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THE COLOURS OF YOUR HUE (Collaboration with Deborah Russell)
(Muhammad Naveed Ahmed begins stanzas,
and Deborah Russell responds:
NAVEED:
You and I, let us seek fresh solitude,
Where there is no rush, where there's no dead wood,
Where you and I can see all the way we want to,
Where just talking gives peace and harmonizes mood.
DEBORAH:
Let us seek the warmth of sun and smell the light of each day new,
And confirm the beauty and grace of trees against the skies.
NAVEED:
Let me see you happy and carefree,
Laughing at the surrounding beauty,
As your eyes reveal the secrets of your soul,
And time loses meaning and we see eternity.
DEBORAH:
In the deep silence of understanding and earth's unity,
We continue to seek only nature's harmony,
Where souls weave in song's sweet brevity.
NAVEED:
The music of silence being felt by us both,
The rapturous melody all encompassing,
The understanding that can be felt by our hearts,
The solace that wisdom unravels as a whole.
DEBORAH:
We cast troubles in the deep blue of the sea,
And leave worldly sorrows to set our hearts free.
NAVEED:
I will watch you as you paint a world with your words,
Inspiring me to join in and share anew,
The strains and stress of a sorrow-filled world,
Painting them again in the colours of your hue.
DEBORAH:
And even the trees give ear to your song,
A psalm of kindness that undoes each wrong.
NAVEED:
The song that you and the birds will sing,
Will be refreshing to the soul as life-giving spring,
Taking the mind to heights never dreamed of,
Fine-tuning the symphonies on ethereal wings.
DEBORAH:
A stream of clear notes that washes the soul and heart,
That cleanses the dark of eyes and makes a new start.
NAVEED:
Come let us away to the place of the true,
And let us find what we sought.... me and you.
