Subconscious

Thank you, Elsie, for always sending an intimation that your challenge is up. And this is one of those I immensely enjoy. The Tanka in response to your prompt is in the picture. However, since it got extended to a poem, I might as well share it here.   Be a spectator to those little … Continue reading Subconscious

Experience

Life is a sum total of experience, experiential learning and application of learning. Experience is the summation of all incidents in life, and the impact that they have on us. Incidents are unplanned events. I plan, as per my knowledge and ability, but learn lessons from what I had not planned. The heart collects impure … Continue reading Experience

The Return

The sky looked rather ugly, as if a flock of injured birds was returning after a lost battle. She felt like all those swabs of blood soaked cotton in the hospital dressing room, were carelessly strewn over the sky, but could not cover up or heal the wounds beneath. It was an ominous sign of … Continue reading The Return

Illusions of Depth

The depth of darkness is only an illusion untouched by eyes Black absorbs all rays but white remains light by returning those Touch and feel the depth inscrutability makes evil powerful Transparent losses power of opacity the world goes adrift The breadth of vision of all colors in between make up our life   Inspired … Continue reading Illusions of Depth

Simply Stated by Sara Jacobovici

Synchronicity leads me to the same theme again and again. Today morning, I wrote a microtale on the Dragonition Writing Prompt The story was titled Fundamentals. In the evening, I am pleasantly surprised to see an ongoing discussion on LinkedIn take the form of a wonderful blog by Sara Jacobovici I share the link here for … Continue reading Simply Stated by Sara Jacobovici

Fundamentals

I was enraged to see Tia in tears, and the doll I bought for her pulled apart. The doll was supposed to cry when the nipple was pulled out from its mouth, and quiten on the same being inserted back. Animesh was patiently trying to put it back together. “I need to understand how it … Continue reading Fundamentals

Garuda

“I wonder how could a friendly person like you choose that statue to be placed atop your house? It is a sign of enmity”. “The eagle’s enemies are snakes, not humans.” “I get it. This is your Hindu mother’s influence. What else does it signify?” “Garuda is a legendary bird, who was powerful enough to … Continue reading Garuda