In Beauty
Contemplate its beauty
Through trees big and small
Greens, yellows subject to whim of the wind.
Streams meet rocks
Offering pleasant sound to ears
Facilitating the meditation of spiritualists.
Birds of all species
Traveling from north to south
Create pleasure
For nature lovers.
Life is beautiful
The boat centered among seas
Followed by dolphins in flight
A fascinating sight
For travelers passionate about sea life.
-Roodly Laurore
En Rose
La vie est belle
Contemplons sa beauté
À travers les arbres grands et petits
Verts, jaunes soumis au caprice du vent.
Les cours d’eau rencontrent les cailloux
Offrant à l’ouïe un son agréable
Facilitant la méditation des spiritualistes.
Les oiseaux de toutes espèces
Voyageant du nord au sud
Procurent le plaisir
Aux amants de la nature.
La vie est belle
Le bateau au fond des mers
Suivi par des dauphins en vol d’oiseau
Un spectacle fascinant
Aux voyageurs passionnés des poissons.
-Roodly Laurore
Roodly Laurore was born and raised in Haiti. He is an engineer and poet. His poems, widely published, are included in: Synchronized Chaos; Spirit Fire Review; Welter University of Baltimore; Taos Journal of Poetry; Kosmos Journal; Autism Parenting Magazine; Solstice Literary Magazine; The New Verse News; Jerry Jazz Musician and others. He is the father of two sons.
Jerrice J. Baptiste is an artist poet and author of nine books. She has been published in The Yale Review; Kosmos Journal; The Tulane Review; Eco Theo Review; The Caribbean Writer and many others. Jerrice enjoys playing the role of translator and illustrator. She teaches poetry where she lives in New York!
Congratulation mon cher oncle Roodly Laurore!
It’s a pleasure to read & translate& illustrate your beautiful words!
Avec joie
Jerrice
Uncle Roodly Laraure never ceases to amaze me. His wise, spiritual nature brings peace and beauty to life with clear emotion even amidst the chaos and violence that plagues Haiti today. Thank you Jerrice for bringing his beautiful poems to an international audience.
Thank you so much Lalita for your special words of encouragement and strength for Roodly about his poem!
It’s a blessing to receive your kind words!
Joy & gratitude
Jerrice & Roodly
So beautiful and the words are enhanced by the colorful illustrations. It did, indeed, make me feel “La vie est belle.” Many thanks for bringing a smile to my lips..
Thank you so much Fran for your beautiful & generous comment for my uncle Roodly Laurore. So glad you felt “La Vie est Belle”
We appreciate your support of a fellow poet!
Thanks for visiting Synchronized Chaos!
Joy
Roodly & Jerrice