(dedicated to Ms. Mitsuko Uchida, a talented pianist) <br /> <br />picturesque valleys <br />eerie landscapes <br />feather grasses <br />old cliffs <br /> <br />rare plants <br />shallow lakes <br />historic monuments <br />ruins of castles and fortresses <br /> <br />a panoramic view <br />a carillon chimes <br />a vow of silence <br />ideal dwellings <br /> <br />layers of rocks <br />the water mills <br />pre-historic fauna <br />artefacts of antique <br /> <br />thermal waters <br />are gushing <br />shady trees <br />quiet park <br /> <br />a soul <br />a diocese <br />bright victories <br />atmospheric center <br /> <br />ornamental symbols <br />a medieval palace <br />splendid treasury <br />charming figures <br /> <br />a confluence of <br />three deep oceans <br />thousand squat towers <br />pinnacle of ecclesiastical arts <br /> <br />harmony of universe <br />gives heart to live <br />wings to dream <br />gaiety to love <br /> <br />submerge your spirit <br />into closest spellbound <br />pours sensuous stream of <br />scintillating-refined brilliance <br /> <br />(inspired by Joan Miro's Carnival of Harlequin)<br /><br />Ahmad Shiddiqi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/harmonies-po-tiques/
