ARTISAN OF WORDS


I am an artisan of words
Which I sculpt, chisel and fashion the way I can;
I am a creator of worlds;
I pour my emotion into the poems I write.
I breathe life into them, blow them skywards
And finish them only when they sound right.

These remnants of thought without reason
Will remain on pages season after season
Long after I'm gone; when my task is done
The love, the longing, the pain
Will be evoked then by somebody else
Who in turn will remember and write again
To create another slow soft song
That people can read and draw into their hearts
Then pillowed by words, cushioned by dreams
My poems will ride high the moonbeams.



Copyright: Rani Turton 2007


Thursday, April 16, 2009

La Maison Lavirotte, Paris














La Maison Lavirotte, designed by Jules Lavirotte in 1901, in the style Art Deco,is situated at 29 Avenue Rapp and is definitely worth a look; it is a feast for the eyes. The details are seemingly endless, and through various designs, the floors form a harmonious whole.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Tulips galore


Tulips, tulips and more tulips! It is beautiful to see bright flowers after the dark winter days.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Instants: poem


Instants


These fragments of time

Dewdrops in an oasis of a lifetime

Distance, duration and enduring


Instants transfixed by memory

Transferred to the mind and brain

These moments of memorizing who

What why when where


Life flows on, and episodes blend into episodes

Chapters begin, end, pause;

Instants of grace, intense and fleeting

Love heals all, even by a chance meeting.



Copyright: Rani Turton

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Cat Under A Umbrella


This cute cat decided to shelter from the rain and lick the raindrops off her fur at the same time.
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Monday, April 6, 2009

Cat and Postal Bags























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This beautiful cat certainly must be getting a lot of cuddles from the postman!