
I didn’t know this valley
The valley you pushed me into
The valley that glimmers with hope
That erases shadowy existence
I owe you a special gratitude
I am glad I don’t have to walk
Into your hollow world
Of pretense and glamor
I have discovered a domain
Of buoyant blessings
I walk free now
To touch a new horizon
The solace of open skies
Has melted all anger and anguish
The caverns that throttled me
I can no longer see!
Opportunities are smiling
Love is all around me
Open arms of Mother Nature
Can descry and dispel despondency.
© Balroop Singh.
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This reads like breathing new air for the first time after being caged, Balroop.
Thanks Sue…there are still many such persons around our globe who breathe only if they are allowed to!
Sadly that is very true.
Emotions beautifully penned, Balroop! xo
Thank you Bette 🙂
Reading this poem gives a contrasting emotions. Of being chained and the freedom. Great words.
Thanks arv…you are right, contrasting emotions convey the power of words emphatically. 🙂
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That was truly like a breath of fresh air, and smelt of new beginnings Balroop. Loved it.
Thank you anurag, I am glad the whiff of fresh air is reaching you through my words!
Balroop, this is a strong poem showing someone imprisoned within luxury being set free, a freedom that ultimately
leads to self discovery and growth. I do love the second and third stanza and quote them below.
” I owe you a special gratitude
I am glad I don’t have to walk
Into your hollow world
Of pretense and glamor
I have discovered a domain
Of buoyant blessings
I walk free now
To touch a new horizon
May we all have a chance to walk that free.
Miriam
Luxury is the golden cage that imprisons willing prisoners Miriam…I had written about one such person long ago. Here is the link: https://balroop2013.wordpress.com/2014/08/16/the-golden-cage/
You have your own way to describe emotions Balroop. When reading your lines it feels like breathing entirely, freely, for the first time. A new kind of freedom.
Stay blessed.
Thank you Marie…freedom feels fabulous 🙂 Love and hugs.
The words seem to be expanding into a beautiful symphony.
Thanks! Nice to hear that.
Another lovely poem, Balroop. As Arv and the others have said, there are contrasting emotions here – feeling chained and feeling free. The start of the poem sounds like a dark time where one is trying to find their feet and towards the end, ‘I walk free now’ gives an air of confidence. As we go through struggles, we learn to cope and so learn to be stronger and then walk away with much more wisdom and certainty about ourselves. I also like how you touched upon Mother Nature in the last stanza. Nature and love are two powerful things that can uplift us no matter how hard times may get for us – and lift us even more when we are up 🙂
You are so right Mabel…it is the misty valley that is offering light despite its limitations. It is the light of the horizon that is infusing confidence…Mother Nature is powerful!
Contrasting emotions are a part of life, we experience them everyday in the form of negative and positive thoughts…it is through this contrast that we understand life. Many thanks dear friend for the in-depth analysis of my thoughts. You try to delve deeper and come out with many pearls. Stay blessed! 🙂
May we all remember our buoyant Blessings dear Balroop as we lift our thoughts higher to breath in all that the New Horizon Promises..
Much love sent your way dear friend and enjoy your Easter Weekend.
Sue ❤
Many thanks for your lovely words and wishes dear Sue…sending the same to you too with hugs.
Lovely poem, Balroop. You capture the freedom that nature offers beautifully.
Thank you Diana.
Wonderful poem (and picture). I had to stop and ponder a valley without shadows. That is an intriguing image.
Yes Jacqui, the image is mystical! Thanks for chiming in.
As I read this, Balroop, I wanted to run, arms outstretched, sun on my skin and a gentle breeze kissing my face. Nature is a powerful tonic. Beautiful poem, my friend ❤
Wow! I would be right behind you dear friend. Many thanks for a beautiful response. Stay blessed! 🙂
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Another lovely poem. The paradox of life, we have needs and we have wants, and we grow and we gain, and as we do so we have these two worlds confronting us. Life is about choices. The luxuries of the world and the basic necessities of life. There is no end to the valley of luxury and once we enter into that vortex we feel imprisoned and we have no easy way out and even when we spend that fleeting moment in the laps of nature we realize how much we miss our Mother Earth and the beauty and bounty of life is so much outside the materialistic possession. And the freedom is at the center of life and our existence and without the physical and emotional freedom we are caged and life on this earth is symbolized by the freedom that mankind truly enjoys. The moment we break free we have a new horizon gazing at us and we are a different person freed from shackles of daily grind of life and the struggle that keeps coming our way and we have to fight it out.
Thanks Balroop for providing that nuggets of inspiration and aspiration to life.
Have a wonderful weekend.
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Thank you Nihar…the valley of luxury is very deceptive, it keeps widening and its depth can only be discerned once we stumble into it. There is another valley, the one into which the helpless get pushed and have to live in subjugation. Both are scary as they shackle our aspirations. Freedom is a great blessing…I am glad you felt inspired. Stay blessed! 🙂
I agree Balroop, valleys are beautiful but at the same time we get lost in the wonders of the rolling valleys and when we look down from those vast valleys we suddenly realize how small and insignificant we are in the lap of its vastness. There are the ugly side to a valley where we are trapped and no one to get us lifted from such depth of sorrow and subjugation, life is oscillating between these ends of defining life. And we crave for freedom and nothing can encapsulate life more than the essence of freedom.
Thanks so much Balroop.
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Beauty and the beast…they go together like the light and darkness…that is life dear friend. Thank you so much for your erudite flow of conversation…no less than an honor to my humble work. 🙂
I agree Balroop, very much the paradox of life much like the Ying & Yang and Hope & Despair, life is a conundrum of contrasting things that keeps us on the move…
Have a great week ahead.
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This is such a refreshing outlook on life. Thank you, Balroop. Very wonderful.
Thank you Anne!
A lovely poem Balroop and so appropriate for the times we live in… ♥
Thank you Sally 🙂
Wonderful and so uplifting. xxx
Thanks Adele, your kind words are uplifting too.
I’m glad. xxx
Lovely sentiments. Spring brings out the best in all of us. Happy Spring! 🙂
Thanks Joe. Happy spring to you too 🙂
Here is a poem full of hope! This is beautiful, Balroop!
Thank you Lisa…hope is always waiting for us at the horizon 🙂
“The solace of open skies Has melted all anger and anguish The caverns that throttled me I can no longer see!” Beautiful lines, my friend. There’s so much freshness to your writing. Best regards.
Thank you so much Mahesh. I am feeling blessed to have readers like you who break my words into pieces to gather the hidden pleasure. Stay blessed dear friend.
Some really outstanding phrases here, Balroop. Well done.
Thanks Robbie!
Such freedom within your words Balroop, inspiring. “Opportunities are smiling, Love is all around me…” and the words will stick with me. Wishing you a wonderful spring.
Thank you so much Randall…nice to see you! wishing you too a wonderful spring. 🙂
Loved your way of looking at things which you have conveyed through the poem, Balroop.
Sometimes good things emerge from the most challenging situations. Discovering happiness and relishing the relief and joy of breaking free from the world of pretence could be the best, though an unexpected outcome of being pushed into a corner.
I would (and have) take Mother Nature any day over all the luxury in the world. If my body is not tired at day’s end from traversing paths, large and small, how then shall I sleep?
My sentiments…Mother Nature’s love is much dearer than anything around us! Thank you for telling me. 🙂
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Beautiful poem from daunting shadows to hope-filled freedom. Like one of your other friends wrote, I imagine arms raised high with elation, inhaling a breath of fresh air, and a new world of hope and possibility. Lovely, Balroop. 🌹
Thank you Lauren. Aren’t words powerful? 🙂
Beautiful!!!!!!❤️
Thanks!
A very good read.
Thanks!