I stand face-to-face with secrets I kept from myself discover gems of unforeseen courage how could I’ve been so blind and insensitive to not know that I can stand alone survive alone a phoenix emerges from dark depths of secrets I kept from myself https://dversepoets.com/2020/01/21/poetics-shhhh-do-you-want-to-know-a-secret/
Doomed
hennaed palmshide French manicuresculturalclashes setto make an impacton relationship landscapes https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/01/21/colleens-2019-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-161-photoprompt/
MALAYSIAN HAIKU/SENRYU ECHOES 522: OPTIONS
Malaysian Haiku Senryu Echoes …. by Dr. Lim Keng Huat
MALAYSIAN HAIKU/SENRYU ECHOES 522: OPTIONS
options overwhelmed
priority principle
based on age and need
simplify the steps
build and break the binary
divide dissipates
odd option is choice
nurture and nourish puzzlers
pain in pondering
Note:
This run of haiku/senryu is inspired by Reena Exploration Challenge, PROMPT 118,with the theme of OPTION, with the first picture printed above, posted on 16th January 2020,
Please visit her blog to view other works.https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2020/01/16/reenas-exploration-challenge-118/
Distortions
light distortsfaces of disgustexpressionscarefullyconcealed from the worlddisplayed for keen observers https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/01/21/photo-challenge-299/
Astray
complicated areneural pathways - lead many sane humans astray https://amanpan.com/2020/01/20/eugis-weekly-prompt-complicated-january-20-2020/
River of Shame
I’ve often wondered why this is called the River of Shame. What unsavoury secrets does it carry at its base? Does it remember the people who moved away, leaving deposits of whatever they wanted to shed - burdens on their conscience, or proof of their involvement? Will the river remain a mute witness, or have … Continue reading River of Shame
Is This Still Me?
is this still me? …. by VJ Knutson
Was that really me
fought for feminine rights,
eleven-years-old
persistent to the win?
And was that me
lied about her age
strapped on work clothes
bore responsibility?
And did you know her
that obstinate teen
who defied tradition
and chased an education?
Where did she go,
a faint memory now,
how life tamed her,
taught her subservience
to bury her light
in the shadow of men’s
dreams, that toil should be
selfless, and love for other.
Listen, and you will hear
her echo, faint but growing,
the sound of a mind burning,
the laughter of a soul on fire.
(For Reena’s Exploration challenge: Was that really me?, and Eugi’s Weekly prompt: laughter. Image from personal collection.)
Connectivity
absent networks dissolving devices selfies may not reach planet Earth how I wish to hop back on equipped spaceships Connectivity restored… https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2020/01/20/what-do-you-see-14-january-20th-2020/
Reena’s Exploration Challenge # 118 – Options
Options .. by Sadje
Reenais the host of Reena’s Exploration Challenge.
Here’s our prompt for this week…
PROMPT 118
This is a free-flow format of no rules and a space for exploration.
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From the moment we are born, we are offered options in life. To a baby, these may just be to cry or not to cry, but as we grow older, the scope of the choices widens.
And when we become adults, there are serious choices to be made; career, place of residence, life partner, etc. it gets harder and harder because the options keep on multiplying. It’s like trying to find our way on a map where there are arrows pointing every which way!
How do we decide?
Do we blindly pick a path and follow it, or we make an educated guess?
Do we leave it to fate to guide our feet to the right path! All difficult questions…
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Call to Order
Call to order …. by rivrvlogr
Call to Order
Neither here nor there,
this place we find ourselves.
All direction lost,
we wander within boundaries
imposed, yet never observed,
the chaos of partisan politics
the true indicator
of our own limitations.
This is my response to Reena’s Exploration Challenge #118.
Image source: pixabay.com / drdevience
(edited here)
