Author: Reena Saxena

There was a time when time
Broke-down. You may not remember,
Happened the other day, but I was there.
Moments were frozen to themselves.
The sky stood above silence. The cars
Were sad, purposeless structures;
The people within had no clue
That time had a malfunction
And that they were no longer alive
Nor dead. But, things were fixed
And everything rushed along
Beyond knowledge as if the time
When time broke never occurred.
Not even the universe knew
As it continued to retread its grave.

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Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge #172.

As their mark on time on Earth,

The rocks flaunt their fossils,

The trees flaunt their rings,

Nature flaunts her seasons,

It’s time to ring another year in my calendar of life,

Old one waltz past,

I look around for flaunt- worthy trinkets marking my time on Earth,

Lo and behold! Silver tresses, replacing pale black ones,

Romancing with time is bittersweet.

62 words.

Acknowledgements :- In response to Reena’s Exploration Challenge, Eugi’s weekly prompt challenge ( Word :- Romance) , Sue Vincent’s #writephoto challenge. Thank you for the challenge. Thank you all for stopping by and reading.

The image, forever frozen in time
is imprinted indelibly on my mind
the city of love that denied me love
returns to haunt me every now and then

holding that moment in my palms
I watch time unfurl its whorls inexorably
the piercing tendrils touch my face not so gently
my memories are followed by a trail of sighs

my past colouring the present
future remains a slate so blank
the static of my soul presses pause
I suspend the hourglass and the tick-tock freezes

days and nights lose their meaning
I refuse to acknowledge their acceptability
the sun, the moon and the stars are but
unwanted intruders in the entr’acte of my life

I choose to live in this suspension
till I find words
to leave my mark and stain the moments.

What do you see # 69 -February 15 2021

Components of time

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #172

PROMPT #172

The theme is

Components of Time

मैं बैठी बीती यादें लेकर 

समय उड़ गया पंख पसार 

मैं ही पीछे रह गयी 

आगे बढ़ गया सब संसार 

समय सिखा  देगा सब कुछ 

इसी भरम में समय गंवाया 

आँख कान सब बंद पड़े थे 

समय तो था हरदम तैयार 

आगे कल और पीछे कल की 

बड़ी है भूल भुलैय्या 

जो इसमें फँस गया न उबरे 

वर्तमान  को ही दे  बिसार 

समय हँसे 

जो  समय न चेते 

उसका जीना है बेकार