Prelude to winter’s grand opening,
flush me with rain’s old arias,
invite creeks, rivers to turn me
like a single rusted ruby leaf
which knows no fear of falling.
Release me into fern canopy,
moss bedstead, stony path to rest
so that heaven’s sheer blood
runs rich and swift to my heart.
Sharing unique images that I have captured from around the world. All images are copyrighted by Ravi Patel.
Harold Green Photography
The World (Near and Far) as Seen Through My Lens
Adventures at home and abroad
An imperturbable demeanor comes from perfect patience. Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune and misfortune at their own private pace like a clock during a thunderstorm.—Robert Louis Stevenson
Jy is wat jy dink - nie wat jy dink jy is nie. Dit help soms om hardop te lag vir wat jy dink of dink jy is.
Exploring the World of Fiction
Blogging about Life as it comes
The intersection of music and the garden as intertwined creative art forms
Travel and Wildlife Adventures
Only the Sense of the Sacred can Save us
Ramblings
My Photographs
Novel Writing
Ken Craft Poetry
Notes on Seeing, Reading & Writing, Living & Loving in The North
inspired by the colours of the land, sea and sky of Cornwall
Photoblog of Joshi Daniel
A blog about living and writing.
An Artist's View
Daily Discussions of craft and the writing life
Steve's body of work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element.
Where observation and imagination meet nature in poetry.
Enlightenment Through Photography
What I've seen ... How it makes me feel ...
How do I know what I think until I see what I say? (E.M. Forster)
Tales for Life 
So magic!
Thank you for finding it in the poem!
It’s four in the morning and I’ve just come across this poem. How perfect it is. I agree with the idea that nature isn’t something beyond us. It is who we are, and as your poem reflects, once we come to realize that fact we become truly human.
Thank you for posting.
Ah. Yes. Thank you for saying so, Paul, and for coming back for more.
Lovely. Your pics?
Bottom one only. Thanks, Derrick.
A very beautiful poem. Expresses the river’s beauty wonderfully.