I love the surprise you are going to spring on me. And I won’t tell you that I already know it. I’ve tracked your movement across the globe - your academic achievements, jobs, international assignments. I wanted to say I’m so proud of you. But something stopped me. I did not want to puncture the … Continue reading Spirit of Giving
Freshness … By Aishwarya
dew drops on morn sun,
wakes to aurora’s spell work,
zeitgeist phoenixes,
iridescence of purpose,
births fresh wave of tomorrows.
Poetry Form :- Tanka (5/7/5/7/7 syllables)
Acknowledgements :- Thank you Reena Saxena for hosting Reena’s Exploration Challenge. I’ve combined prompts of last week #236( Re-birth) and current week#237 ( Zeitgeist). Thank you Sadje for hosting What do you see challenge #140. Thank you all for stopping by and reading.
Enjoy Eugenia's take on RXC#237 https://amanpan.com/2022/06/30/one-step-forward-two-steps-back/
“I can’t figure out what they want. People who cannot manage their own lives find solace by placing the blame on others, especially those in higher positions. It is human psychology - fingers pointing at others take away the focus from the source of the problem, their own incapability. If they don’t have bread, they … Continue reading The Flippant Queen
My story …. By Mich
My Story
if you know my story
you’d be amazed
for mine is the
modern account
of an era where women
are regarded as the weakest
human version
mine represents
the zeitgeist of the
unfortunate era for women
an era when if a woman speaks
her mind she is stubborn
she is selfish
she is arrogant.
if you know my story you’d either
hate me or love me
hate me for not standing up
for myself or love mefor being
the most resilient patient
woman you’d probably
encountered this age.
however you take it
i guarantee you
i am well aware of
my rights my dispositions
my priveledges and i will
fight the moment
i am least expected to
retaliate.
that’s who i am strong
determined empowered
but resilient and patient
most importantly
i never rage a war
without a game plan
so if you think
i am weak and…
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What is our hallmark? ….. by Sadje
We have a word prompt this week
Zeitgeist
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It’s hard to capture zeitgeist of our current era
On one hand, we have loosening of the norms
Things that were acceptable are being trashed
And more freedom is being given all around
While on the other hand some conservatives are trying
To drag the society back into the dark ages
By curbing the rights of women and minorities
I do wonder what the future generations would say
About our confused decisions, our indeterminate reactions
Have we failed at everything that we had set out to do?
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Written for RXC ; PROMPT #237, hosted by Reena
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Zeitgeist ...via 10 little detours ....by Britta Benson
My heart and mind shatter …. By EM Kingston
Like this old beaten house, my heart and mind are full of grief and loss. Long story short…My daughter duped me and took away everyone in one swish of her razor tongue. All I ever wanted was for my kids was for them to be loved, happy, and have a new mom with a new look on life. It’s clear that they just want me to be the bad guy, so I am going to mourn in the way that I know how. I don’t want to answer a lot of questions. I just need to feel this in order to not break down again.
Place – My Mind
Emotion – Mourning
Adjective – Misunderstood
Verb – Mirrored
My animal – Mockingbird
My essence – Misery.
My mind is tangled and weaved in sorrow.
I feel like an old house, abandoned and forgotten.
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A peaceful feeling … By Christine Bialczak
Its a terrific day to bypass the world and languish what’s needing to be
Done are the days of silly cartoons dangling fake lives ‘front of me
I bend to the floor, escaping the lights, from the moon accessible through the blinds
My stonewashed jeans are clean and are dry and nothing weighs on my mind
The opalescence in this worldwide debut is the beauty of an angel’s halo
A zeitgeist of long gone serenity waits while dreams of a utopia grow.
©2022 CBialczak Poetry
Livestock …. by Susi Bocks
Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #237 – Zeitgeist
& Eugenia’s Weekly Prompt – Opalescence
the zeitgeist of the 70s
shimmering opalescence
of hope
springing forth
what we thought
eternal
now
powerful crusty men
attempt to dim our light
by deciding our future
i ache with a desire to fight
for and with my sisters
never in my lifetime
had i thought we’d be subjected
to this orchestrated control
forced upon us
our bodies
once again not our own
