a smile

A feature of the face, infecting
Our thoughts, words and deeds
Faster and quicker than contagious
More recognisable than celebrity
A love’s desire and laughter's laugh
Hope’s trust and optimism’s wealth
A smile, tis called, attraction’s appeal
Tis it that makes a face beautiful

Its lure, more mesmeric than magnet
Mulling over satisfaction with glee
Has ensnared happiness in its bosom
Affably inviting the afflicted and all
Into a pleasantly compassionate cult
Arms wide open and a heartful heart
A curled lip, glittery eyes and warmth
To hug, cuddle and soothe ourselves

my imagination

An array of scenes, objects and worlds
Transcending light and time, in and out
Of the past, present and the future
As shadows, pictures, and then reality
Images created, cracked and changed
The footprints of a causal theory manifest

To visualize the unseen, beneath dreams
Encompassing forms and formless sketches
Predicting a new world to augment the old
A destination, I have not, but a will to be
Celebrating uncensored self-expressiveness
Breastfed by my attitude, evolving from it

Imagination, a gem that colours the mind
An inspired thought, filled with all
Possibilities, unreasonably unrealistic dreams
It gives me wings to fly over boundless lands
Therein, my world view is perceived
A new found job, a co-creator with God

My imagination, a self protective apparatus
Constantly churning visions and fantasies
That captures and contains life – optimism
Living my tomorrow in an illusionary mode
To suit me, my tastes and preferences
Nurtured and with a tendency to grow

My imagination, idealism versus realism
One proposes and the other disposes
A homely aphorism and a fabled system
Adjacent tenants, a contest of equals
Images and depictions, issues and events
Manifested in a cherished dream, I relish