Ending

life, love, laughter lilting merriment surreal   slipping away in somnambulistic silence knowing nothing of netherlands but landing there   A leafless forest lakes leaving earth listening to lazy lullabies   -Lifeless   https://dversepoets.com/2020/01/30/the-music-of-alliteration-assonance-and-consonance/

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #120

Reena's Exploration Challenge Welcome back to this space, friends! PROMPT The theme this week is RHETORICAL QUESTION Use the words in your piece, allude to it in some way, or include the figure of speech in your writing. Have a ball! Can writers write? As usual, there is no restriction on length or format of … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #120

Earth #writephoto

angry colors beat wispiness of clouds overshadow cool skies   dark horizons mock the ether Earth rises to meet new challenges posed by the day   yet remains rooted in ground truths of its existence redefines potential of reality       https://scvincent.com/2020/01/30/thursday-photo-prompt-daybreak-writephoto/

Essential difference

“I’m a life planner, not a financial planner.” “So what do you do?” The tone is sceptical. The speaker recounts the story of a client, who had a huge surplus amount at 65 years of age. He needed a direction to do what his heart desired, not just investment avenues. “I got it”, the young … Continue reading Essential difference

Feeders

"Atlas held the world on his shoulders, I can do it on a finger.", he spins the ball on a single digit. Fantasies smile from the crib behind. "You are what we made you." https://only100words.xyz/2020/01/30/three-line-tales-week-209/

Tremors

“I was hired to kill Princess Diana. They were people from the royal family. A confession cannot harm me at this terminal stage of life.” Nobody has been booked, as the contract killer did not reveal any name before dying. But the tremors of his conscience continue to disrupt the family. Another choice is made. … Continue reading Tremors

Happily ever after

“My father planned this place. The benches were carefully placed, not facing , knowing the lack of cordiality between certain natives.” I couldn’t decipher Grandma’s smile. Wrinkles weakened expressions of her once beautiful face. “Do you recall something specific about the place?” It was on her insistence that we had driven down several miles to … Continue reading Happily ever after

Fading subtlety

faint glimmer losing glitter sinking on horizons of pre-set time lines   I don’t have forever wait for life to occur mortality lends frameworks as final bells chime   seasonal cycles demonstrate renewals but other shores may have different climes   I see uncertainty losing subtlety etching dark visuals on happy old rhymes     … Continue reading Fading subtlety

Smoky veils

whiff of freedom fired by borrowed ideas filled some coffers burnt lungs away   self-esteem so low it got a boost by weightless dark smoke   a future so uncertain not deserving a thought veiled by thick layers of assumed identities   https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/01/28/photo-challenge-300/

Wild – Who, what, when?

going wild changed meaning from grabbing all the chocolates to rebellious adolescence to unconventional youth to wistfulness of adulthood   I wonder why I only wish to go wild now what stops me from doing it? fear of wilderness, weak will, or fear of repercussions?       https://dversepoets.com/2020/01/27/quadrille-96-wild-monday/