THE FOLLOWING POEM HAS BEEN SELECTED IN WINGWORD POETRY PRIZE 2023 LONGLIST.

Love does not sit idle from its passion

it stirs the greatest of fires, that of our deepest calling within,

to be love

Love is the wild child,

running barefoot and untamed, amidst the inner kingdom,

to the majestic throne of Oneness

Love is the alchemist,

shakes with frenzy and fervour purifying the roots of illusion

with the elixir of its embrace

Love does not possess, neither need to be loved,

it liberates in pure magnificence

in blissful presence, as love

Love is the warrior unleashed

whose unbreakable courage defends the divine right and the sacred law

to love and to be love

Love is the sunset

a friend, holding your hand and painting a sky full of wonder

walking you home to love

Love is the beacon of truth,

paving the way for the brilliance of the light within

to light the path for all

Love is the revolution

armed with a crystalline sword of righteousness, when all crashes and falls

it remains victorious for love

Love, for love

Love, as love

About the poet

Navjyot is a poet of Indian origin, born in the UK and living in rural France. She writes poetry that digs deep within the individual to shine a light upon and reveal one's inner landscape, bringing the sub-conscious into the conscious mind. Her spiritual path is her guiding compass to bring transformation of the Self and deep-seated change into the world. This is is profoundly felt within her poetry.

Her poetry has been published in Kindred Spirit Magazine, ROAR Feminine Rising Magazine and Braided Way as well as stage performances across Europe including the Brighton Fringe Festival, England's largest arts festival, the Antic Teatre in Barcelona and others. With an active spirituality at its heart, her words and imagery question, prompt and most certainly empower and will never leave you indifferent.