Mich raises A Call for Change
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #341
Welcome back! SPECIAL MENTION The special mention in this week is for Lady Lee Manila's post. Since it is a long post, I reproduce the best stanza here to whet your appetite. “Normality is a paved roadIt’s comfortable to walkBut no flowers grow on it”There’s truth in Van Gogh’s quoteWhat is “normal” in the first … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #341
The Well of Existence
Life finds its reposewhere shadows play,A well of serene momentsconspiratorially hidden away.Its secretive waters change coloursships riding the waves sway Belief, like a fearless adventurer,ascends a spiral stair to the skies,taking the heart where the mind fearsFaith unfurls its wings and dares to rise.Atop the tower, whispers weave a spell,A fabric of hope, where stars … Continue reading The Well of Existence
Soup n Starters
egg whites drip through a strainerswirl endlessly in boiling brothassume indefinable shapesEgg-drop soup is overjoyedin the company of orange chickento go down together – in alimentary depth W3 Prompt Six Sentence Stories
Appeal
eyes feastmouth drools more thanstomachs rumble - buildinganticipation for a meal-good food W3 Prompt #118
Grief is ….
Grief isinability to accept change Pain issuppressed protest the world is in a state of transitthere are no ends and beginnings what I grieve mostthe end of a dream what I resent mostusurpation of future Whatever comes again has changed.cycles are rationalisations I assume continuitythat is where I fail I want to control the future.Forecasts … Continue reading Grief is ….
Blank Pages
In the quiet of dawn, we stand between incomplete chapters, ink still wet. The afterlife whispers, veiled, a mystery we’ve yet to grasp. Hearsay and imagination intertwine, Threads of curiosity spin, but the future in this life—Ah, that remains a blank page. Yet, undeterred, we write. Words etched upon the present, A story unfolding, inked … Continue reading Blank Pages
Paris Olympics
Dawn breaks over the Seine, casting golden hues upon the Eiffel Tower. Athletes gather, hearts drumming in sync with the city’s pulse. The Olympic torch ignites, passing from hand to hand—a beacon of unity. The City of Light, adorned in Olympic splendour, welcomes the world. Streets echo with anticipation, a symphony of languages and dreams. … Continue reading Paris Olympics
Carrot Raita
herbs release secretsbetween your fingers or knifemint flavours lingerwhisked yoghurt, carrots awaitpowdered cumin, mint and salt Tanka Tuesday
