Photographed by me from home - after the tower lights of Empire State went off at 2AM
The blackness of night
Glorified
By the glow of a moon
Sanctified
And drizzle of illumination
Mollified
Soldered by reflections
Deified
Revered by souls
Terrified
With an innocence often
Vilified
By hypnotic gazes of shadows
Petrified
Infused with million sparkles
Purified
Eventually, depths of which
Verified
Here is a night
Gratified
Leaving us all
Satisfied!
*~*Posted for Friday Flash 55, hosted by G-Man… Please do check out the other creative writings as well… :)*~*
***Just wanted to let my blogger friends know that I will be of on a drive to Boston and thereabouts in a couple of hours, and will be back only on Monday – planned by hubby and friend!! And I am dragged into it!!! So, I may not be able to visit your blogs till Monday… please be patient with me, cuz on Monday I will be hoarding your Inboxes with comments!! 🙂 ***
How I write, is mine...How you read, is yours 
Amazing poem! I love the way you’ve written it, a line followed by a word. Too good!
Love the photograph too.
I took something similar the other day: http://idiosyncraticmind.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/hussain-sagar/
(apologies for advertising :P)
Ohhhh… loved your pictures!! And please “advertise” more… they are lovely!!! 🙂 I took this one with the window glass in between! We cannot open it any more than 6 inches (that’s probably cuz we are on 23rd floor).. so inspite of all kindsa trouble I took, it looks a bit blurred.. 😦 Anyway, me glad you liked it! I am yet a novice at photography.. have a few day pix (kinda better than this.. Will post on a page on wordpress (same blog) soon!
Glad you enjoyed the poem too, DP.. I kinda liked this style myself 🙂 (talk about modesty! phheewww..)
Now me off on an unplanned road trip (dragged by hubby and friend.. and its 5AM here… sighh) 🙂 See you on Monday!!! mwaaahhh
Have an awesome weekend!! Many many hugs!!!
Wow, you are very good at photography. You must put up more. Taking photos with glass inbetween is troublesome, but sometimes they come out well, like the one you took.
Night photography is tricky as it is, with the long exposure and need for slow shutter speeds. I always get many blurred photos when taken in the night.
No need to be modest, you are in fact very good 😀
Enjoy your road trip! Catch you when you’re back! 😀
heheheh.. this is weird… I have already replied to your latter comments… and now I decided to go chronologically! 🙂
Anyway, coming back to what you’ve said here… you are sooo right! Those glassy pix are tough!! Glad you liked this one… I had to crop it a bit, so that it fit into the poem, ABOVE it! Hence the landscape cropping… phewww .. and that kinda screwed up the pic in some ways.. but then, when viewed in this manner, it looks okayish… (thankfully!)
And Now.. you already KNOW I had a great trip 🙂 heheheh
Love yaaa!!
Beautiful photo and words … but I’m confused, I thought you were in India?
heheh… thanks for everything Cindy 🙂
I am an Indian in New York 🙂 Have been in the US for a few years now..
Great as always. I love the way you write those words… I’m your number one fan! You’re definitely one of the best poet I know!
Cheers!
OH WOWWW!! Thank you so much, Inelle!! Gee.. I am truly honored AND flattered!! 😀 See that grin? Kinda says it all 🙂
I am extremely pleased that you like what/how I write… thank you thank you!! You are so kind to me!!
Many hugs to you, sweet friend!!
CHEERS to you as well!! 😀
Sorry about the super late reply… was out of town for the long weekend… And iPhone sucks when it comes to WordPress replies… so here I am, 3 days after you wrote this comment!!! 😦
Thanks again, Inelle!!! Your words really brightened up my otherwise dull day!!
Kavita…
I loved the form that you used on this 55.
Very creative, and I Loved it!
Thank you so much for this late entry, it was well worth it!
Have a safe journey to Boston, and see you Monday…G
Woohoo..thanks a ton, Galen!! Boy.. this was a relief! Cuz it’s the first time I tried something like this 🙂
Me is very glad you liked it!! THANKOOO!!
I had a super nice Boston trip… and hence this UBER LATE reply… boohoo…
Hope you had an awesome weekend yourself! Enjoy the short week ahead! 🙂
I really like the form you used, with the adjective lines following each phrase.
Hurraaay!! Thanks for the encouragement, Patti!! So glad you liked it! It’s the first time I am trying something like this 🙂 Yippeee…
Hope you had a fun weekend! I did 🙂 And hence this really relayed reply… sorry about that…
Have a lovely week ahead, my friend… hugs and love to you!
Beautiful words “hypnotic gazes of shadows–ooh, and the hypnotic rhythm), wonderful image! Enjoy being “dragged” to Boston…
Ooohh… thank you DS… I am happy you enjoyed this post (poet and pic)!
I had a GREAT Boston trip!! 🙂 Glad I was dragged into it… hehehe… And this super delay in replying to your comment is a result of that lovely trip! 🙂
Hope you had a great weekend yourself!
Enjoy a fun week ahead, my friend.. hugs
dreamy image,
lovely words to match it,
perfect plus.
extraordinary 55.
Woohoo.. thank you Jingle!! You kind words always take to the 7th heaven!!! mwah!!
That dreamy image is sooooo real.. and I am so glad and thankful that I get to see it daily!!
So happy you enjoyed this 55, sweetie!!
Happy Tuesday!!! 😀
Beautiful! you are so talented.
Ohh!! Thank you Christina! That’s very kind of you!! I am glad you enjoyed this read…
Have a lovely week, dear friend… hugs!
Love the structure of the poem…found it very effective in conveying the pwoer of the poem…really enjoyed it Kavita.
Gee.. thank you Charles! This was something I was trying for the first time! I was happy at the way it turned…and am glad you enjoyed it too! Interestingly, it happened quite quickly! I suppose it was the magic of that view! 🙂
Have a super great week ahead, C !!
Okay…so I’m still on my first cup of coffee…should be ‘power of the poem’ 😉
heheh.. I totally get it, Charlie! 🙂 Morning blues can cause too many “things”… typos are totally acceptable! 🙂
Love the wordplay in this, Kavita!
Gee.. thank you so much for your ind words, Christine! I totally enjoyed writing this one myself!
Have a great week ahead, my friend…
I too thought you were in India… New York I’ve been to at least. 😉
What a lovely view you have of lights – awesome reflections too. I can see why you were inspired to write your words. And I love that you always come up with something different in your poetry, like new patterns, eg.
I am an Indian, in the United States! 🙂 In India, I was in Mumbai, and her, in NYC… kinda the same thing 🙂
Glad you liked the image, Ruth! The scene mesmerizes me every (EVERY) night! I LOVE IT! I am so happy you enjoyed the poem too.. the style was something I tried for the first time .. heheh.. kinda pleasantly surprised at how it turned out! 🙂 Thanks for your kind words of appreciation and encouragement.. it sure keeps me going!!!
Hope you had a awesome weekend! Have a fantastic week ahead, my dear friend 🙂
Many hugs to you…
P.S: My apologies for the super delay in replying to your comment… I was away for the long weekend.. and iPhone sucks when it comes to replying to WordPress comments.. so it had to wait till I got back home… 😦
One word, “Superb”
Cheers.
Woohoo!! Thank you Em!! So glad to see you back in Blogosphere! Am happy you liked this one…
Have a superb week ahead! 🙂 (welcome hugs)
The photo is beautiful and the accompanying poem has an interesting and rhythmic form. I love it considerably Honey Bee. 🙂
And I love the new nic you have given me, Val… heheh… THANK YOUUUU!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed the poem-pic combo deal! 🙂 It was fun writing it too!
Oh… and thanks a zillion over for reading out and posting my limerick on your blog… HUGE BEAR HUG for that!! 😀
Have an awesome week ahead, my Maple friend! 😉
Not only are you writing fantastic poems…you’re photography skills are awesome dear Kavita…how clever the word play in this cleverly written poem!!! I hope you have a fantastic weekend and look forward to your return. Have fun my friend…I’m sending you loads of love and drive safely!! Mwah xx
hehehe…these are just some lame attempts with my DSLR, Amanda! I am so glad you liked this picture… I am thinking of making a page of pictures I’ve clicked, and putting it up on this blog.. Have been telling deadpoet about it too! Actually, she was the one that inspired me to doing this, a few weeks back!
Glad you enjoyed the poem as well… my first attempt at something like this.. heheh.. really enjoyed writing it! 😉
My Boston trip was fun!! And hence this delay in replying… I had over 70 comments for approval! Phhheww…going slow and steady 🙂
By the way, I got all your kisses and love in Boston… mwahhh!! CHO CHWEET of you, gorgeous!
Looking forward to read your poem for today! Will do so after replying to a few more comments 🙂
MWAAAHHHHH!!!
Happy Wednesday to you! 🙂
Have a great drive, my good chum. We’ll keep your blog warm until you get back!
Love your latest by the way. You paint wonderful word pictures, which makes you a true artist in my book. 🙂
Ooohh… ENJOYED the drive and trip, Tony!! Thank youuu… 🙂
And boy!! Did you keep my blog warm in my absence or what!! You are awesome!!! 🙂
And this comment… phhheewww…coming from an artist such as you, this means a TON to me!! Thanks a bunch, Tony! You are such a sweetheart…
Am really happy you liked this one… my first attempt at anything like this.. totally enjoyed writing it! heheheh… some brain stimulation is always good! 🙂 What says you?!
Much love to you, T… Hi to Cass too!! 😀
Wonderful. You made me homesick…which is, frankly, easy …
I love the photo and the playful rhythm of the poem is enchanting.
Give my regards to old Broadway, Kavita! Hugs … 🙂
Oh, by the way, you have awards to pick up. Hope you will accept.
http://wp.me/pne74-45b
Oh, sugar. The system won’t let me hit the like-botton more than once. 😦
Ooohh.. just your SAYING this is equivalent to clicking that “like” button a 100 times!! THANK YOU JAMIE!! I was touched by this comment… honestly! Blinking hard to fight back tears…ONE big tight hug for this!! This comment means a GREAT DEAL to me!
Thank you once again!
Aww… If you like it, PLEASE keep this picture of Manhattan, Jamie… it’s my personal gift to you! You are awesome! Broadway misses ya! Let me know when you plan to visit the Big Apple! I will watch out for you from the top of the Rock!! Mwaaahh!
So glad you liked this one, J… this was for you!
And thank you for the amazing awards!! Gee…. OFCOURSE I will accept them!! 😀 They are a treat!! And coming from you, they are so special! Hugs hugs and more hugs!
Take care darling… have a gorgeous week!!!
excellent kavita…love the form…line followed by a single word and still able to elicit much feeling in the story. have fun on your triP!
Gee.. thanks Brian!! I really enjoyed writing this one myself! Something I was trying for the first time! 🙂
Am very happy and excited that you liked this one.. yaaayyyy!!
And yes, I had an awesome trip! And hence this super delay in replying 😦 Sorry about that, B
Hope you had an amazing weekend yourself! Now me off to read your posts!!
Have a great week!! 🙂
I really like the rhythm of this!
Gee… thank you Kelli!! Glad you enjoyed this… I had loads of fun writing it too !! 😀
Hugs…
And sorry for the delayed reply.. was out for the long weekend…
Very lovely poem and the picture is stunning.
Yaayyy.. thanks, Ness!! Views of NYC inspire poetry and photography in me! 🙂
So glad you enjoyed them both!! Hugs to you…
Have a lovely week ahead!! Back from camping yet?
A lovely pondering of the many faces of inevitable night. Please visit my page where an award awaits you, in appreciation for all you write.
http://mairmusic.wordpress.com/
Glad you liked what your read here, Marilynn! It was fun writing it! 🙂
Thank you so much for the award!! WOOHOO!!! This is exciting!! It’s so sweet of you, M!! Many hugs!!!
Will definitely accept it at the earliest!!
That trip to Boston has left me with a huge backlog… 🙂 But I will never pass up on awards! Thanks again, sweetie.. 🙂
Have a great week ahead!!
This is simply brilliant Kavita. Fantastic poem.
Aww..thanks a ton, Trisha!! So happy you liked this one! I had fun writing it too 🙂
Hope you are having a super great week!! Take care…
I think you were having a LOT of fun writing this one Kavita!! Am I right??? It’s a fantastic poem and very clever…I imagined the single words being sang out in reply to your lines of words – a bit like a muscial. VERY dramatic!
Have a good day 😀 xx
You are ABSOLUTELY right, Chloe!! 🙂 This was a lot of fun to write! I just started off on Night, and after my first ‘fied’ word, I got the idea on how to continue.. heheh .. Am happy at the way it turned out eventually!
And THANK YOU!! So relieved and glad that you enjoyed it too!! And girl, me is all about DRAMA!! A friend used to even call me a drama queen! Sometimes, I think he went overboard though! hehehe
NY says a lazy Hi to you… it’s 7pm, and relaxing! 🙂
Really liked the rhymes in this one. It is a lovely picture as well.
Thanks Mark!! Clicking this from behind the window glass is kinda tough.. but it’s totally worth it! 🙂
Glad you enjoyed both, the poem and the picture!! Thank you so much, M!!
Hugs and love to you….
Have a superb week ahead!
Wow Kavita that is an amazing picture! And a wonderful poem, this was a real treat! Thank you 🙂
Gee.. thank you Lua!! The picture was indeed taken from my house! 🙂 And I feel kinda proud of it! heheheh
Glad you liked it, and the poem too! Thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement and appreciation, sweetie! 🙂 Your comments mean a lot to me!!
Have a beautiful week ahead!!! MWAH!!
I really enjoyed the flow of this poem. The one word lines were particularly strong. Great writing, Kavita 🙂
Hope Boston is enjoyable!
Wooowww…thank you, bpbg!! Glad you enjoyed the style… it was my first too!! Totally had fun writing it! 🙂
And yes, Boston was awesome! Thanks for asking.. hope you had a great weekend yourself…
Enjoy a gorgeous week ahead, lovely girl… many hugs coming your way!!
you have a true talent of explaining and creating a scenario in limited words… wish i could do that….
your pieces are always so precised…. loved this one as always
Geee… thank you Anky… me gone pink on reading your comments… (blinking) SO GLAD you enjoyed this one!!
You know, you should try the Flash Friday 55 yourself! It is so much fun!! I am mostly a free flow poetry person (I write my own poetic rules sorta) and I also suffer from verbal diarrhoea… and so, this challenge really gets me to think!! It’s a lot of fun, trust me!! Do try and give it a shot some time.. you will be pleasantly surprised! 🙂
HAPPY WEDNESDAY, gorgeous!! love and hugs..
please feel free to take the awards in the post , share each award with 1 to 10 friends,
Awards 4 u
Happy Sunday!
Happy September
Jingle jingle jingle…. you make my bag heavy with awards!! And I am grateful to you for that!! 😀
Aaaahhhh… what would I ever do without you, sweetheart! THANK YOU!!!!!
I will put them up and share them.. SOON! I hope you understand….
Mwahhhh!
I was surprised that you were in New York, I too, thought you were in India. Ha! You fooled me 🙂
I love the picture…but I love the poem even more. Very nice!
hehehe… yup, an Indian in New York! That’s who I am! 🙂 Loooove the City!!
Didn’t you just LOVE those reflections??!?! I did too!! I am not sure if the photograph did justice to it, but the real thing is just delicious!! 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it all… soo soo happy! Thank you for your kind and loving words here, Janna… they mean a LOT to me!!!
Many hugs coming your way (to Arizona)… I was in Texas for 5 years before we moved to NYC you know… so you are kinda my ex-neighbor 🙂
Wonderfully written post! =)
-Weasel
Woohoo!! Thanks, Weasel!! Glad you enjoyed the dazzle in there.. 🙂
Have a great week ahead!
Nicely put together stanza – and what dedication, staying up until 2 a.m. to get that pretty shot! Well done!
hehehe..The 2am shot was partly a result of the sleeplessness too 🙂 But the view was totally worth everything! I am not sure if the photograph did justice to the reality… but no matter… I will try again! 🙂
Thanks for the appreciation, Eric… I am very happy you liked both, the poem and the shot!! This is pure encouragement to me !! And I absolutely need it!
Hope you are having a fantastic week, my friend… Enjoy!!!
You’re a great photographer besides being a fantastic writer. That was such a beautifully written poem. You get this view from your home???? Amazing….i envy you 🙂
Have a super week ahead 🙂
Gee Asmita…thank you for the compliments! Me is gloating 🙂
Glad you liked the picture and the poem… And yes, this view is QUITE inspiring alright! hehehe… When you visit the states, come to NY and stay at our place… and soak it the view! 🙂
Have a BEAUTIFUL week ahead, sweetie…. take care… mwahhzz!
Hey, lovely lady ;3 Jingle’s hosting the August awards! I voted for you! Have a fantastic week!
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WOOOWWWW.. Thank you Christine!! That’s awesome! And I have no clue what category I fit in… hehehe…. SO SWEET of you to have voted for me!! HUGS!!!
Hope you are having a ROCKING week!! 😀
Beautiful photo.
Lovely poem.
Hope you mini vacation was full of much love and laughter.
I love all of your recent posts.
You really get into your work.
Thanks for that.
I will be hanging around.
See ya soon.
🙂
Woohoo.. thanks Doraz… I am happy to know that you enjoyed this piece… and my other stuff as well… you are too kind!!
And yes, I like getting INTO my poems.. else it gets tough to write… but once into it, it seems like a gentle breeze.. that’s what I love about poetry! 😀
My mini vacation was great!! But it has led to a huge load of comments to be replied to! 🙂 Me is loving it all nonetheless!!
Hope you had an amazing weekend yourself! I hope your mom’s recovery is speedy!!
Take care, sweety… much love and many hugs to you!!! xoxoxox
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a tag on top,
an award on the bottom of the post,
Happy Tuesday!
heheheh… how cute is that!! Tag + Award!! Wowwieeezzz!
Thank you, darling Ji!! mwwaaahhhh
Will soon tag my friends as well!! 😀
hi Kavi 😀 got to know u more in this post.. that u r a Missus and from the Big Apple too 😉 I thought you were in India actually.. was gonna ask you where 😀 so, shifting the question to Where in India are you from? 🙂
Poet+Writer+Photographer = Allrounder Kavita 😀 amazing..!
Glad you liked this post.. poem/pic n all.. that view is worth dying/killing for! 🙂 And thank you for all those WOW compliments!! (blushing :))
I was born and raised in Bombay.. had a short 4 year stint in Bangalore (thanks to work).. but have been in the US for the past few years now though..
I simply HAVE TO ask you the same.. 🙂
Born, brought up, and resident in Bangalore. 😉 so, its Kavitaji eh? cool 😛 😀
Ahaa… Bangalore!! My fave after Mumbai 🙂 And what’s with the ‘Kavitaji’ ?!?! Eeeeewww
Kavi/KavzKavita/K are perfectly fine!! 🙂 Else I will start some ‘Leo Saar’ thingie… by the way, my parents are from Mangalore! So I am a Bambaiyya Mangy 🙂 Phheeww… complex na?
hmm.. 😛 married, 4yrs work etc.. u r elder to me, so thought ki bahut respect dena hai 😉 so added a ji, LOL 😀
anyways, Bambaiyya Mango huh? cool..
No need for Ji et al… 🙂 Too much to handle! 😉
Anyway, good to know you, L… will be bugging you often now.. 🙂
do u chat? 😛 can I add u to Gtalk?
oh… go ahead… 🙂
Well done, Kavita, Bravo! The word play is fantastic…what a clever piece of writing. 🙂
NYC by the night gets my mind buzzed!! 🙂
Glad you enjoyed the wordy wordy poem, Tracy… THANK YOU!!!
Happy Saturday!!! xoxoxo
Amazing. I loved the arrangement..the ‘ed’ words were perfect.. a nice read. the picture is awesome and your words justified it to the core.
ohh…. NYC by the night is awesome indeed! Clicking this was tough, but I tried 🙂 Glad you liked it!
And the poem was so fun to write!! Thanks for the appreciation, Nithin…
A very happy Sunday to you, my friend..