He had achieved his target for the month, and hoped to be rewarded. Somehow, the mental images of grieving people and dark, dreary funerals pulled him down, to dilute the sense of victory. He decided to take a contemplative break. Driving through the clouds had not been easy, and some of those desperate souls kept … Continue reading The Unborn Child
Thought blooms to create an action path for life. Beat the resistance and life glides ahead. Watch destiny flowering! Tanka inspired by In Other Words, flower at https://patriciasplace.me/2017/05/03/33716/
Save me this journey I know not where this path leads Life, Hell or Heaven? Haiku inspired by Colleen's Weekly Poetry Challenge Pic: rodwest.co
“Tell me”, he said, “pour out your heart”. He was the most attentive listener she had met in a long time. He was the savior, with assurances to resolve all her problems. He was leading her up the garden path. And then ..... she was taken aback by his vitriolic wit, tearing her apart. She … Continue reading The Psychopath
Leila returned to that small town, on receiving a letter from Peter’s lawyer. Peter had passed away last week, and had left a small inheritance in her name. She had left him twenty years ago, to build an acting career in the city. She had achieved moderate success, and the amount of inheritance did not … Continue reading The Log Cabin
You expect me to lead or save you. No, I can’t. Life teaches one to fight and survive success smiles from afar. Inspired by Tanka Tuesday at Colleen's Weekly Tanka Challenge -32 Pic: writerscafe.org
He had paid in advance for his terminally ill father’s funeral. He saw the birds from the plane window. Perhaps, a crow had died somewhere. (139 characters) Inspired by Kat Myrman's prompt at Twittering Tale #28
Leap, throb or just beat Oh, silly heart! Do not ask for immortality. Inspired by Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Poetry#Haiku #Challenge 147
You walked all over me in your rush to fame and I put up a brave face playing an ace game. I supported all that you did image projections and fake acts. Inside the bags of my mind lay safe all your cats. We got rave reviews with my mask of the mature … Continue reading The cat’s out
Oh, my God! Cyrus has been supremely busy mailing resumes - so much so, that he eats on the desk, attracting flies on the keyboard. Is he a Gen, X-er, out of synch with the methodologies of Gen Z? Has he missed out on the Blogging, Personal Branding and Marketing strategies on social media? The … Continue reading Expertise
