Micropoetry

I wonder how I survived as an infant, with so little of life skills. It must have been the kindness of those around me. I read somewhere that human beings are genetically wired to be attracted to a baby, as babies need help. The Creator had taken care to induce systems to aid survival. Where … Continue reading Kindness Kills

if survival is the purpose of life futility rules intensity of survival challenges guide your life live to survive or add value to the world decide and act     Challenge available at Weekly Haiku-Senryu Challenge by Elsie Hagley

spookiness of thought in the darkness of night hot bed for crime   Ronovan Writes Weekly Poetry Prompt Challenge #173

wishes never depart they just hibernate waiting for opportune moments Life.   Weekend Writing Prompt #26 by Sammi Cox

Draft of a story, floating in a torrential draught Politics and moral police will ensure he is caught. Write bestsellers, it does not prove you are right Naysayers in action are using all their might Sail to horizons afar, where authenticity is on sale Recreate reality, don’t upset the dominant scale Find the author before … Continue reading Censorship

I grew up with the notion that the sky sheds tears at night, which we see as morning dew. It awakened compassion in me for the stars and moon, and I thought about what made them cry. Was it a lesson not learnt, or an incomplete school assignment? The botany lessons lessened my sympathy a … Continue reading Vanishing Magic

mirage of life keeps hope floating around just enough to live what we call fate reminds us of the grand illusion   In other words, illusion at Patricia's Place

wounds become medals stirring memories of pain and courage in war I placed trust in someone, and struggle to hide the scars   Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge #Week 68

nature’s eerie ways experiments with textures and different costumes carry messages of change being the only constant   Colleen's Weekly Poetry Tuesday Challenge