has the moon ever looked so lovelythan in your thick, brown, sturdy armsholding it with a prayerstay for more than a night-when leaves turning moonfall from your armsyou lay yourheart barecry Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge Kigo word - Leaves turning Moon
Still afloat
when eyes are still limpid poolsbut skin around them crinkleslines are experientialdon’t call them wrinkles when brushing silver strandsfrom the mink coatis a status symboldon’t let silly numberssink your magnificent boatbe happy you are still afloat Quadrille at dVerse
Bridging gaps
magnificence of thoughtengineering marvelarches over Arabian seaI pay for the ridehead bowed in reverenceto human intellect waves crashon carefully constructed pillarswanting to meethuman mindsasking for carein dealing withunderwater life I see an old mantake a long route busunable to affordthe two-way tollfor crossing sea link I wonder how manybridges are neededto cover gaping holesin God’s … Continue reading Bridging gaps
Disposal
scraping woundsto let new skin breatheI find debrismade up of memoriesonce treasurednow not so right I go around huntingfor a binto dispose painguiltlesslyput it out of sight allow energyfrom other zonesto broaden visionredefine lifecast a new light on future lifeetch new storieson sands of time, everydayto let them wash awaywithout a fight RXC #299 OLN … Continue reading Disposal
Narratives
life encircled bythorny garlandsthreatening to rupturewindows trappedin high-rise structures narratives of successpoised to implodein biographical chaptersedited glimpsesby powerful captors mutual bondsstrengthen networksthe weakest linkcan change the storyin mutable ink What Do You See #205
In the age of apps
we come here to buy hopeand go out just as fastit takes time to learnbut less to implementsadly, blasts do not last move on to the next sitetrending and offers dopequickly act and movememory is now passelanding on apps to cope we can go back to checknothing gets deletedthe app remembersif you want to forgetbrain … Continue reading In the age of apps
DUSK TO DAWN
am Iimaginingginger face of the skyor does disappointment make memorose? moon dropsslivers of lighton my pillow at nightsmashes darkness with new vigorignites sunrisebrings new colors,maybe to paint my lifeI'll wake up to new dawns- refreshed,alive Moonwashed Weekly Prompt
Tropical Climes
In a country with moody weather, but no autumnacclimatised to change, but left wonderingAre we really prepared for what is to come?History is no reliable indicator of the futureIt’s a myth; winter follows rains, but no autumn Fall colours on ramps, shops, handheld screensI paint a leaf in tangerine, fill a glass with white rumTrees … Continue reading Tropical Climes
Incomplete
the core of humanity smashedscattered on pavementscloneswith properties of the whole-but alwaysa little less;a little incomplete; God blasted Himselfwith a Big Bang-Nowplanets, satellitespart of same systembut apart-looking for each otherand God Quadrille #184 Smashing Poems Photo Challenge #482
Dots in the Universe
a dot on the landscapeof God’s creation-intense-deep-vibrantreflects propertiesof the wholeby assimilationor opposition connections undeniableinspire parablesplacement on landscapemakes the dot liableto pictures invisibleuncertain responsemakes it vulnerable dots can mergeto create artor ink blots legible-chapters and storiesawait the authorto merge them allinto a magnum opus-the final blastof truth to piercehuman consciousness Friday Faithfuls - Meaning of Life
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