Illustration Friday ...."Sleep"

Sleep

As you sleep

The magic unfolds,

Beautiful patterns and colors,

The secrets of your soul.

Dreams and desires, 

You don't even know,

Dance out and leave their glow.

Illustration Friday..."Shiny"

Shiny

On a moonless night,

Near the stream flowing by,

Something shiny caught my eye.

It was the moon in the water,

Floating softly like a silver paper,

It smiled and said giggling,

“I was so bored of just spinning,

I thought I should try some swimming”

As the water turned to a golden dawn,

And the city stirred to a new morn,

The moon jumped up and was gone.

At night by the stream quiet indeed,

May be I will catch a glimpse,

As the moon slips in like a shiny bead.

Illustration Friday....."Puzzled"

Puzzled

I climb the spiral staircase, one step at a time,

I seem to walk in circles, morning, noon and night.

Nothing ever changes, yet nothing is the same,

So subtle are my footsteps, yet I falter again.

Peaceful is the tread, slippery is the edge,

With laughter and joy, or despair sharp as a knife,

Every step leaves me puzzled,

On the spiral staircase of life.