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Winter Poetry Contest 2022 - Second Entry


Topic: Nefilibrata

The Portuguese word Nefelibata literally translates as Cloud Walker. To be nefelibata means to think and live outside of preconceived boxes, to be true to your heart, and to follow your own path.


Poem:

I find myself entering a green garden

Full of flowers, even in winters they blossom

 A mystery mystical space, like Arden

Filled with squirrels, quokkas and possum


I find myself entering a tree house

Hidden in a maze like jungle, no one in sight

Against its wooden door I espouse

More than my home, this room feels alright


I find myself swimming in a pond

Surrounded by bushes, creepers, a lone tree

Far away for people to come around

Isolated from city's chaos i finally feel free


I find myself resting under a banyan

Don't need mattresses or beds, this is enough

Birds on the tree are my companion

A refreshing nap, though the ground is rough


I find myself shutting off my phone

As I stay immersed in the nature around me

For the first time I don't feel alone

Enjoy my surrounds as I make hibiscus tea


I find myself touching a soft cloud

The sky came below in form of fog and mist

I love this feeling! tell myself aloud

To my busy monotonous life, felt like a twist


Was just a fever dream, but it tasted so real

A life of no rules, that's my desire

A way of living where I don't have to conceal

Wish to surpass all limits, go higher




-Niki



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