Journeys

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Confidence stems from familiarity. I’ve seen this before. It generates a ‘been there, done that’ feeling. undeterred by deepunfathomable darknesshe charges aheadclaustrophobic densityof the forest drives despair Picture libraries abound with expertise in visual deception. I travel with the lens, but cannot fly across the sky. borrowed vision showsamoebic interiorsyet conceal intentWhy did the maker … Continue reading Journeys

Blankness #5lines

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I unfold with carecrumpled pieces of paper-bins of memorystained with ink of washed storiesmock white deceptive blankness https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/03/03/colleens-2020-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-167-poetschoice/

Martian

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I enjoyed the lull before the storm, but it’s over now. Fanaticism prevails. I’m as secular and liberal as I’ve always been, but the terms are now used in an abusive manner. I grew up in a Hindu household, with Muslim and Christian neighbours (two childless couples who treated me as a daughter), and we … Continue reading Martian

Like Life

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blooming buds of hope display delicate beautyfall apart like life https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/02/19/heeding-haiku-with-chevrefeuille-february-19th-2020-first-flower/ https://dversepoets.com/2020/02/18/poetics-to-be-a-flower/

Horror Show

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once againnightmares of the darkstrike, outerfacades smileat my helplessness-history repeats itself Image credit: Ritu Bhathal https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/02/18/colleens-2019-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-165-photoprompt/

Sun God

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Does anybody know the age of the Sun? For how long has the fireball maintained its intensity? It’s not easy being an indispensable source of energy. It has to work even when the fire is not visible to the human eye. It lives, walks and delivers – in some other part of the world, but … Continue reading Sun God