The Ingredients for Euphoria
And the Recipe
There is a lake
In the middle of
A rainforest
Serene yet chilling waters
Lapping at ankles tauntingly
Daring its visitors to leap
Promising them
The cold is worth the calm
Birds singing soothing songs
Welcoming lost souls home
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There is a country road
Pot-holed and narrow
Overlooking infinite greenery
And hills that curve like letters
It leads past a petrol station
Selling cheap Wicked Fizz
Flavoured Cola, Berry, Grape and Blue Rasberry
Tingling on tongues like anticipated bliss
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There is a house
Hugging a hillside
Built on hopes and affections
Brick walls and lino floors
Patterned countertops and
Sea-life decorated curtains
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There is the aroma
Of freshly baked bread
In the hallways and
The scent of Casuarina Trees
Lazily wafting up to the front veranda
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These are the ingredients
For euphoria
The recipe includes
Ordering a plane ticket
And placing your feet
On familiar soil and
Breathing in the intimate
Aspects of your own paradise
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Home is where the
Birds serenade nature
The freshwater moulds
To your pruned skin
And the staircase creaks
Comfortably underfoot
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Home is where the
Heart beats steadier
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Home is here
Where my soul sings
Alongside nature
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About the Creator
Poppy
poetry in progress
Comments (5)
You make me nostalgic for one of euphoria’s vital ingredients… a revitalising dip in that crater lake, surrounded by rainforest. This poem is one of my favourites! Thanks! Beautiful!
I love that
Home...and all the feelings it stirs. Thank you for sharing this
Euphoria is home, wherever we belong, whatever sense memory allows us to sink into blissful rest, savoring the smells of all that is sweet & umami. You had me at "chilling waters". You claimed me forever with "the aroma of freshly baked bread".
Beautifully written! I especially loved the line "Home is where the Heart beats steadier" great job!