The Stained Glass

In the evergreen eldorado, of blissful innocence, snowflakes, cerulean hills,

Clouds eiderdown, whence rivers rinse, the towering tangerine trees,

Where stardust skies, smile palled in, a kaleidoscope of dreams,

In the golden dawn, the little boy set sail, across the shimmering stream.

He gazed in awe, as the world blossomed, in a celestial cascade of colours,

The azure waves, the emerald blades, amid blushing beds of flowers,

The Summer Sun beamed, as the scarlet sky, erupted in rhapsodic song,

As he soared higher, and dared to dream, while his strides grew long.

Now the East Wind wails, long colourless vales, stinged by his homesick cries,

While silver streaks, of smoke rings blend, amid placid, leaden skies.

The flickering red, has since dwindled, into the impervious blue,

As he searches the shadows, for the remnants, of the child he once knew.

Echoes haunt the wintry air; in a symphony of, bittersweet memories,

As he traces the final shades fade away, his fingers frail, his eyes teary,

He caresses the canvas; a maze of distorted strokes, smeared with shattered dreams,

Nostalgia smiles, as the grey resonates, with the grown man's frenzied screams...

Reviews

[Agyani]

I agree with Esther. It IS really deep and picturesque, but I think just to keep the verses four lines each and to talk about a particular phase of life you perhaps strained it in places. The cadence of the verses is good. You tend to amble into the grim and bleak, but that's alright. It is a product of your thoughts and emotions. :)

Reading your poems is a good learning experience for someone like me who isn't really good at making sense of them. Beautifully written!

[Onlyme]

Great images held within this beautiful majestic, light upbeat to dark and gloomy at the end.

[Najam Us Saher]

You have created a beautiful imagery, nostagia haunts us always.

[Coyote Poetry]

Wonderful use of words Swagato. Your description allowed the reader to see in vision what you had written. Thank you for writing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Kate]

This is a beautifully written poem!
I agree with Agyani and Esther when they say that the poem is really deep and picturesque.

[Esther]

It's really deep and picturesque.