Reena’s Exploration Challenge – Week 41 6-16-2018

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge

 

Welcome to Week 41!

We are dabbling with Erasure Poetry this week – call it White Out or Black Out as you please.

Erasure is a form of found poetry or found object art created by erasing words from an existing text in prose or verse and framing the result on the page as a poem.[1] The results can be allowed to stand in situ or they can be arranged into lines and/or stanzas.

Source: Wikipedia

There are two long pieces, with the theme Blue. Choose any one, or choose both to pick your words. You are at liberty to not use it in the same order. Add a conjunction or preposition, if you feel it is necessary to lend meaning.

Just type the words chosen, or leave it in situ. Examples of both are in the piece which I have posted. I have…

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Redefining tech

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“Mom, this keyboard is difficult to operate. I don’t find all the keys I need. “Let me explain this. The design you see here is the QWERTY board.  This was designed to prevent jamming of keys in the old manual typewriters. My Dad owned one, and we often soiled our hands with the black typing … Continue reading Redefining tech

Meaning of life :)

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Footwear was an obsession, and she was known as the modern Imelda Marcos amongst her friends.  She wore a stylish pair today, but mishaps awaited. A ball came flying her way before she entered her friend’s house, she bent down to dodge it and fell flat on her face. She first saw stars in daylight … Continue reading Meaning of life 🙂

When I was 15

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When I was 15, I thought the world was a fair place, and the best person always wins ‘Best’ at what yet remains a mystery, as overt and covert parameters always differ. When I was 15, I was given a framework for success and happiness I grew up to realize that life happens outside frameworks. … Continue reading When I was 15

Storytelling

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“I would like to hire you as a muse for my next novel.” “I’m game. What am I supposed to do? I have no reservations about doing anything.” “That is exactly why I chose you. My story will take unprecedented turns to enlighten the world.” “It is unfortunate, that I need a medium for that. … Continue reading Storytelling

Complexity

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Harvey is a best-selling author who never reads his own books. The interviewer looks perplexed in this episode of his show “Straight Talk with Genius Minds”. “Sir, do you never feel the need to review what you wrote?” “No, I simplify things as much as possible for the new age readers. But that is not … Continue reading Complexity

Circular pathways

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goals and targets lose sense of direction surrounded by circular pathways entangled links, mutual vested interests lines are non-existent, walls get blurred fluidity facilitates life ships find anchors amidst choppy seas sails set in direction of winds, not shores what is here, can be there tomorrow home is where a wandering heart lies no strategy … Continue reading Circular pathways

Erasure Poetry – Blues

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  edges and depths of the spectrum disperses molecules of the air scatters in water.   The sky is blue is a deeper, dreamier, melancholy blue gets lost gives us the beauty of the world   color of distance color of emotion color of solitude color of where you are not color of where you … Continue reading Erasure Poetry – Blues

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 41

Posted on by Reena Saxena

Welcome to Week 41! We are dabbling with Erasure Poetry this week – call it White Out or Black Out as you please. Erasure is a form of found poetry or found object art created by erasing words from an existing text in prose or verse and framing the result on the page as a poem.[1] The results can be allowed to stand in situ or they can … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 41