Virality

capturing a mindset on pagescelebrating or denigrating itleaving it open with questionstakes a piece of the writer with it a sketch takes perspectivesof the artist -yetviralityis a clickon transient screenslike shapeless splashes of inkon time Quadrille #190

Blamerapy

Blamerapy = Blame Therapy Call it another word for gaslighting or mental abuse to make your puny self look good. Being in someone else’s blamerapy* Longing to be there, but laughing it off A negative blamerapy** makes me look good Meander between the shattered shelling Examine critically another’s struggling Reject better or best; benchmark against … Continue reading Blamerapy

The Lighthouse

Where is the lighthouse that I long for?Where is the signal that I need?Is there a shore that I can reach?Is there a harbour I can find? I do not give up, I do not despairI keep on searching, I keep on prayingI trust my compass, I trust my heartI hope for a miracle, I … Continue reading The Lighthouse

Bliss

plateful of flavourswardrobe full of chiceyeful of dreamy sleeppaw-ful of lovethe most beautiful place on earth a cottage full of happinessa swing full of reachlet me touch the sky againlet blessings set up streamsthrough the roof into my heart Sammi asks us to write a piece of 47 words with the word 'cottage' in it. … Continue reading Bliss

Following the Muse

I was working on the Thanksgiving theme and found a beautiful poem. ORIGINAL POEM AS IF TO DEMONSTRATE AN ECLIPSEby Billy Collins I pick an orange from a wicker basketand place it on the tableto represent the sun.Then down at the other enda blue and white marblebecomes the earthand nearby I lay the little moon … Continue reading Following the Muse

Ghosted

Did anyone notice I'm missing today?The garden is blooming, butterflies at playGrass covers the few footsteps I left behindNo grudges against me, no axes to grindIt will grow anyway; and branches will sway Let me crack open the sun and weighGravity weakened; I’m turning greyI'll mingle with clouds, take time to rewindNo one knows I'm … Continue reading Ghosted

I to Me

Dear MeWish we could connectdecades agoacross timeI’d have let you in onthings you did not know,helped you reach better decisions.So that I, today….Could have lived in peace Poetics - for the love of letters

The light never goes out

Day ends, eyelids droop but no sign of peace;Stay awake, dream big or face nightmaresLay fears aside wrapped up in warm fleecePray and believe; someone up there cares Write on subconscious walls; enter new realmsLight fades from skies, redefines its credentialsQuite a phenomenon it is – illuminated dreamsNight falls only to display light’s infinite potential … Continue reading The light never goes out

Pomegranate Kofta

mash potatoes, mix bread and cheesespice it up, stuff pomegranate seedsshape a cutlet on an oiled palmroll it in breadcrumbsconsign it to hellof smoking hot oil watch the golden orbemerge from hellbe dunked in gravyonion, cashew, spiceand all flavours nicelaced with manna from heavenpomegranate juice it takes its place on the tablebecomes the hostess’s prideit’s … Continue reading Pomegranate Kofta