Seasons of Perception
Vocal Challenge Submission: Ode to An Ordinary Object
you turn the sun to grey
as my world descends,
this realm now a vintage movie
coloured by your dark lens
.
winter’s silence chills my soul
as your veil degrades my view,
my wanton wonderland waning
ascribable to you
.
I vehemently refuse your proposition
returning you to source,
as I rise once again into joy
and the loving world that I endorse
.
my curiosity cautiously chooses another
and my world is coloured blue,
never did I see sky and ocean
enhanced by such depths of hue
.
you influence engaging philosophic contemplation
loud thoughts intertwine,
what sights do others behold
is their azure, as mine?
.
victorious vivacious vibrancy shared
of course you desire us to marry,
but your variable curtain of sadness
I no longer wish to carry
.
the zenith of your allure has peaked
your shroud has run its course,
although the many insights it bestowed
has me questioning this divorce
.
my conscience oppressed by insecurity
until the day I met you, Rose
and beheld the heavenly heartfelt harmonies
that your portal helped expose
.
illuminating realities canvas
as an eternal dawn,
comforting my heart
as I willingly become your pawn
.
materialised mask of manipulated joy
almost powerless to resist,
yet poison still invades my mind
and your pink canvas insufficient to assist
.
all that I once admired
becomes painful monotony,
your limitations irritate
as I rebel against resultant conformity
.
all beginning with one timely twisted thought
perhaps there is more
was that poison, or medicine?
regardless, I cannot ignore
.
contemplating, fixating, hesitating
I left Rose, to pursue
this deep longing for autumn
that led me to you
.
attracted by your charming chestnut cloak
and exuding magnetism
I promise myself to you always
hypnotised within your prism
.
you light every season with ethereal glow
comforting shaded days
with exuberant warmth
entirety now draped in golden haze
.
kindred kaleidoscope kisses
and my perception forever changed by you
our love will last the test of time
oh, sunglasses of golden hue
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Comments (7)
Fantastic work
Some great words in here, I really like the rhyming pairs you've chosen (descends/lens, source/endorse) - dunno why, they just please me 😁
A harsh return to reality. Well done, Kayleigh!
I felt like this when I met my "first", then your poem resembled him during the rough times and our eventual but obvious divorce. I thought I'd found another but, unfortunately, he was like my ex. Many years later, I found Mr. Right. 30 years later, we're still together. Great poem!!
A walk through the hues that can color our world- well done and great vocabulary and structure
What a gorgeous ode, Kayleigh!! The cadence was like a song, and there is so much richness and depth to each line. This part in particular reminded me of a piece I wrote a while back, but is such an awesome question: “what sights do others behold is their azure, as mine?” I love that contemplation of perception. Absolutely brilliant job! So glad I have subscribed to you! 💫💞
Gosh your choice of words and the way you weaved it together into this ode was sooooo mesmerising! Such a wonderful job!