Prejudice

“Your ancestors planted prejudice in you about so many things. Your lifestyle, beliefs and rituals all reflect a preference. You choose one thing to reject another, and the rejection is based on a judgment, which is not necessarily yours.” “Today, this is my truth…” “I may have a different truth about the same thing at … Continue reading Prejudice

Poetry

some daywhen I've masteredall forms of poetryI will feel blessed by the MakerGod's Grace God's Gracewill be neededagain, when I hunt forpublishers, opportunities,success Successdefined and howwhere does it lie - in fame,money or creativitymy call my callmay be to teachall that I learnt hard wayand there won't be any studentsWho cares? Who careswhen publisherscall poetry … Continue reading Poetry

Untapped Ability

Untapped Ability …. by Diana Coombes

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Reena has set a prompt with these words –

“I have untapped abilities waiting to be discovered.”

I don’t know what my untapped abilities are to be honest.

I have always wanted to write, and even a a child I preferred to be writing or reading. Although, I always thought I would write novels, but since moving three years ago, I have expanded my network.

Joining a writing group, I met a group of like minded people. It was two of those writers, who wrote plays for our local entertainment centre. It was something I had never done – write plays, but I wanted to at least try.

My first monologue never did get shown because COVID hit, but I was proud of the result all the same. It was my first time writing in the view point of a man with PTSD. My next play, written during COVID, was…

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Unlocking My Potential

Unlocking my Potential… By Jim Adams

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I have untapped abilities waiting to be discovered.  I have had dreams that my books would become Best Sellers, but since I have never published any of them, that probably won’t happen.  I have had other dreams where things that I would do would change the world forever, but I never followed through with any of them.  I invented the Obama Pajama and I figured that people might want to buy them.  I designed them with patriotic symbols and donkeys on them and they were very cute, and I told a lot of people about them, but everyone I told thought that I was a bit crazy.  If this became a hot item, I was going to follow it up with the Dalai Lama pajama.  I know that there is something special inside of me and I at one time thought that my blood was special and that it could…

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On The Horizon

On the Horizon …. by Susi Bocks

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Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #229 & Eugenia’s Weekly Prompt – Starry Nights

on these starry nights
immersed in that which grounds me
reflective insights come easily
seeing immense possibilities await
i have untapped abilities waiting to be discovered

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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #229

PROMPT #229 Welcome back to a multi-layered world! Nothing is as it seems to be on the surface. Well, I had almost zeroed down on the word Layers to be used as a weekly prompt, but then another thought struck. I'm not sure if it is better or bad. The prompt line for this week … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #229

Myth of Control

“I’ve reached the end of the tether …. The team will never deliver the results I want, just like my daughter’s magic doll.” “What about the magic doll?” I’m sure there’s a metaphor coming up. “She gives it a silver wash to make it look like an alien, and the paint cracks up  in a … Continue reading Myth of Control

Shobhaa De – in 100 words

Shobhaa De is a 74 year old pulp fiction author with a long series of books, and Starry Nights is one of her titles. She attracted attention for portraying the sleaziness of higher echelons of society. I've just played around with her book titles for this piece. Snapshots of Sultry days Socialite Evenings Starry nights … Continue reading Shobhaa De – in 100 words

Acceptance

Lifeis notbroken-ness-this disconnectwith my real selfmy inner bonding fallsapart, makes me see black holesin the universe - only toblame others for perceived pathos - andsplinters of false self image pierce the soula wisp of smoke expecting handshakeshow can responses be real,when acts emanate from ashadow self? Acceptancecontinuationof value inlife till wewelcomeDeath https://dversepoets.com/2022/05/03/dverse-poetics-small-change-or-big-bucks/