The smiles enticed and the eloquent eyes conveyed different messages. The heads on the mantelpiece in the President’s office displayed his belief in diversity. The same was reflected in the organizational policies for recruitment, and representation on different teams. His efforts were applauded, and he was the recipient of several awards for his diversity and … Continue reading Diversity
wishes never depart they just hibernate waiting for opportune moments Life. Weekend Writing Prompt #26 by Sammi Cox
(As this is the last of Reena’s Exploration Challenges, let me say how I have enjoyed being a part of each challenge. Thanks Reena for challenging me the way you have.)
When Horace Skant was given tenure at the local university he put on hold his life’s work, at least temporarily.
Horace had spent much of his life answering the question “Why Is It So?”
So when the Dean of Philosophy, Harvey Ivehadathoughtortwo, summoned him to his office on his first day and laid out the nature of Horace’s tenure Horace saw opportunity long denied him.
Horace Skant had lived a long life, most of it on welfare as no one could stand him working for them for than a half day as Horace had a habit of regaling them with whatever discovery he had made into his life’s work.
Not many people were interested in why a cow is…
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Draft of a story, floating in a torrential draught Politics and moral police will ensure he is caught. Write bestsellers, it does not prove you are right Naysayers in action are using all their might Sail to horizons afar, where authenticity is on sale Recreate reality, don’t upset the dominant scale Find the author before … Continue reading Censorship
Which way does Imagination go and where is Perfection Point? Dreams are my canvas thoughts my tools and I keep flying … What is a journey without a destination? It is more a witch hunt than a map for research but I keep walking ….. How do I know if I lag behind … Continue reading Which Way?
To walk in all things contrary
Do things not everyone agrees
Act against the natural course
As long as we have faith and hope
Help is at hand, we can all cope
A source of energy not force
Great source, we can be creative
Those who wronged us, we can forgive
If we fall, we can rise again
Learn the lesson, be stronger
Inside of us, we have armour
Living a life of peaceful Zen
Count to ten before we explode
In this mode, we can say amen*
(c) ladyleemanila 2017
* Jeffreys Sonnet
It doesn’t interest me what you ache for. The adventure of being alive is opened by life’s betrayals the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to self; if you can bear accusation of betrayal but not betray your own soul; if … Continue reading I want to know (Erasure Poem)
We are in the tenth and last week of the Exploration Challenge. It is needless to say that I enjoyed the interactions immensely. And this is a fairly simple one. Just read the four quotes in the pic, and write whatever it inspires. The piece you write can be a quote, prose, fiction, a form … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge # Week 10
Ebbing tides reveal what lies beneath disguised, ignored and helps it face the world with its original force. Withdrawal does not shock anymore as I come to terms with the real face life has to show. I will tread with care tomorrow when the tides are high again fully aware of what … Continue reading Ebb
