Reena’s Exploration Challenge # Week 10
To walk in all things contrary
Do things not everyone agrees
Act against the natural course
As long as we have faith and hope
Help is at hand, we can all cope
A source of energy not force
Great source, we can be creative
Those who wronged us, we can forgive
If we fall, we can rise again
Learn the lesson, be stronger
Inside of us, we have armour
Living a life of peaceful Zen
Count to ten before we explode
In this mode, we can say amen*
(c) ladyleemanila 2017
* Jeffreys Sonnet
I want to know (Erasure Poem)
It doesn’t interest me what you ache for. The adventure of being alive is opened by life’s betrayals the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to self; if you can bear accusation of betrayal but not betray your own soul; if … Continue reading I want to know (Erasure Poem)
Reena’s Exploration Challenge # Week 10
We are in the tenth and last week of the Exploration Challenge. It is needless to say that I enjoyed the interactions immensely. And this is a fairly simple one. Just read the four quotes in the pic, and write whatever it inspires. The piece you write can be a quote, prose, fiction, a form … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge # Week 10
Ebb
Ebbing tides reveal what lies beneath disguised, ignored and helps it face the world with its original force. Withdrawal does not shock anymore as I come to terms with the real face life has to show. I will tread with care tomorrow when the tides are high again fully aware of what … Continue reading Ebb
What?
What would I say to Harvey Weinstein? Nothing. That species only deserves to be ignored. What would I say to the guys I trust and respect? Again, nothing. They must have done something to earn the respect and trust. I will continue to enjoy casual and careless chatter with them, without fear of repercussions. I … Continue reading What?
Curiosity
I look into your eyes, as my beak is pointed towards the half-eaten biscuit held in your balanced hand. You are the kind soul who has been feeding me for several weeks, and I am suitably grateful for small mercies. But, I am just curious to know – who takes the first bite? (3 Lines … Continue reading Curiosity
A Splash of Red
The grey suit looked dapper with a white shirt, navy tie and a silver collar-pin. However, Harvey changed the tie for a red one, and carefully added a flower on the lapel. He had to be at his charming best. He quite enjoyed his Casanova reputation built up over the years. It was a night … Continue reading A Splash of Red
Loss
The sight of a grey sky always pulled her down. She was not sure, if she was imagining the red streaks on the sky, or if they were real. She looked at the dense fog, and wondered if the sunlight was cutting through the fog, or the fog was overpowering sunlight. The latter appeared to … Continue reading Loss
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TRUST MUST NEVER BITE THE DUST
By Neel Anil Panicker
“No Mr Krishna, that’s not enough. You need to do more. Much more than what you have done?”
The Director of ‘Coaching First’ scratched his bald head, looked across the table at the girl sitting opposite to him and wondered what else could he do or have done.”
‘But what else is there to be done, Akshara. The guilty has been punished. In fact I have slapped him with a suspension order”. I have also…’
“Cut it, Mr Director. Slapped with a suspension order! What a joke! These are mere tokenisms. Jingoism, I would say. Playing to the gallery. What you did is nothing out of the ordinary though I admit even this much is beyond someone else. But believe me, I would have been more happy if you had slapped that…
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