Written as part of A Prompt Each Day, Prompt 1, which gives the topic “Simple” as inspiration for a post. Also sharing with Poetry Pantry.
Keep It Simple
how difficult it is
to keep it simple;
the heart wants
to lose its burden,
in a river of words,
deep its currents
flowing complex,
forgetting rhyme
and even time,
so none can find
the only reason
it came to flow,
or what it shows;
how difficult it is
to keep it simple.
(© 1st June 2015)
Vinay Leo R.
Poetry & writing are to me, a breath of fresh air in a life that is sometimes covered by the smoke of sorrow or self doubt. They also become the sweets I share to celebrate when life offers me a reason to. But most of all, they are to me, my life. For each word I write is a piece of my heart, a thought that just had to find its way into the world.
Thanks Vinay… I am Simply Happy to see you back… And the moment I saw your invite, a poem flowed the next minute spontaneously.. This is the way you inspire..
Will try to keep the date everyday.. Let us see how it goes..
RS:)
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Happy to be back, RS 🙂 Glad the poem flowed and I liked what you wrote.
No pressure to keep the date every day; do join in whenever you can.
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Leo, this is very well written. The last words sum up the gist of the poem.
Thank you muchly, Usha ji 🙂
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this yearning is intensely felt from your quill
much love…
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Thanks, Gillena 🙂 Glad you liked the poem.
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And yet you rose the most philosophical of questions with divine clarity..marvellous!
(Jae Rose recently posted…Chain)
Haha 😀 I know. I tend to not complex it too much usually, Jae Rose.
Thank you. I’m glad you found it marvellous.
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I do think it is important to keep things simple. Sometimes we make things more difficult than they need to be. Your poem makes an important point.
(Mary recently posted…Beneath Green Lawn)
Yes. We do it often, though mostly we do not realize that we are doing it, I guess. Thanks, Mary.
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True that! It’s always difficult to keep things simple. But, how I wish it was that way! 🙁 Lovely poem!
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It is difficult. Not impossible though, Shalzz. Glad you liked the poem. 🙂
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Haha Yup! Well penned 🙂
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Thank you, ZQ 🙂
It’s difficult indeed. Poems from you are exceptionally beautiful 🙂
Yay 😀 Glad you liked it, Sims 🙂
Loved the smooth flow of the beautiful lines in this exquisite piece 🙂
Thanks for stopping by 😀
Glad you loved the flow of the poem and felt it exquisite 🙂
And thank you too, Sanaa, for stopping by.
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Relationships are never simple…
Yeah. Relationships, not simple. But poetry, it could be.
Though, I accept, it’s the writer’s choice in the end 🙂
Thanks for stopping by, L. Moon.
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It is not in our nature to keep anything simple. We are blind to the happiness found in that place.
(Old Egg recently posted…Cherries in her hat)
I know. It’s something that has become almost like a habit, I think. Though some places, it might be merited.
Thank you for stopping by, Old Egg. 🙂
the complexity of simplicity is mind boggling actually
(totomai recently posted…Strange)
Yeah. At times, the most simple seems the most complex indeed 🙂
Thank you for stopping by, Totomai.
very difficult indeed to keep it simple…a clever write 🙂
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Yes. It is difficult at times. Not always 🙂 Glad you felt it clever.
Thank you for stopping by, Sumana 🙂
That was beautiful. What I love the most about sharing is the uniqueness of every person on the same prompt:)
(Aakriti recently posted…Simple is as simple gets….)
Indeed 🙂 Glad you liked the poem.
Thank you for stopping by, Aakriti. 😀
So hard to keep it simple……..I enjoyed this!
(Sherry Blue Sky recently posted…Love’s Barbs)
Hard yes, but thankfully, not impossible 🙂
Thank you for stopping by, Sherry Blue Sky!
I love the imagery of the heart losing its burden in a river of words. So beautiful.
Glad you liked the imagery 🙂 It’s what usually happens to me. When I’m feeling heavy with sadness or such, it flows into a poem. 😀
Thank you for stopping by, CC 🙂
Great poem, love the theme.
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Glad you liked the poem, and the theme 🙂
Thank you for dropping by, G L Meisner.
That felt like you peeked into my heart and read what was in there before you sat down to write…
Beautiful…
🙂
When it comes from the heart, it doesn’t need to be complex 🙂
Thank you for dropping by, Pooj 🙂
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