Now attracts living heads lingers lazily becoming a bottleneck for Past to zoom into the Future, leaving milestones Earth rotates and revolves, toppling ambitions – “Do you know exactly where do you stand?” Reena's Exploration Challenge #Week 52
I stopped in my tracks, on seeing this very intriguing picture. I’m sharing it will all of you as a prompt for this week. It raised a lot of metaphysical questions. I wonder if there could be a light-hearted response to this, such as As long as Later does not arrive….. And if Later is … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 52
I set fire to myself the world watches this is how I wanted it My inflammable core awaits sparks to … awaken latent potential activate neural networks create new pathways undertake journeys invent destinations to…. ignite creativity I wonder why the world sees output but not the underlying process this is not how … Continue reading How I wanted it
I feel uneasy today. I hope it is a passing phase. But the prompt I chose reflects it. Let it remain on record like a journal. There is one picture and two quotes. Choose any one, or choose all three, and create whatever you can. I would like to see a simplification – in the … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 51
a ropes cuts my skin and soul shackles hamper movement but keep me glued to life apathetic knots outdated rules bonds unresolved a pull makes me turn back a nudge spurs me on imagined bonds….. turn out to be wishful thinking understanding bondage helps me value … Continue reading Ropes
Welcome to Week 50! I hadn’t expected the Exploration Challenge to last for 50 weeks. But, as the interactions get more interesting, I plan to continue it for some more time. We celebrated the Indian Independence Day 2 days ago, and the subject of freedom has been widely discussed and debated here. This week’s challenge … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 50
I came across an interesting article on ghosts today, as if on cue from the universe. I have done a slightly different version of an Erasure poem. The prose constitutes of excerpts taken from the source article, without disturbing the order of words or meaning. The poetry (in italics) has been added by me to … Continue reading Different Perspectives
Welcome to Week 49! Walking through fire and not getting burnt reminded me of ghosts. What is a ghost but a spirit? We see them as unwanted relics of the past, who seemingly, refuse to leave our world. We fear them, because they are not limited by physical bodies and can get in anywhere. What … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 49
She was tough. She was indefatigable. She was notorious. She was the boss of an outfit described as mercenary. Yet, the courageous woman reporter of a TV channel showed the gumption to interview her. What makes you tick? I learnt early in life that fire needs ignition, fuel and oxygen to burn. There are plenty … Continue reading Sun Burns
Welcome to Week 48 Today’s challenge is fairly simple. Just use the given sentence somewhere in your piece – poem, story, anecdote, memory, quotation or anything else. You may choose to just take the theme, and not use the words in your piece. She walked through fire, but was not burnt by it…… LAST … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge -Week 48