A twist in the prompt (or plot) .... by Eugenia at BrewNSpew Cafe
BrewNSpew Cafe – June 10, 2019
Past and future
An ideal world is everything that we don’t have - of course with a sprinkling of the bits we like from our present reality. The bits are more in the nature of a garnish or seasoning, to keep us connected to the past. We land in a new place, and think that the dream lies … Continue reading Past and future
Worth it
light, fragrant breeze my senses luxuriate in it you - somewhere near remember me, love we shared deserving a memorial https://frankjtassone.com/2019/06/08/haikai-challenge-6-8-19-fragrant-breeze-kunpuu-haiku-senryu-haibun-tanka-haiga-renga/ Image credit: By Bjarki Sigursveinsson – Own work, Public Domain, Wikipedia
Reena’s Exploration Challenge – 90
Tessa's contribution to Exploration Challenge #90
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #90 — Compromise
Compromise ….. by MS Jadeli
This world as we know it is one big compromise. If it wasn’t, life couldn’t exist on planet Earth. As I sat here trying to think of the topic, I looked outside at the pear tree in the back yard. The pear tree is alive because of compromise. From the perspective of the tree, it wants to be the biggest, most fruitful tree it can be. If there was not compromise and the tree had its own way, it would grow so big and be so fruitful, there wouldn’t be room for anything else but it, and the planet would consist of one massive pear tree.
As we are all here, and the pear tree is an average-sized tree that produces varying numbers of pears each year, it means that the pear tree has compromised. It has agreed to have a space to grow to a reasonable size and to…
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भरम मेरा
Bharam Tera – Amit Agrawal’s contribution to Exploration Challenge #90. English translation in Comments section.
न मिलती तुम मुझसे
कर देती कोई झूठा वादा
रह जाता भरम मेरा ।१।
बचा कर दामन अपना
कर दिया मुझको मशहूर
क्या कम है करम तेरा ।२।
जलाकर सपने सभी
अब पहचान पाया हूँ मैं
मिज़ाज है गरम तेरा ।३।
ऐसी भी क्या रंजिश जो
तड़पता देख कर मुझको
आनंद है चरम तेरा ।४।
सहकर सारे ज़ख्म अमित
नहीं किया शिकवा कभी
यह तो है धरम मेरा ।५।
In response to: Reena’s Exploration Challenge # 90
Being Mom
Plop! She woke up from her reverie with the sound of a ball creating a splash in the bucket. Her toddler was at the game again, and the two older ones about to return from school. She rued about the disappearance of eight years of her life, as she lay the table with snacks for … Continue reading Being Mom
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #90 – Compromise
Compromise – Michael’s contribution to Exploration Challeneg #90
“I’ll show you mine if you show me yours?”
We were six years old at the time.
“Is that it?” I exclaimed after she’d dropped her pants.
“Is that it?” she retorted upon seeing what I had to offer.
Boy and girl bits, we decided were best left in our respective pants.
Six years later we’d grown some
Puberty was hitting us both,
Her chest was starting to bulge
I was beginning to have stirrings in my pants
Our parents had warned us about treating each other ‘Inappropriately’,
As they put it.
For us, compromise took on another form
She wanted to play in my team,
My mates didn’t like the idea,
She was a girl, after all.
But she could hit a ball better than most of us,
So, she became an asset.
Because she was so good,
My neighbour, insisted on having an extra team member
When she…
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Not Compromise
Not Compromise —– by thoughtsaboutthings
Henri Matisse
1921-1923
There is a line that should exist
In every relationship.
Opposites may attract,
which is okay if
one person is not required
to lose his identity
to satisfy the other.
This is not compromise.
It is annihilation
of personality.
TTL 6/7/19
In Response to : https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2019/06/06/reenas-exploration-challenge-90/
“Compatibility” (Haiku) Reena’s Exploration Challenge #90
Beckie’s piece – Compatibility – in response to the Exploration Challenge!
Welcome to Week 90!
PROMPT FOR THIS WEEK
The word ‘compromise’ is just a theme. It need not appear in the piece. There is no harm if it does appear, or a synonym. The choice is yours.
“Compatibility”
(Haiku)
No two people are
completely compatible,
they must compromise.
BC 2019
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