wrapped in velvet
you gift me colors
and when I dabble with my canvas
you take them away
like a breeze that caresses
in a warm sultry noon
turning into a hurricane
me, bereft, losing it all
gifts can't be bought
they are carriers of love
faith promises and hope
of warmth, a subtle
rainbow
alas
only if gifts could be bought
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Amrit, so true I think that the best and most important gifts cannot be bought. They are given to us in different ways, and sometimes very unexpectedly!
ReplyDeleteVery well said Mary :-)
Deletewow loved the lines! Too good
ReplyDeleteThanks Shilpi :-)
Deletethe very best gifts can not be bought
ReplyDeleteAgreed :-)
DeleteMoney cannot buy the most important things in life. Well expressed. All this frenetic spending at Christmas is positively sickening...the whole Christmas message is missed!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely ... it's not money that's needed, but love and care :-)
DeleteAppreciation is life and love is the greatest gift, very well expressed.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alan :-)
DeleteEven I'm waiting for my gifts from you ;) lovely poem, as always :)
ReplyDeleteWaiting is good ;-)
DeleteNicely expressed. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot :-)
DeleteLife's most important gifts can not be bought. I love the sweetness and truth of this poem.
ReplyDeleteThank You Ayala :-)
DeleteGifts can 't be bought , this is so true. the greatest gift is love in its true form and it cannot be exchanged for money.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot :-)
DeleteThis is amazingly vivid. Wow. The giving, the taking away - the control by another person. Gifting - the undercurrent of obligation. Timely ponderings. Powerful, and beautiful, too. Thank you. Wow!
ReplyDeleteThank You so much :-)
DeleteGift can not be bought...they r carriers of love...
ReplyDeleteSo true....
Thanks Noopur :-)
DeleteVery true my friend...the best gifts cannot be found on a store shelf, but can only be found in the heart.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely :-)
Deleteonly if gifts could be bought
ReplyDeleteHow disappointed many have been. They have money but at a loss on what to buy. Great thoughts Amrit!
Hank
Thanks Hank :-)
Deletenice on how you use the hurricane taking away to bring that out in them...true, love does not come in just gifts, maybe our love is the greatest gift eh?
ReplyDeleteTrue Brian :-)
DeleteWrapped in velvet sets the mood for what follows .... lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks Helen :-)
DeleteThis is great Ammrit...and wrapped in velvet is so meaningful...really wrapped a lot.
ReplyDeleteThank You Sreeja :-)
DeleteSo true. Thanks for sharing your gift of words.
ReplyDeleteThanks Laurie :-)
DeleteLovely composition!:)
ReplyDeleteThank You Tarang :-)
Deleteto refuse a gift is to deny pleasure - how often do we really have that right. I liked these very much.
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing piece.. really love how you tied it together at the end -- profound
ReplyDeleteThank You Bjorn :-)
DeleteThe most beautiful kind of gifts like love & trust can't be bought ~ Good one Amrit ~
ReplyDeleteThanks Grace :-)
DeleteMarvelous poem Amrit...the best gifts of life are priceless and can never be bought, that is what makes them special.
ReplyDeleteThank You Reshma :-)
Deletevery nicely shown the true meaning of gifts,,,priceless!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Vandana :-)
DeleteGifts are not to be bought.... yes sometime I also feel... My Hubby is not such a gr8 gifter.. so Now a days... To pamper me and my son..... we buy our own gifts..........
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha ... that's the best option always ;-)
Deletethat they can't be bought makes them so precious....a lovely poem....
ReplyDeletevery insightful and thoughtful
ReplyDeleteThank You Kathe :-)
DeleteYes the most important gifts cannot be bought. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteThanks Peggy :-)
DeleteBeautiful..
ReplyDelete"gifts can't be bought
they are carriers of love.." This says it all, Amrit. Lovely composition!:)
Thank You Panchali Di :-)
DeleteThe best gifts are rarely bought and if they a r e they have a deep significance to the soul. Lovely verse.
ReplyDeleteLovely. So true, the best gifts have no price and cannot be purchased. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank You SaraV :-)
DeleteLovely poem. The best gifts are those that are not bought or sold.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nicholas :-)
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