Inky Tales!

Inky Tales …. by Radhika

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Reena’s exploration challenge #166.

“inkblots mutate

to form pictures,

alphabets,

stories I did not create”

You are required to find a picture from your Media library, sites for free pictures, or your phone camera and post it on your blog. Copyright if any will remain with you.”

My interpretation to this very unusual prompt.

Creative marvels

colors of ink weave stories

myriad artists

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Ring-a-ling

Ring-a-ling ….by Eugenia

Unknown's avatarPoesy Perspectives

sparkles and spangles

the season awoken now

jingle and jangle

melodies sing from the trees

baubles and beads

a wondrous sight to behold

those sad those glad rise

tis the night tis the season

let it be merry

let it be jolly

Your Daily Word Prompt – Jolly – December 17, 2020

Linking to Holiday Blogging Party hosted by Crystal Grimes at Mystical Strings

Reena’s Exploration Challenge#166

I chose Reena’s example below as my inspiration –

decorated trees

sway to songs

emanating from

masked lips

imagining smiles

that reach

twinkling toes and

luminous tips

-Eugenia

image source – lovethispic.com

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Reverse Strategy

Reverse strategy!

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For Reena’s Exploration Challenge #166, we are asked to find an appropriate picture that fits the following two poems.

inkblots mutate
to form pictures,
alphabets,
stories
I did not create

This reminded me of the DC Comics Watchmen character Rorschach.  Walter Kovacs was a violent and ruthless vigilante who is driven by moral absolutism.  Walter got a job working in the garment industry where he had to handle female clothing.  There was a special order for a dress in a new Doctor Manhattan spin-off fabric, made out of two plastic membranes with fluid between them, so the fluid keeps shifting around like a lava lamp.  The customer didn’t want it, saying that the dress looked ugly, but Walter thought otherwise, and since no one wanted the dress, he took it home.  Two years later, he heard that the customer was raped and tortured outside of her apartment building while her neighbors just…

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #165

Hands – Indira’s take on Exploration Challenge #165

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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #165

PROMPT #165

Our theme for this week isHANDS.

hands speak

many languages

of

greetings

love

hate

friendship

of

bonds

giving and receiving

empathy

soft touch

hard touch

they unite

they divide

sometimes they touch

you get touch therapy

sometimes they touch

yet

you feel untouched

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Not without. It’s a 6.

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Fractured, a million minute pieces, a framework crumbled. Not without warning were the signs, no acknowledgement of foundation fissures visible to the naked eye. Source trace immaterial,time works what it will not without cooperation. Of the moment, in the moment, each moment opportunity. Reach outward without prejudice, probability jury willreject, stacked long ago. Your power only, change in the pocket, lay it on the table.

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Hand in hand

Hand-in-hand ….. by Happy Soul

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Growing up together

Rejoicing every win

Love somewhere started to brew

Hand in hand we walked through!

Unfortunate mishap

Lucky, you were alive

In the air, broken hand flew

Hand in hand we walked it through!

Prosthetic hands IN

Tough, indeed a blessing

It’s all metal, no skin no tissues

Hand in hand we walked through!

No more caressing touch

No hi-five, no sound of claps

It’s destiny, nothing much we can do

Hand in hand we will walk through!

I still feel the warmth

I feel my hands clasped in yours,

These eyes convey the feelings so true

Hand in hand we will walk through!

In the roller coaster

Of this life we live

I promise I will always be with you

Hand in hand we will walk through!

Thank you Reena for hosting Reena’s Exploration Challenge .

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Your hands, my words

Don’t miss the beautiful piece —Your hands, My words … by Punam

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Your hands hold me protectively
my hands write, evoke life’s glory
the give and take, the working in tandem theory
unfolding every day a new story!

Your hands are pragmatic and solid
keeping me grounded on world stage well nigh!
my words rise loftily high
building a mansion in the sky!

Your hands are cool and neutral
not withdrawn but working methodically
my words spill moodily
somewhat convinced but not completely!

Your strong hands are lovingly gentle
making me twirl giddily on my feet
my words are shy and sweet
promising you heaven, when with thine they meet!

Your hands span my waist
spinning my world dizzily
my words unfurl softly
caressing your feelings tenderly!

Your hands weave magic mostly
with joy they make me scream
my words gush forth like a stream
passionate and full of dreams!

Our hands discover and create
as we continue on this…

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Hand Holding

Hand Holding …….. by VJ Knutson

VJ's avatarOne Woman's Quest

Father’s grip
controlling crush
warned against
disobedience

First love
Grade one
holding hands
walking home

A sister’s hand –
frail flesh stretched
over aching bones –
clung to mine
until too hot to touch
I had to let go
while she surrendered
her last breath.

A lover’s hand
lacks stillness –
strokes and cajoles
sensuality evoking desire

Held my children’s hands
with my heart –
never wanting to let go
prideful possession

A granddaughter’s fist
still pink from birthing
wraps around my finger
gripping the unknown
with the ferocity of
one hungry for life

Husband’s hand
reaches for mine
conveys support –
strength to propel
me forward.

Hands convey
what the mind cannot –
a secret language
nuanced for life’s moments
leaving deep impressions.

(Hand Holding first appeared here August, 2018. I submit an edited edition here for Reena’s Exploration challenge: hands. Image from personal collection.)

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