Colours
by Leela Soma
There will be time, there will be time
to eat an apple, fresh from the tree,
feel the spray of the ocean blue,
to stand on the wet grass, smell
the fragrance of blossoms.
There will be time, there will be time
to seek knowledge from dog-eared books,
knit a scarf of rainbow colours for the needy,
sew vibrant- hued quilts with kapok fibres,
from monochrome to periwinkle blue.
There will be time, there will be time
to experience sun bathing on grass
on an orange silky Eastern summer,
to return to life as we know it.
Image by Stuart Buck is a visual artist and award-winning poet living in North Wales. His art has been featured in several journals, as well as gracing the covers of several books. His third poetry collection, Portrait of a Man on Fire, is forthcoming from Rhythm & Bones Press in November 2020. He is the art editor for kanstellation magazine and available for commissions all year round. He can be contacted via Twitter or E-Mail
Leela Soma was born in Madras, India and now lives in Glasgow. Her poems and short stories have been published in a number of anthologies, publications. She has published two novels and two collections of poetry. She has served on the Scottish Writer’s Centre Committee and is now on East Dunbartonshire Arts & Culture Committee. Some of her work reflects her dual heritage of India and Scotland. She was nominated for Pushcart Prize 2020.
