She lived in a castle all her life, but never knew happiness. The cold stone floor, the bats hanging upside down on the ceiling and a Spartan meal served in a metal plate without cutlery defined her existence. Her detractors feared that she would use broken china or cutlery to hurt herself, or them. The … Continue reading Shifting shafts of light
The absence of one defines another’s existence Light and dark White and black have divided mindsets and life in two distinct parts. We learnt that opposites attract they also polarize the world, and wink at each other. The absence of one defines another’s existence. Inspired by Sammi Cox at Weekend Writing … Continue reading Opposites
darkening forests the bitter sweetness of love dusk bring memories I love to relive let all those sublimate in a bar of chocolate the taste lingers on flooding with emotions and long forgotten dreams I ignore obesity and satisfy cravings with food for my soul Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille, July 26th … Continue reading Dark Desires
Untangling the knots of a life entwined with others and watching the open ends lose direction hurts. Feeling my core split open to release pain and inability to find antidotes hurts even more. Inspired by Photo Challenge #175 at https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/photo-challenge-175/
Powered by the winds I just want to fly and reinvent myself like clouds in the sky. But I belong to the Earth and it needs power I remain rooted here moving, but slower The Sun paints the sky in patterns bright and new to fuel imagination as I power you Boundaries … Continue reading Empowered Existence
She was the first to walk out of the office, but knew that hundreds will soon follow. She needed to find a table in the nearest coffee shop, to work from, for at least an hour. How she hated these mock fire drills, which were always held on the busy last day of the quarter! … Continue reading The Last Day of the Quarter
Madhu was shocked to find her loving husband gone from the house, leaving a note saying that he still loved her, but could not bear to live with her. She was well into her forties, still beautiful, her house was well-kept, and she won plaudits for being the best hostess in town. Her only grouse … Continue reading Ten to one
She wondered if John was the same, silly teenager she had fallen in love with. He had won several awards for his research on artificial intelligence. A part of their home was converted into a lab. She was the lucky owner of two robots, to do all the housework. She learnt a bit of programming, … Continue reading Programmed
The blue of the sky and sea induces further blues in me. The horizon spells uncertainty of movement into unknown territory. My job has brought me to this resort. It is not a destination of choice. I wander around aimlessly, with a blank expression. Suddenly, I feel a pair of strong hands pulling me back, … Continue reading Blues
Perspectives change the world but I remain rooted to the same place all troubles emanate from my inability to move, shake or shift what I do not like. Inspired by 'In other words, troubles .......' at Patricia's Place Image: ictnblog.wordpress.com
