Orange on Black

The young scion of a prestigious business family makes waves in the industry, as she completely changes the face of the business. The new products are quirky, cost less than the competition  and appeal to millennials.  Senior managers are concerned about investment being higher than the returns, but the septuagenarian Chairman quips, “The company needs … Continue reading Orange on Black

Carrol Crush Saga

Three voices don’t let me sleep What I want? What society expects from me? What I expect myself to do? Four riddles are never solved What do those people think about me? Do they really care to think about me ….. or anything else? Why am I thinking about what they think about me? Echoes … Continue reading Carrol Crush Saga

Don’t sell short

will you measure strength and then teach wrong techniques - with inaccurate tools? -survival is compromise if I can prosper and lead https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2022/03/07/what-do-you-see-124-march-7th-2022/ https://amanpan.com/eugis-weekly-prompt-survival-march-8-2022/

A letter

I know you don’t expect me, nor am I a welcome visitor in your self-imposed isolation. But this is to let you know that I’ll be there with you next week.  I’m haunted by the stones in that cottage – each carrying a story from the past. Stones chosen carefully for what they represent, got … Continue reading A letter

English Doha

A doha is a couplet consisting of two lines, each of 24 instants called 'Matras'. Each line has 13 instants in first part and 11 instants in the second. The first and third quarters of doha have 13 instants which must parse as 6-4-3. Source: Wikipedia Epics like the Ramayana tell a whole story in … Continue reading English Doha

Deception

windows to the soul give a filtered view with coloured lenses -eyes are no longer a barometer to the truth thick eyeglasses gauging stuff assume bare eyes do not give a clear picture vision deceives- without judgement only minds can apply backed by experience https://dversepoets.com/2022/03/07/eyeing-the-quadrille-147/

Scripts in stone

She tells me my story by reading the runesNot sure how much reality she prunesI wonder who wrote those scripts in stoneWhat was their story, they know it alone… Not sure how much reality she prunesand after all, it's only her interpretationWhat was their story, they know it aloneLet me know what's true, then praise … Continue reading Scripts in stone

Let me lie low

let me lie low, when I'm at peacelet me not my anger releaseI don't want suppressed rage to showmy dark side- to do as I pleaseI'm silent, no tantrums to throwwhen I'm at peace, let me lie low https://dversepoets.com/2022/02/24/poetry-form-sparrowlet/ https://dversepoets.com/2022/03/03/dverse-open-link-night-311-golden-wait/