Bless the world for beingunprepared for mebut holding paths and options for me to chooseactivating brain cellsto choose, work and play Bless the Maker of Worldsunequal, unjustwe dug inwards to define identity,face the world on our termsfight for our deemed rights Bless all imperfectionsto keep us alivekicking existence to carry us afarno taking for grantedall … Continue reading Entitled? No…
Take any sliced bread which does not crumble easily. Cut each slice into four pieces. Deep fry in oil or clarified butter all the pieces till they are golden brown. Drain excess fat on a tissue paper. SYRUP Prepare a sugar syrup with sugar and water in a 1:2 proportion. Dip the pieces in it … Continue reading Easy-Peasy Bread Bites
smash the glassdon't drown in your tearslet the shardshurt all thoseperpetrators of dark actswalk away on blood What Do You See
Welcome back! PROMPT #408 We have an image prompt this week. Image credit: Goutam Maiti The image shows the silhouette of a man near water. There is a bridge in the far background and floating lamps on water. There is no restriction on the length or format of the piece. There is no last date … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #408
The banyan trees lean wide, their roots whispering into sidewalks,while gulmohur petals scatter like forgotten notes of a poet’s song. In quiet cafés, pens scratch, keyboards matchvoices rise in debatewriters, painters, dreamersstitching together the city’s pulse. Once, it was a place of rest,retired afternoons, drifting in gardens,the hush of old bungalowswhere time slowed to a … Continue reading So, this is Pune…
It’s a pleasure to see flowers bloom in the unlikeliest of places. Look at the reflection. Water carries memories, and its freshness will go a long way toward touching all those who use or consume it. I see rocky reflections too… Take a deep breath, pause and watch the rocks float. They are not as … Continue reading It’s not what you look at, but what you see
The house rose without my aid,I rolled from the truck that was homekicked along by indifferent feet,never a place to call my own. A cute dog sniffed, then swallowed me“Calcium deficient,” the neighbours said.I churned inside his stormy tummy,till bile returned me to the street. the dog walks bound in a muzzle,still searching for a … Continue reading Pebble
Someone lives inside me – vibrant, pulsating, bursting with courage, keen to break barriers and leap into the unknown. Someone pays no heed to advice or experience and wants to explore untraversed terrains, fearless and unshackled. Another one masquerades as Maturity and obstructs movement. The battle goes on with no prospects of ceasefire. Perhaps, death … Continue reading No Ceasefire
There’s a red light at the doorfor all those who thinkthey can coax me into compliancewith their code of conduct. If you are open to exchange of viewsmoving ahead, enriched by conversationHang on there…the light will turn green Q236- Coaxing as it does
we seenarratives of lightassume a storydesign historythose who lived thenabsorbed it and leftnever to return facts migrate-we celebrateor denigrateresidue of imaginationor vested interests-bury old storiesfor you don’t have optionsor power of visualization write new taleson white sheetsun-silhouetted bypeace and positivity change perspectiveschange the prospectsthe future will thank youin retrospectif they see yourpositive intent light changes-surfaces … Continue reading Narratives
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