Author: Reena Saxena

This is that, and that is this.
Yes is no, and straight is twist.
That is this, and this is that,
Up is down, and thin is fat.
Black is white, and all soon grey
Here is close, yet far away
Today is now, yet yesterday
Tick tock eyes watch tennis ball
Rise fall eyes watch basketball
Where’s the ball while they play?
Truths, like moments, ricochet
You know nothing, Little Wings
Because of relativity of things.

Reena is the host of Reena’s Exploration Challenge.  Reena says:
Our theme this week is ‘Paradox’.  [Incorporate a paradox in] to your piece – be it fiction, poetry, essay, anecdotes, memories or any other format that you choose.

REENA SAXENAis the host of Reena’sExplorationChallenge

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A wise fool

Call me a fool, you may

But I am a fool who knows

I know the limits of my knowledge

I know that Idon’tknoweverything

I bow my head to the wisdom of centuries

I am a believer in the tales of folklore

Though I lack the educationgained in school

I am learned in the ways of the old

I am a wise fool or a foolish wise man

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The Queen of Sheba who was named Bilqis journeyed to Jerusalem to test King Solomon with hard questions because of his famed wisdom.  She addressed Solomon saying, “I have heard of thee and thy wisdom; if now I inquire of thee concerning any matter, wilt thou answer me?”  He replied, “The Lord giveth wisdom: out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.”  Usually the king would test the wisdom of visitors to his court, but he allowed the Queen of Sheba to challenge his authority in both ruling and knowing by asking him if he knew the answers to her riddles that concerned fundamentals of human life, procreation, family relations, sex, and tribal affiliation.  She asked, “What are the seven that issue and nine that enter, the two that offer drink, and the one that drinks?”  Solomon answered, “The seven that issue are the seven days of menstrual impurity.  The…

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #106

Welcome to a space beyond the Equinox, where equality becomes a myth again! If the Sun and Moon are not equal, can day and night be? The strength of the stars and the power of perception gain importance here. It is all a matter of underlying meaning and perspectives.

PROMPT 106

Our theme this week is ‘Paradox’.

Some well-known examples are

1. Your enemy’s friend is your enemy.
2. I am nobody.
3. “What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.” – George Bernard Shaw
4. Wise fool
5. The truth is honey, which is bitter.
6. “I can resist anything but temptation.” – Oscar Wilde
7. “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.” – George Orwell
8. “I must be cruel to be kind.” – Shakespeare
9. “The earth that’s nature’s mother is her tomb;
   What is her burying grave, that is Rainbow in her womb…” –…

अब तो राह में पहचानते भी नहीं
कहते थे कि मेरे हमसफ़र वो हैं ।१।

होता ज़ुल्फ़, चूम लेता गर्दन उनकी
मेरी हसरतों से बेख़बर वो हैं ।२।

नहीं खाते हैं तरस हालत पे मेरी
रखते भी हैं दिल कि पत्थर वो हैं ।३।

आँखों में है हाँ पर होठों पे इंकार
है यह उनकी अदा कि कायर वो हैं ।४।

नहीं होते हैं अब उनके दीदार अमित
कह दो मैख़ानों से बेअसर वो हैं ।५।

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