Integration

I was so busy tending the gardenfailed to see what's growing on the fencecreepers that eventually made inroadstouched whatever was sacrosanct failed to see what's growing on the fencethey peeped, creeped and learnt the ropestouched whatever was sacrosanctWelcome messages they carried with them they peeped, creeped and learnt the ropesI learnt over time to assimilateWelcome … Continue reading Integration

Incubate

frozen pellets touchautumnal thoughts to announcethe first month with sleetexhorting beds to cope upminds to think, not hibernate I'll see you walkingsturdy boots trampling sloth inlate winter gardensharing warm secrets with windschilled - till they change direction host campfires at nightcarry messages from moon-blanket by the fireincubating ideasfor impending growth season 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry … Continue reading Incubate

Rebellion

He moonwalksto keep the crowds engagedputting up a grand showunder intense pressurewhen walking straightis not an option for himbut no one knows He jaywalksto express hidden angstand becomesa target for criticism Rebellion has deep roots Quadrille #189

Growing up

left aloneI built my fortresswith charactersand their preciousimaginary response this lion is now tiredof catering to my whimsthere’s a long path aheadunwinding slowlytaking meto the real world Will the world catch upwith my almost lostchildhood yearsand take it aheadfrom there? What Do You See?

Dear Lantern

It’s not easy being you the voice of sanitywhen madness sellseasy going, laid backwhere ambition tellslengths to whichpeople will gotill dreams come true It’s not easyfinding a nichebeing visibleattracting eyeballsrepelling mothsfielding calls It’s not easy movingat your own paceleg-lessplaced by someone elsein a convenient place It’s not easy being a fairy talewhen stories unfold all … Continue reading Dear Lantern

Work Ethic

technology gives scope to manipulatethe old scribe on the square ruminatesswears by his transparency and ethicsnever did a document go amiss the old scribe on the square ruminateshe was the one trusted by Kingsnever did a document go amissthe scribe put in his best copying he was the one trusted by Kingshis fractured arm was … Continue reading Work Ethic

Love outsmarts Fear

unseasonal showersdarkness implodesfirecrackers explodeconnectivity lost in miresilent devices conspire a stranger’s footsteps approachmaybe the end is nearclock strikes twelvemusic fills the room“Happy Birthday to You”Love outsmarts fear Lucky Dip - Saturday Mix at MLMM

Twist of Mystery

Going far, going farInto a brave new worldCarrying the gist of meAnd my memoryTo be valued or discardedAs scraps of history Going far, going farOrwellian documentationof phenomenal imaginationsurpassed by the real worldchallenged by the Future-laughable limitations Going far, going farwhere the terms have changedI discard history, memoryto invent a new metill I un-see my old … Continue reading Twist of Mystery

Behind the scenes

loud mind-beats disrupt quietEach person wondering…What are others pondering?A dollar for your thoughtslet me sell you something, but what? strategy wrapped as ideology?business disguised as a revolution?unsheathed hunger for powercleverly masked as a savior? devices, apps are only toolsyou don’t see you are wiredyou press fake buttons to playfollow our commands to staywithin the periphery … Continue reading Behind the scenes

The Brick

The brick sailed through the airIn search of an abodewith honest wallsintegrated roofrooms flowing into othersto explore mindsetsaccept diversityunify improbable mates the brick reached the woodswhere it was accusedof dividing spacespromoting ownershipinciting warbeing immobilewhen opinions need to shiftor minds need to meet the brick – now porousby its own defeatinvites builders for trialthey retract; for … Continue reading The Brick