https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oNJv5qTNzZYBSCv4GZqGP?si=a1be54205c5149e5 Can exuberant personalities pale into insignificance on hearing a few words? I felt my sister shrinking in size as she struggled to assimilate what she had just learnt. “Is that true, Ronit!?” The executor of the will had just informed her that she inherits the vacation home in Goa along with the personal belongings … Continue reading Delivery
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bQwNbfCAOWgaYPFRYJbbG?si=3ce8bbabb8cc4da3 The brush feels awkward between my fingers. I’d rather draw dark figures with a charcoal pencil. I’m trained to do that, and it feels effortless. I see kids handle the brush deftly. Splashes of paint blossom into flowers. Onlookers in the cafe make me self-conscious. I don’t want to fail or look stupid. The … Continue reading Unfolding
in a place of peace with no dream no movement backward or forward I wait for Death to come claim me travel, but no pics or mementoes just move at the speed of light darker than night, smoother than cream incredible lightness feels absurd No rancour - I go debt-free bereft of pain, freedom feels … Continue reading A date with Death – Rimas Dissolutas
I stand at the edge to be amalgamated, create the rainbow I'm red, watch me reflected in passion, danger and life https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2022/01/04/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-255-tastetherainbow/
I wake up every morning with a thought. What if there are no calendars, rituals not imposed on me? Would I still make an effort to recap, review, reset? I take sunrise and sunset for granted. Why do I need to worry about the number of times my planet revolves around the Sun? It’s an … Continue reading Renewal
Don't pluck me, let's grow together, says StalkI just smelt you to find a new friend..Wow! I'll just bask in the sun, you walk…Let's spread the love, and warmth extend I just smelt you to find a new friendI'll tell you secrets, romp around all dayLet's spread the love, and warmth extendThe world is all … Continue reading A beautiful friendship
His expression is different tonight, “I’ve been working 14-hour days. Don’t you think I deserve humanistic treatment other than a raise?” “We like people to be obliged, so a raise is possible. But that word ‘humanistic’ - my answer to your Goodnight will be Goodbye.” https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/weekend-writing-prompt-242-goodnight/
What waits in store .....by Jude Itakali
A child will not learn to walk if mobility is not a promise of freedom. I would never work for money, if it did not promise a lifestyle. Calendars are created with an expiry date, to give way to the next. A digit changes to promise continuity of the past, while announcing a new venture. … Continue reading A DIGIT CHANGES
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6JUTwUulKb1SK43rYr3K0L?si=86fefb3801b14682 The much-hyped magic show is a flop, as people walk out of the auditorium before the show ends. Discussions abound backstage later, “I spent ten years of my life learning the tricks, so you can’t discredit me with non-performance.” A senior from the audience places his hand on the distraught young man’s shoulder, “It’s … Continue reading Magic
