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
your poem is a whisper of beauty – that shouts for the world to open its eyes – to stop – and take another path
Thank you – please write more and share more
Thank you so much BA for reading Roodly’s poem! We appreciate your love of the imagery and optimistic perspective which Roodly feels as well and brings to the world! Thanks for visiting Synchronized Chaos!
Joy
Roodly & Jerrice
plein de jouissance et de spiritualité si proche de nous si nous prenons le temps de voyager hors de notre corps . . .
Merci David pour le compliment pour cette poeme de Roodly! Je suis heureuse de lire tes mots positif et d’appreciation pour la spiritualite que Roodly parle ici.
Avec joie
Roodly et Jerrice
I have never met this poet but I can tell by his words that this man bring beauty and peace wherever he goes. This images he paints with words is fantastic art.
Merci beaucoup Mary! I agree with you that my uncle Roodly is a man of peace & abundant love! Wherever he goes his light shines!
Thank you for taking the time to read and share your beautiful thoughts!
Best wishes!
Jerrice et Roodly
Je remercie le staff de Synchronized Chaos pour la publication de mon poème. Longue vie à l’entreprise.
What a beautiful collaboration between visual artist and poet. They both know where beauty resides.
Thank you so much Carolyn for such a beautiful compliment on Roodly Laurore’s poem and my exotic birds drawing!
Thanks for visiting Synchronized Chaos!
best wishes
Jerrice & Roodly
Lovely poem with enchanting illustrations! I love how you express your love and appreciation of the many pleasures and beauties of nature. Hope to read more of your work.
Thank you Bonnie! So thrilled you enjoy and appreciate the essence of Roodly’s poem and my two bird drawings! Yes, I hope you will get to read more of his work in the future!
Best wishes
Jerrice et Roodly
Beautiful and serene. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Allison! I agree that the poem is very serene, calming and beautiful. It’s a wonderful treat in that way! thanks for visiting Synchronized Chaos!
Best wishes
Jerrice et Roodly
Thank you for this thoughtful poem that invited me to slow down… to savor the words and the visuals. Beautiful indeed!
Merci beaucoup Sarah! We’re so glad that Roodly’s poem helped you to slow down, relax and savor its beauty and my drawings too!
Best wishes!
Jerrice et Roodly
Quel beau poème Roodly. J’entends les oiseaux, l’eau coulante au-dessus des cailloux, le rythme du vent et la douceur de l’air..
Merci pour cette évasion ❤️ Roodly et Jerrice.
Merci beaucoup Lynn! Je suis heureuse. de lire tes mots d’appreciation pour l’art que Roodly a cree avec des mots d”amour pour la nature! Merci pour visiter Synchronized Chaos Magazine!
Avec gratitude
Roodly et Jerrice
I do so love the image of dolphins “in flight”! Also the sound of the poem en français is an aural treat! I hope to read many more beautiful poems and enjoy more brilliant pictures of exotic birds! Merçi beaucoup!!
Thank you Priscilla for reading and commenting on Roodly’s poem. I agree it is a treat to have it in French & English! I’m glad you love the imagery of the dolphins in flight! Merci beaucoup!
Best wishes
Jerrice & Roodly
J’aime la nature et la poesie. Je me sens proche des oiseaux de toute especes
qui migrent du nord au sud. Je suis une voyageuse passionnee par la vie marine. L’art de Jerrice Baptiste accorde parfaitement avec ce poeme.
I love nature poems. I can relate to birds of all species traveling north to south. I am a traveler passionate about Sea Life. Jerrice Baptiste’s art is perfect for the poem!