Empyrean

By Omar Jawed Shaikh

On giant oaks the little canary perch,

Delicate chirps yawn awake the lumber

Lull Echoes reverberate on tropical trees

Brisk south westerlies cascade along the canopy,

Reviving green leaves and vivid flowers on warped beams

Subliminal contrast they make to high soaring blue seas

Boundless emptiness, it's infinite wonder

Trade winds haul mammoth misty splendor

Clouds perform impressions of things peculiar

Elephant turn to dogs then to bearded old men,

Faces of all shapes are carved up there

Faces are but imagination of little boys down here.

Silent tick of the sundials, talk different shade of the sky

Every moment, an amalgamy of blue and the sun's orange hue

Green and purple of apollo can also paint transcending murals

Proud eternal skies dance daily, to tunes of his alchemy,

Every morning the canary chirps a melody,

And paradise unfurls itself as a new symphony,

By Omar Jawed Shaikh