Through the lense of a friend | Desert Rose

Dessert Rose
Photo credit Lasya Vyakaranam

DESERT ROSE

Born in tough terrain 

You adapt and learn to live

In harsh heat

Storing in you what it takes to survive

In all that struggle

To stay alive

You still have beauty

Stored up deep inside

Then one day

You surprise

The whole wide world

As you burst into bloom

A dessert Rose

The scorching sun

Could not scar you

It could not stop

What you were ment to be

You burst out

Defying everything

Such beauty  speaking of Hope

Making my heart glad

Delightful dessert Rose.

Navaz D'Cruz 

April 2017

Through the lense of a friend | What you tolerate dominates

                                             Photo credit : Padma Vyakaranam

WHAT YOU TOLERATE DOMINATES

Rack and ruin is what I see

A web of roots engulfing

A place that once was a home

A place of security, safety

Now overcome by

What should never have been

A telling tale of it's history

It's said you can't stop

The crow fly over your head

But you can sure stop it

From building a nest

It's the little foxes

That ruin the vine

These warnings we have heard

Time after Time

 What happened here

Why the neglect?

Did no one see

The little seed take root?

What seemed innocent

Grew silently

Spreading it's ugly tentacles

Over the facade

That tiny seed

Tolerated that day

Has come to dominate

Has come to stay

Choking life out of everything

Rack and ruin laid bare

For all to see.

Navaz D'Cruz

Through the lense of a friend | Mangroves

MANGROVES

Mangled, mysterious

You stand alone

Facing the swells of the sea

Gnarled roots and branches

Speak of stories untold.

Not dainty in form

Yet a beautiful life giver

Breathing out sustainence for all

And with each passing tide

You will continue to be

Sinking your roots even deeper.

Navaz D'Cruz 

Photo Credit - Padma Vyakaranam

Through the lens of a friend | Moonlight Musings

Photo Credit - Padma Vyakaranam . Taken on Havelock Island, The Andamans

On a still dark night

You silently shine your light

Down on shimmering waters

Your silver beams

Creating reflections that gleam

Like gold and silver strings upon the sea

Beauty of the night

You bring light

Into darkness

Making it bearable

As we gaze into

Your serene cool countenance

How the Gentle breeze

Helps moon beams create

Amazing patterns of artistry

As you dance upon

Your watery canvas

You leave us enraptured

Staring into the distance

Quietly taking it all in.

Navaz D'Cruz Feb 2017

Padma thank you for  allowing me to put pen to you pictures. Its a privilege.

Through the lens of a friend | Creative little creature

Photo by Padma Vyakaranam - Taken on Havelock Island, The Andamans

Creative crustacean!

Creature of sand and sea

How you create patterns

So perfect

Is baffling to me

Perfect in form

Who guides your ways?

You display the brilliance

Of the One by whom

You were made.

Geometric precision

As one guided by

An invisible compass

Tiny delicate creature!

Reflecting glory of

Your creator above!

Navaz D'Cruz

Feb 2017

Padma thank you for  allowing me to put pen to you pictures. Its a privilege.

Through the lens of a friend | Bent not broken.

BENT NOT BROKEN

Stately slender

Gracing sand and sea

Swaying ever so gently

Yet majestically

You stand tall

High above your fellows

Lending shade from the sun

For beach revellers

When frolicking and fun are done

You stand out different

I wonder what caused

That curve in gait?

Why are you so bent ?

Yet I see, not broken

What storms have you weathered?

What have you fought and overcome?

Allowing roots to go deeper still

Making you bend away and towards?

Whatever it is

I do not know

But it did not break you

What bruised you

Has made you even more beautiful

Telling a silent story of strong resilience.

Navaz D'Cruz

Feb 2017

Photo Credit - Padma Vyakaranam ( Taken on the Andaman Islands)