I am beholden at herculean efforts to get my eyeballs. Advertisers chase me as competition toughens. The travel business is on fire, as the holiday season begins. Tanka inspired by ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-146-beholdeye/ Ronovan Writes Weekly Poetry Challenge Coverpic: todayifoundout.jpg
If you feel you can’t take it any more Step back and see which part feels sore. What makes you want to strike? Do you wish to settle a score? You start losing the race of life if you cannot read thoughts any more. (44 words) Quadrille inspired by 5-word Weekly Writing Prompt at Secretkeeper … Continue reading Stress
* /a\ /magic\ \tricks/ \a/ |n| |d| ||| |j| |u| |s| |t| ||| |f| |o| |r| ||| |y| |o| |u| ___________________________________ you must use it wisely three spells you can cast but only good ones and only for the world be careful Dedicated to Reena Saxena via A Magic Wand Dedicated to Reena Saxena — Mick … Continue reading Concrete poem by Mick Talbot – A Magic Wand
The social structure fears movement, as movement threatens its stability. They invented a beautiful term called ‘settling down’, couched in feelings of bliss, contentment and having reached a destination. It signifies the end of a journey, the end of a quest to look for something better and the end to exploration. It safeguards the interest … Continue reading Atlas Settled
How I wish I had this ability to spread creative magic! May you and your tribe grow To enliven a dull world! https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/04/18/colleens-weekly-poetry-challenge-30-wish-magic/
Do they really sleep at night? Are they not haunted by the memory of their victims’ helplessness? Or do they reach a calm state after settling scores with an enemy, with the satisfaction of having dispensed justice? Each criminal is settling a score -- against poverty, injustice or the system that failed to educate him/her … Continue reading The Prison of Life
Cherita CYNICISM I am a cynic, leave me alone, I am absolutely fine. Experience is taking the shocks and knocks. I know the threshold where positivity falls. I couldn’t care less about crossing the lines. Why wage a battle for unwanted trophies? I have witnessed the atrophying of thought. Shadorma The Writers' … Continue reading Cherita and Shadorma
The stray puppies on the street sharing warmth and food are cuddled close by beggars. It is the hard life that makes them so soft inside. Inspired by Colleen's Weekly Poetry Tanka Challenge https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/04/11/colleens-weekly-poetry-challenge-28-hard-soft/ Pic: journeysandjournals.com
The insane rants of my mother really pull me down She needs to play, and dirty her hands to realize how difficult it is, to set up games and perform well to score a clear win against troublesome Little Brother. She never understands I need attention. Nonet inspired by Weekly Writing Prompt at Secretkeeper … Continue reading Inside the Baby Brain
Curious instincts make me spy lovely minds with mind-boggling accuracy, to reveal wonders of being human. Tanka inspired by RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challennge at https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2017/04/10/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-144-wonderspy/ Pic: newheavenonearth.wordpress.com
