In the wrong box

We've received a complaint, but in the wrong boxWe don't deal with the forbidden, or unlucky charmsYou ask about a parcel yet to be deliveredMaybe happiness spilt out with a jolt We don't deal with the forbidden, or unlucky charmsthere are scavengers hunting for what's in thereMaybe happiness spilt out with a joltand the parcel … Continue reading In the wrong box

Shadow Play

when shadows come first, what do they saythey inspire solid structures which won't swayI need to know where the shadows come fromWhat is their past? What games do they play? they inspire solid structures which won't swayI want to touch that invisible latent forceWhat is their past? What games do they play?Where does the sun … Continue reading Shadow Play

When regret overtakes

When the world goes dryI’ll have a few tearsbottled in regretand helplessnessto float my boatfind new destinations When the world looks upside downI’ll know I’m the chosen onethe one deserving to beon the Maker’s sidelaughing at his own mistakeslaunching new ones When regret overtakes intentI’ll have a thought to fall back onIf the Maker can … Continue reading When regret overtakes

Adagio

nobody knows the cause of commotionpain taking over in slow motionhurting body, numbing the mind Look for the cause, for I can't find pain taking over in slow motionIs it external or internal?Look for the cause, for I can't findAll I know is I'm not responsible. Is it external or internalnobody knows the cause of … Continue reading Adagio

Recipe for —-

goldfishnot in a bowlbut under a microscoperound the clock sunflowerstarved of sunlightjuggling devicesin boxy apartments geneticsunable to cross overto current realityfrozen mindsets Recipe for ….. Lucky Dip at Saturday Mix

Not Again

yellow lights dot a sky which isnot yet darkpessimistic shadows show shapesfamiliar, yet scaryunrealistic, but stonedto stoke fears of what is probablewhat can happenfrom a particular perspective those yellow lights look like signals from heavento someone who can’t sleepin fear of being overtaken, overpoweredby rivals, enemies or competitorsbut knows there’s a way out theresomewhereeven if … Continue reading Not Again

Happy

lounging around in search of wordsto house myriad thoughts scrolling down screenson discount salesto find somethingthat renovatesmy withering existence mixing colours for the perfect shadefor renewal of interiors with artwhile my pupsscramble for attention I wait for happinessto take a concrete shapeand assure melife’s worth living.. Poetics at dVerse

Turns

parched lips celebratea mirage - unmindful ofdark disappointmentwaiting silently belowit existed oncebut satisfies thirst no morepainted petals ofmemory in folds of soulmove on, move on forliberation lay on turnsyou ignored on your sojourn Tanka Tuesday Weekly Prompt Chosen form - Choka https://youtu.be/4czuFubJjjk

Mind, body, soul … and dreams

color-blocked dreamson dreary landscapes-this is how I built a lifemade it tolerable, breathable-I made the bodyinhabitablefor the soul-I fed the soulto buildmind and body temples Photo Challenge at MLMM