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


Monday, March 16, 2009

Knight in Shining Armour: Poem





















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(You'll Be My)Knight in Shining Armour

You'll be my knight in shining armour
Shining so bright I can hardly see
The sunlight because of thee

When springs wakens nature with a sigh
When fluffy clouds go sailing by
Summer comes on, with it's moonlight nights
You, my knight, will beckon to me with sweet delights.

Autumn and winter won't be so chill
Winter evenings with you I'll kill
I'll sit beside you, you'll be my guide
And thus through our lives we shall happily abide...

Copyright: Rani Turton

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Lovely face on bench

This lovely face is one end of a bench at the courts, Paris. The whole effect is extremely elegant and pleasing to the eye.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

A Niche For Me In Your Heart: Poem

















A Niche For Me in Your Heart

If you have some place
Some place you could well spare
Make a niche for me in your heart
To warm me within your space
I will never, never depart.
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I will be more than a name and face
If you could grant me this grace
I would be more than a queen
To live in this honoured place
I would be part of your present
Not a part of your past
If only time would linger on
And make this dream last and last
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A silly poem it seems
But then, so are many dreams.
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Copyright: Rani Turton

Saturday, March 7, 2009

The Wind Doesn't Cry Mary: Poem

THE WIND DOESN'T CRY MARY
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Tempests that howl over chimneypots
No words whispering Mary
Not a single name not a single verse in rhyme
That traffic light didn't turn blue
The wind didn't say anything at all this time.
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Another time, another age, the wind
Played with us but now its through
Now there is nothing left to murmur
The wind doesn't whisper Mary
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The urban lights twinkle and glow
Wet dark streets decay and buildings grow
Bombs splatter and fields decay
But that for most of us is far, far away.
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The wind doesn't whisper Mary
But its true, we are still staggering along
The road is long, the wind is strong
But doesn't whisper the words of that song
And the wind doesn't cry out
Mary
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Copyright: Rani Turton
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I don't think I need to add a note to this poem. I always loved the song which inspired this poem.
Playing the opening chords:
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Artistic Gutter Pipe, Paris
























The designer had a lot of imagination. If only more functional objects were designed by artists!

The Courts, Paris











The imposing gates to the Courts of Paris.
Please click on the photograph to see more detail.

Friday, February 27, 2009

Carved Window, Paris

Stone carved window, Paris.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Figure On Wooden Beam, Auxerre

The details and wooden carvings on the columns, beams, doors or portices of houses in the region of Bourgogne are spectacular. Here is one such carving.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Cathedral St Etienne, Auxerre, Bourgogne



















I had to take this photograph from a rather strange angle. But I think the result is worth it. The stone carving is magnificent. The splendour of this handworked stone is always inspiring. Click on the photographs to see the details.
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Extract from:
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With thanks to Rana and Rani.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Blissful Existence


BLISSFUL EXISTENCE :


What a wonderful world

This Existence has provided us with

But even to know it that way,

You will need the eyes and ears for it.

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Where every day as the night ends,

The whole world comes to life

From the birds to all creatures

All become active and throbbing with life.

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Where the sun everyday rises punctually

Without even a single holiday

Light and warmth that it provides with,

Gives comfort to everyone day after day.


Where a lot of different climates

Are there for us to experience

And for such variety of seasons,

Nature takes nothing, not even once

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Where there is beautiful greenery

And flowers of all colour and shade

From the lotus to rose are different smells

And even colours like yellow and red.

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Where every day the sunset creates

The most largest and natural canvas

Whose painter is really unknown but

Every other painter, he definitely does surpass.

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Where an unknown musician creates music

Through the orchestra of a river or a bird

Which is of divine quality and the best

But to know this, it has to be heard.

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Where every day the night falls,

And everything goes into a deep sleep,

It is a moment of complete rest

And eternal peace so profound and deep.


Achyut Telang.

Copyright: Achyut Telang

Extract from Achyut's blog:

http://achyutktelang.blogspot.com/


Achyut kindly gave me the permission to produce his inspiring poem in my blog. Hope to see you again, Achyut, in these pages.