The train stops, and it’s not a station. It’s a mechanical fault which will take time to fix. Passengers jump out for an impromptu picnic in the flower gardens near the track. Am I not lucky to have taken a train today? The boss’s secretary said flight tickets are getting expensive, and we need to … Continue reading Smell the flowers
Volatility makes one feel insecure. Flying with no strings attached is a nightmare. My daughter wants to go abroad for a doctorate, and I’ve spent three sleepless nights in a row. Umbilical cords remain. Relationships become tumultuous if one side holds tighter. Quivering balloons on the bumper of the car driving ahead tell me she … Continue reading Set free
eyes openI am in my zonestart the dayfight the worlddreams refuse to go away-I need to find time Written for Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #Specificform - Shadorma
A photo-app filter can create this effect - slightly better than pixelation. The images are easily identifiable as human, though they look faded and broken. Do I have a right to do this with their spirit? Should I break them before they dare to reach the sky? I wonder if it was a power-hungry maniac … Continue reading Filters
Stepping straighter ….by Susan
The prompt for today isWriting in One Sentence
His shoulders were hunched from the weight of recent life events and a fog of self-pity had made him almost oblivious to his surroundings but when he heard the woman softly sobbing as she sat outside of the grocery, he was startled awake and asked if he could help her to which the woman said “No.” and offered a short recitation of her own troubles which were far worse than his, so he told her he’d say a prayer for her as he lifted his head and stepped straighter.
Lady Lee’s take on RXC#247
Heat of the summer
gentle and ethereal
autumn newcomer
just had some cereal
gentle and ethereal
story transpire
ivory material
some sand and campfire
autumn newcomer
lavish party with friends
brittle and giggle
their minis and benz
just had some cereal
great way to start
all immaterial
from the soul and heart*
(c) ladyleemanila 2022
For: https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2022/09/12/wordle-287/, https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2022/09/08/reenas-xploration-challenge-247/
Who says we are made of stardust?Watch me glow as I become a sieve let sunrays penetrate my being-drive me to act, with no reprieve I’m born with a higher purposeOnly if I’m open to receive.... Written for What Do You See?
When you know you trusted the wrong people, but can blame only yourself.
A story in one sentence — by Indira
The prompt for today isWriting in One Sentence
Any thought that passes through you is good enough,as long as you can express it in one sentence.The sentence can be two words or as long as you can stretch it. It’s perfectly okay if it looks like a paragraph or stanza.
‘More than the wounds the revelation that those he thought his loyal were working for the enemy camp killed him…’
Motives …. By Benjamin
Sieving my motives
Saturated with subtle pride
Strong-scented self-centeredness and the like
Stuck to my intentions like emojis
Written for RXC:PROMPT #247, hosted by Reena
When did I become A searchfrom a pathway Who labeled a fading scar aspersistent ache Why did I agree to move mountainsand build a graveyard What blinded me enough to lose visionin search of light How did I change a metaphorto autobiography Written for Sunday Confessionals
