The "Shine On" Award

I am honoured to be nominated for the "Shine On" Award by Michael David Saunders Hall and I'm grateful to him for that. I'm very new to the whole blogging experience and to G+ so I don't know many blogs but I've seen a few good ones and hope to do justice to a deserving group of bloggers. So here goes!

The Rules for Accepting the "Shine On" Award are:

1. Display the award logo on your blog.
2. Link back to the person who nominated you.
3. State 7 things about yourself
4. Nominate 15 other bloggers for this award and link to them.
5. Notify those bloggers of the nomination and the award requirements.


7 things about me:

1. After completing a postgraduate degree in Sociology I gave up a career in social sciences to become a travel writer. Today, writing is my true passion in life. I'm no poet I just turn my thoughts into words.
2. I'm not a materialist. I believe there are greater joys in life than mere possessions
3. I love travelling and exploring
4. Paris is one of the most romantic places I've seen so far
5. I'm a dreamer and a thinker and I believe dreams have a deeper meaning
6. I hate injustice, deception and liars
7. I'm not a go-getter and I don't strive for things so I often get 'run over' and left behind in this great scheme called life


I would like to nominate the following blogs for the "Shine On" Award:

http://rohitartist17.blogspot.co.uk - Rohit Chaudhury

http://t-rytes.blogspot.co.uk/ - Tineeka De Silva

http://abhijit038.blogspot.co.uk - Abhijit Gupta

http://illegitimatepoets.blogspot.co.uk/ - Prinz Katlholo

http://vashtiqvega.wordpress.com/ - Vashti Q Vega

http://lovepainandothercatastrophes.blogspot.com.au - Yolanda Marin

http://faithfrank.blogspot.co.uk/  - Faith Frank

http://beautifulfreaks17.blogspot.co.uk/  - Mak Lind

http://openyoureyestolight.blogspot.co.uk/ - Emily Ann

http://jennasimmortality.blogspot.co.uk/ - Kevin McDonald

http://jcckeith.blogspot.co.uk-  J Keith

http://alparryblog.wordpress.com/ - Alan Parry

http://femaleuninterrupted.blogspot.co.uk/ - Stephanie Weisend

http://dwmetz.blogspot.co.uk/  - Doug Metz

http://designedtorhyme.blogspot.co.uk/ - Raheema Muhammad


I hope I've done this right and thank you again Michael David Saunders Hall for this award! 

The Old Stately House

The old stately house on the rolling hills

With its walls of sadness roof of thrills

Stood solemnly still in the northerly wind

That swept away its owners’ sins

The cold stone floors now old and faded

Cracked and mostly housed the rodents 

The windows creaked and doors they pleaded

To lonesome spirits that often retreated   

Old torn pictures in a cardboard box

Blended old memories grey from the dust

Nameless faces and faceless frames

Hung from walls that once saw fame

The old stately house of a hundred years

They say it birthed a million fears

And melted down a river of tears

That gave it names that hardly cleared

The house of fears muffled in shames

One cold night engulfed in flames

Took tears, secrets, all it contained  

They say its glow lit vast terrains

© Kamalika Jayathilaka

Depression

She sighs

At the threshold of darkness

Taking sips of cold sadness

Looking for the lost warmth of gladness

She cries

For a lost tomorrow 

Heart heavy with sorrow

Hiding beneath the depths of a shadow

She slides

Into the limitless pits of despair

Wings of courage torn beyond repair

Whispering a final breath of prayer

She dies

Defeated in a battle with depression  

Heart shattered to a million fragments

Taking the hand of sweet cessation

© Kamalika Jayathilaka

Absence

Sitting on a bed all empty and cold

A thousand recollections vaguely unfold

In a deafening silence feeling so alone

I count the hours till you come home

Birds they chant it is early morn

Another day hath come to scorn

I open my eyes something feels so wrong

I yearn for your laughter sweet and warm

At purple dusk dark shadows they seep

Unto my solitary wakeful retreat

Slumped in a corner so urging to weep

Eyes tightly closed I strive to sleep

How do I cope oh what do I do?

When you’re away I’m sad all blue

Believe me love its nothing but true

My world is in ruins if not for you!

© Kamalika Jayathilaka

Love's Lapse

The sun breaks in and morn birds sing
Darkness fades yet sorrow stings 
A bare bed stares and cruel fate grins
At my bleeding heart and silence that kills 

The hands of time creep in weary strides 
The hours do weigh like steel they strike  
Solitude strangles a heart once blithe 
As my mind of plight does cringe with fright 

Though far away your voice keeps me sane
And your shadowy face in moments to wane 
Trapped in gloom as I solemnly wait 
Mutely I whisper sweet hope's name 

Love is binding love is might
In its lapse life be dark as night 
Yet love is selfish love it spites
An impish sprite you dare not fight 

© Kamalika Jayathilaka