Unsung odes

The living do not have a choice, but to cross the bridges in time. I do not know to what extent plant and animal life can foresee the future, but human beings possess this crucial toll of survival. It is the ability to forecast, project, dream, plan, visualize that keeps us going. In absence of … Continue reading Unsung odes

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #67

Welcome to the drift, as we sail into a new capsule of time! This will be the last Challenge in 2018. The next one will appear in the first week of January, 2019. PROMPT   FOR THE NEW ENTRANTS There is no restriction on the format or the length of the piece. It just has … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #67

Goliaths of the Dark

Challenge Poem after the sun departs and we are greeted by constellations or what we could see past the rising light of the city The elitists of the day go home A time of opportunities has gone down with the day But what would the night bring us? The start of a new journey and … Continue reading Goliaths of the Dark

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #66

Welcome again! Well, I thought of using only a picture for this week’s prompt. But then, I came across some lines I couldn’t resist sharing with you. So, here we are with two cues – Choose one or choose both and just fire. Picture Prompt Poem after the sun departs and we are greeted by … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #66

Persistence

nature bounces back in the form of disasters if abused, but shows stories of survival          it knows power to manipulate not only corrupts but addicts the world to remote control devices               yet it refuses to collaborate with its tormentors it refuses to believe what they believe            and fairy tales … Continue reading Persistence

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #65

PROMPT FOR THIS WEEK  FOR THE NEW ENTRANTS There is no restriction on the format or the length of the piece. It just has to be your reflection on the prompt from the core. Write a post on your blog, and link it up with here with a pingback, or copy-paste the blog link in … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #65

MISSION

PROMPT RESPONSE One road to safe anonymity Other a stormy path, down under Will she take the road less travelled, blazing trails like the thunder? Will she just exist, or choose to live Will she just breathe, or breathe fire? She was born to recreate destiny All roadblocks drew her ire. She walks alone, but … Continue reading MISSION

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #64

Welcome to a festive season! It is the time for us to go home, or welcome people home. Or just find that place within ourselves we can call home.  There are some people who induce that feeling in us of being home. There are times ideas come home to us – as if they never … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #64

Toxicity

Prompt So what exactly happened here? A woman felt powerless because she was unable to let go of a story she was holding onto which made her a victim. Even though she no longer saw this man, her former lover, she carried him within, and over and over again inside was keeping this version of … Continue reading Toxicity

Silent Eloquence

the story of life embedded in glances who other than you can decipher nuances? in your language, I did dream over the years piercing pain, shattered bits cannot stop flowing tears we try to reach a pact in the first night away from you half-open peeps can’t count ensuing aeons of blues silence is their … Continue reading Silent Eloquence