Carpe Diem #1254 Stairs of Nature

Wrote 4 stanzas using the Tanka form (5-7-5-7-7) for the challenge today. The picture given was a flight of stairs taken in Portugal. The picture brought back the memory of climbing similar steps in Monterosa (Cinqué Terra ) in Italy.

stairs of nature — Flight of stairs- by Jan

These mountain steps,

I wonder where they lead…

Moss covered rocks,

I tread, each step with care,

Puffing and panting, I mount…

What lies beyond this?

Breathless, a fleeting thought cuts…

What does my soul seek?

Past wild flowers- pink, yellow,

Green grass and fallen leaves…

Known roads, known faces,

Tiny specks from above…

I leave behind,

Eight and Four hundred steep stairs,

The sky white, the sea blue…

At the very top,

A chapel solo, quiet, still…

I before it,

Exhausted, exuberant,

At peace; content I stand…

10 responses to “Carpe Diem #1254 Stairs of Nature”

Andrea Stephenson

September 19, 2017

I love the sense of climbing to reach something Smitha – something deeper than just the top of the steps 🙂

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1. Smitha V
  
  September 22, 2017
  
  Yes 😊..the joy of finding it is so much more when the climbing has been difficult. Just need to keep the faith alive during the climbing, even when it’s the most difficult.
  
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milan rajkumar

September 18, 2017

what a serene and spiritual cascade of tanka ! the words are so sublime …people do not write these things nowadays . you are very rare Smitha !!!!

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1. Smitha V
  
  September 18, 2017
  
  Thank you again. I feel humbled and honored that you should think so. I am happy you liked it.
  
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  1. milan rajkumar
    
    September 18, 2017
    
    O I like it a lot ! ….if I don’t …I simply say …nice . You have the urge to comment what you want to , if it’s not going to hurt someone , right !
    
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    1. Smitha V
      
      September 18, 2017
      
      Yes you’re right. When you really like something you must say it especially if it’s going to make someone’s day…otherwise there’s no need to. Also, now I’ll know when you don’t like something…it’ll be a ‘nice’☺
      
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      1. milan rajkumar
        
        September 18, 2017
        
        Yes , only a little nice ! Haha
        
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Moushmi Radhanpara

September 16, 2017

Content is all one want, but we do need to push ourselves to an extent to achieve it.
Wonderful poem.

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1. Smitha V
  
  September 16, 2017
  
  Absolutely Moushmi. True man by nature is never truly satisfied with what he has and therefore needs to consciously strive to achieve contentment. Thank you so much for sharing your opinion.
  
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  1. Moushmi Radhanpara
    
    September 16, 2017
    
    It has always been my pleasure.
    
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