as one waits - For love to come and flood the gates"
Sandra, 26 Jul 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
35 Light →
I think of those days I was rapt - "so deep the bond we lovingly forged - feel you beside me our lips engorged".
Sandra, 26 Jul 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Vasantha, 23 Jul 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
33 Sivam →
Devotional - For Mahakala and Mahakali (the Primal Aspects) - Lord and Queen of TIME. "reveal themselves they do to a few - seers and saints in every hue - to instill in us a sense of direction - to stay the course".
Srividya, 15 Jul 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
32 Tether →
Another fun romantic poem. This one sung by a friend while the ink was still drying.
Tracey, 23 Jun 2017
French, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
31 Mademoiselle →
A romantic poem in French about how "my days are incomplete without you - the nights without colour and alone".
Tracey, 19 Jun 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Uma, 3 Jun 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
29 Inspire →
For my mother - "with her at my side, the battle of life to fight, saves me from danger, my anchor in any plight"
God, 3 Jun 2017
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
28 Cycle →
Begins with a mention of the Indian God of Death - Yama, this one talks of the cycles of life and death - each one ending with a rebirth
God, 3 Jun 2017
Devotional, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
27 Touched →
One more of those devotional poems that talks of life, with "experiences so engraved in our minds - emotions that linger in all shapes and kinds".
Tracey, 25 Apr 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
26 Wistfulness →
Introducing Tracey (future imagined lover) - a character from Wilbur Smith's Diamond Hunters.
Gary, 25 Mar 2017
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
25 A Friendly Nod →
America - On looking back to my time in Bellevue in Nov 2013 and how I was touched by so many people - receiving both positivity and encouragement.
God, 19 Mar 2017
Nature, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
24 Acres Wild →
Named for the Jethro Tull song, this poem tells of forests that "give a weary traveller rest", - those of us who "see acres wild, filled with the wonder of a child".
MSA, 19 Mar 2017
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
23 Perfection →
Another poem in the Spirit series, Perfection tells us how life can be when we are inspired - "deep seated in our mind it liberates".
Richard Bach, 18 Mar 2017
Famous People, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
22 Dauntless →
For Bethany Nikka Ferret, character in Curious Lives, a bold, young and dashing adventurer - captain of the sea rescue boat - Resolute.
God, 12 Mar 2017
Devotional, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
21 The Path to God →
Describes God and the divinity within. A path to "guide the traveller to his journey's end".
MSA, 12 Mar 2017
Imagine, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
20 Teeming With Life →
How the world can be if Builders (Change Agents) were all given a chance to "reshape that stream of activity around us until the possibility of greatness is achieved".
MSA, 11 Feb 2017
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Shobi, 8 Feb 2017
Friends, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
18 Friends →
For a dear friend who I "thank for being steadfast in love for those are the very things - that makes us feel not like paupers but as kings".
God, 4 Feb 2017
Devotional, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
17 Doing →
About seeing life as a constant effort to Serve God through benevolence to his creatures.
Sama, 22 Jan 2017
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
16 Muse Male →
Love, from a woman's eyes, for her man "whose graceful nature and toil, kept us in abundance and comfort".
God, 22 Jan 2017
Nature, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
15 Nature →
Beginning with romantic thoughts like "standing under a waterfall beside one you love", this poem ends with a call to have "deep wells of love, for the plants and animals that share this planet".
Jayan, 15 Jan 2017
Gratitude, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
14 Mentors →
For mentors who "push the boundaries of our abilities", a "chain of nurturers showing us the way".
Sama, 14 Jan 2017
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
13 Cousins →
A plea to cousins to treat each other well and accumulate good memories of "mischievous deeds and healthy fun".
Vichu, 31 Dec 2016
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
God, 31 Dec 2016
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Uma, 31 Dec 2016
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
God, 23 Dec 2016
Spirit, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
9 Ebbs and Flows →
A plea to one and all to have enthusiasm in life to "flow through our niggles" and be "full of joy" despite the ups and downs.
Asha P, 15 Dec 2016
Gratitude, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Self, 19 Nov 2016
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Uma, 12 Nov 2016
Family, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
6 Mother →
A tribute to mothers, especially mine - "lights that guide us through the dark".
Sandra, 10 Nov 2016
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
Gypsy, 10 Nov 2016
Birthdays, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
4 Wishes →
Birthday wishes for a good friend of mine. I usually send this out on birthdays along with a fresh poem.
Women, 13 Apr 2016
Romance, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
God, 26 Mar 2016
Gratitude, Essays to a Swan | WORK: infused
2 Thank You →
Inspired to write again after 3 years, this one simply shows gratitude to the Lord for things we behold.
