success carried lightly on shoulders pushes one to the stratosphere much faster Rise up! https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2021/11/02/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-poets-choice-4/
Success
Change
Photo by Gratisography on Pexels.com change crosses my path every day imperceptibly slow -sometimes I stop and evaluate how far have I come careening change sweeps me to other planes leaves me gasping for breath wondering If I’m still alive… Change mocks I don’t change impact on you changes https://dversepoets.com/2021/11/01/closing-in-on-the-end-of-2021/
This is where
This is where they had dreamt the future. This is where they had planned to meet. And they did ... Just that it was a little too late. https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2021/11/01/what-do-you-see-november-1st-2021/
Forward movement
My mother talks non-stop at the dining table. The stories she recounts ad nauseam can start from the 1950s. I’ve heard different versions of the same incident umpteen times, and know how people and stories change inside one’s head. I look around a little more and find this to be a widespread disease with people … Continue reading Forward movement
Evolutionary journeys
It is like getting to know them all over again, when they visit in the holidays - the long phone calls and FaceTime chats notwithstanding. Reality strikes hard. It’s not enough to know what they are eating or wearing. I don’t know what goes through their minds in the interim phase, and what journeys they … Continue reading Evolutionary journeys
Halloween
All those souls I don’t know energy forms refuel, but how? the unknown always fascinates we take a guess at varied states Today, it’s fear, a story, a scare.. Who knows - tomorrow I may be there Signals from Mars - ask or annotate? It something excites, we celebrate… I celebrate those yet to be … Continue reading Halloween
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #205
Welcome back! I confess to going with the flow. But it catches you in your 'flow' zone - writing without too much of effort. PROMPT #205 The prompt line is "Do I believe in ghosts?" You don't have to actually use the words in your piece. You may if you wish to. It should be … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #205
Spectres and Spectators
"I heard ghosts have feet pointed in the opposite direction - they are so torn between going where they belong now and interacting here in this world." "That's a good input. Because this benign ghost will move towards you and hug you ..." "whoa ..." I don't know how to manage a fake ghost spectre … Continue reading Spectres and Spectators
The Word
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4GN2oAPvGYPu4coGg9469D?si=79b4aab2bcc3464f I find a word somewhere on my morning walk, and I don’t know what it means. I stash it away in my bag as a keepsake, a reminder of the wonderful morning I feel lucky to breathe in. The horror starts when the bag starts getting heavy. My shoulders ache, so I place it … Continue reading The Word
Sabotage
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1aayvRv9jOH9EG8dLFfn3D?si=b80fa38de8b84434 The plan is laid out for execution. After all checks are carried out, Johnson decides to meditate to gather himself. The scene around him is changing … clouds gather …. the light is hazy… The spectre of uncertainty hanging above him assumes larger proportions. It engulfs his existence to the extent of paralysis. He … Continue reading Sabotage
