nonsense masquerades as humour on celebrated platforms sensibility mourns untimely demise of word-gems framed in exquisite jewels peddled as poetry abstract beauty gives way to crass in-your-face monstrosities pick up a book on the way home it may be the antique you sell to host a comedy show https://dversepoets.com/2019/09/26/meet-the-bar-metaphorically-speaking/
Undoing the damage won’t be easy- Be not vain Laughter of a pagan reverberates in the valley Time rolls by, across the sky, many a time Issuing ultimatums, but Man – in no mood to pay heed Altercations in the shape of natural disasters Terrorize the universe – but human minds Unlock mysteries with research … Continue reading Warning
fluttering hearts fail to notice muttering lips -insecure shethinks he is praying for their togetherness methinks insecurities will hit the relationship much later when it is too late to turn back muttering under breath swearing at luck fluttering like a bird to find keys of a locked cage hacking freedom a … Continue reading TOO LATE
harbinger of stories carrying a reputation on its delicate back -a magpie struggles to stay afloat in air mimicking humans lest the burden of luck good or bad brings it down -what is natural to it is a fable for others ironies of life…. https://scvincent.com/2019/09/26/thursday-photo-prompt-harbinger-writephoto/
disappearing stairs unending fence droplets of sunlight falling through leaves inadequate to hydrate a sagging spirit I wonder then where did they come from -all those who made it to the top there is a place somewhere there which offers respite or creates restlessness to drive people up the hill Till they … Continue reading Where did they come from?
I chose four of the quotes - “The world will offer itself to you to be unmasked.” from The Zürau Aphorisms “I usually solve problems by letting them devour me.” from Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors “Beyond a certain point there is no return. This point has to be reached.” from The Trial “But what am I … Continue reading Too soon?
I see renewal, reinvention replacement all around the world is not the same but not bad either… Then, I look inward to search for hopes of peace, serenity they have been buried sensibly -but a part of me lives to mourn extinction of dreams https://dversepoets.com/2019/09/23/quadrille-88-and-the-word-is/
only if I knew an outstretched palm awaiting raindrops would get scorched in the sun I would’ve conquered thirst only if I knew parasols I held close would be blown by the wind I would’ve built shelters Only if I knew relationships will fall short of expectations I would’ve invested in myself … Continue reading Now that I know it
sensitivity to numbness, distrust of trust, drug-induced euphoria. Reason clashes with Emotion What is true? Which is illusion? What I see and hear, or what I feel? A shift in perception creates conceptual clarity. white noise in the mind gives equanimity. I see you in a different light. each layer being peeled apart, … Continue reading Shapeshifters
a tiny hope to overshadow the Sun acquires gigantic proportions I wake up energized, ready to take on the world ground beneath my feet slips like sand lashing waves topple dreams I’ve no wings yet something sprouts internally taking me up, up and up….. Is this what you call the stratosphere? https://scvincent.com/2019/09/19/thursday-photo-prompt-murmur-writephoto/
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