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A mythological tale,

It may be from days of yore,

But oh my! What relevance it holds even in today’s time,

A story of grit, determination and perseverance,

Come one! Come all!

Hear me retell a tale from yore,

Of a little boy not more than five,

His provoking step-mother,

Ensured he was refused a seat on his darling father’s lap,

Dejected he was at first,

But didn’t let that get better of him.

With single minded dedication,

Started he a rigorous penance in the hope of sitting on his father’s lap,

Pleased with his prayers,

God appeared in front of him,

And not only was he granted a place on his father’s lap,

He ruled their kingdom for many, many years to come,

Was also bestowed a place for eternity,

In the skies,

As the Pole Star for everyone to look upto,

And that’s the story of Dhruva,

An…

from mountain tops my journey starts
skiing, spraying powder white snow
sprinkling sunkissed glee on the go
skirting trees, through hurdles I dart
leaving footprints on nature's art sliding slopes till the day is done
living the moment on the run
falling in love with surrender
making a note to remember
the way down can be just as fun

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Mindfills by s.s. for

Ronovan’s Decima challenge – Start in A rhyme. Abbaaccddc.

Reena’s exploration challenge – In this week,write a story/anecdote/non-fiction piece which does not involve a woman.

MindLoveMisery’s Neeraj hosts this photo challenge

He looked deep into the eyes of his best friend! He knew he was in love all the way, but held back his feelings, locked it up in his heart! He was very sure there was love both ways. But what would the society say? How would Dad take it? Can he even understand my love story? Will he put my interests above the societal acceptance?

“I am in love with my classmate. I don’t have the courage to talk to you and so I took to writing this letter! His name is Raj! I hope you read the Internet to know more about homosexuals Dad. I’m one! You mean a lot to me and I hope you accept my relationship. It means the world to me. Waiting to hear from you first thing tomorrow morning”

He gathered all his courage and dropped the letter on his Dad’s desk

Reena’s…

I’m pleased to participate in Reena’s Xploration Challenge ~ Click the link below to learn more and join others🙂

Created from

Earth’s new dust pure

First man, Adam

God’s heart, love sure

Breathed Spirit true

To life imbue

This soul…drum roll!

https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2021/03/04/reenas-xploration-challenge-175/

“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Genesis 2:7, King James Bible

बीती उम्र करते हुए बातें सबकी
चलो आज अपनी बात करते हैं

हुई मुद्दत अब तो खुद से मिले हुए
आज खुद से मुलाक़ात करते हैं

यूँ तो शांत हवा के झोंके से हैं हम
छेड़ो हमें तो झंझावात करते हैं

सीखा हमने हमेशा वफ़ा निभाना
हैं और जो अपनो पे घात करते हैं

है अभी बाकी हम में दम अमित
ऐलान आज हाज़रात करते हैं

In response to: Reena’s Exploration Challenge # 175

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #175

PROMPT #175

A year back, the prompt on Exploration Challenge was “Woman”.

I decided to reverse it.

In this week,write a story/anecdote/non-fiction piece which does not involve a woman.

There is no restriction on length of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap.

The format can be fiction, poetry, art, photography, anecdotes, biographical sketches or anything that you can invent.

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John stood on the sandy beach beside his trusty canoe and beloved dog, Harley, a red Irish Setter. He surveyed the river as he did every day before making the trip down the river to the lake it opened into.

He motioned Harley into the canoe where he went to the front and laid down on the cushions that were there for him to ride comfortably just behind the front seat. He put his…

Chucking a brand-new laptop into the family swimming pool to see if it was indeed waterproof, to barking into the phone to call the domestic help to raise the curtains that are two feet away from the bejeweled GenZ hand, to deliberately smashing a new phone after a fight with the parents. These are just some stories of kids in a premier Delhi school known for its fleet of uber luxury cars in the morning and early evening school drop and pick up hours. As one cohort of the younger millennials and early gen Z move toward the mid to late 20s, there is a worried group of parents who are watching in mounting horror at what their deeply lovedraja betasandrani bitiyasare turning into. Bored, woke and high maintenance who need brands, clubs and luxury holidays to just survive, this…

AK was known for rebellious temperament, who always enjoyed swimming against the tide.

Against everyone’s advice, he invested a huge sum of money in an extravagant commercial Bollywood movie, with only a male cast.

Would his gamble pay off?

Sonya’s Three line tale #266

Reena’s exploration challenge #175 : write a story/anecdote/non-fiction piece which does not involve a woman.