The sand moving under my bare feet makes me feel unstable. I wonder if stories about the end of the world coming soon are true. What will it feel like? sand slips by fading consciousness asks for peace Will you be able to build bridges that last? The glow attracts, but does not feel … Continue reading Bridge to Nowhere #writephoto
War is hell. You can’t photograph a flying bullet, but you can capture genuine fear. spirituality vanishes in thin air hunger dominates but ego and greed take the cake fear pervades, yet a larger share of pie attracts all I wonder which pie are they talking about? https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/reenas-exploration-challenge-128/
It’s a landmark day in my life. I decide that others’ opinions on my existence do not matter. I see moving lips around me, voicing disapproval, but I go about doing my work with determinate ease. Those expressions are not very pleasant, but it is about them, not me. I don’t feel a need to … Continue reading Noise
The phone buzzes… someone wants to check on my well-being. I switch off social media notifications. The frequency is higher than normal. I like seeing the well-dressed news reporters on television. There’s a normal life out there somewhere – people dressing up for work, interacting, going live … I say my gratitude for the internet … Continue reading Confinement
I've not touched the guitar for some time, not wanting to disturb others at home. Online lessons were fun for sometime, but I would give anything to be with my friends again. No. I'm not suffering from depression. It's going to be a way of life in future. https://only100words.xyz/2020/04/02/three-line-tales-week-218/
Do we have the capacity to prevent war? …. by Len
Today the real test of power is not the capacity to make war but the capacity to prevent it.
Wars are fought on two fronts. Macro wars which involve governments and power brokers and micro wars which involve you and me. We have limited ability, other than our voice and democratic vote, to frustrate power brokers entering global war on our behalf but we can control the micro wars that take place within us and our smaller communities.
The capacity to prevent war starts with you and me. This statement may seem a little naive, but nevertheless I believe it to be true. We, as rational people, have to learn from past behaviors. The nuclear bombs dropped upon Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 caused approx. 200,000 deaths, half of the deaths were instant and the remainder took place over 2-4 months due to…
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Looking for answers …. by Punam
I flip a few folios feverishly from the favourite one
I delve deep into the one full of know-how
I stare and stare at one without a dust cover
hoping it will enlighten me how to face this new adversary
I considered them friends all my life
friends, guides, mentors all
rushing to them as a child would to mother
turning to them for solace
to entertain me when boredom struck
and to advise me when I sought answers to esoteric questions
On rainy evenings they were by my side
on sun-soaked winter afternoons they sat with me
during late night waits they gave me company
My life was guided by them every step of the way
so when life threw a curve ball I rushed to them
but the truth is such a war has never been fought before
there is no handbook as a guide
the rules are…
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You want to say something, but need an amplifier and decoder for your messages. You fly far and wide, and know a lot more. We can benefit from your wisdom, but choose to use derogatory terms about the size of your brain. Maybe it’s envy for your power to conquer the skies… Maybe it’s our … Continue reading Help me
Nine yards of fabric Around a petite frame Valour personified, violence vindicated As she steps up to slay monsters Red becomes her, the Goddess compels All to respect, to accept and bow To power of the feminine Raw are wounds on her soul Instilling fear, inspiring awe, as blood oozes…. Note: A nine-day long festival … Continue reading Raw power
you charge ahead with force not knowing what drives you darkness within, in search of light Meaning escapes, but continues to haunt deep valleys and high roads till you look, dive inside https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/03/31/colleens-2020-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-171-specificform/
