The family is known for its rich culinary heritage. They enjoy entertaining and experimenting with cuisines. The daughter-in-law is unable to digest the fact that one needs more than bread, butter, jam, ketchup and milk to survive. Life moves on with the help of expert domestic staff. “My Mom never cooked more than this…” she … Continue reading Benchmarks
You are lost if not held up by others You fear finding yourself in my poetry It may reveal a soul hiding behind mirrors skilfully covered with stains on my attire -scars of blame for being happy with myself for being lost in my own world You feel threatened by your own inadequacy by your … Continue reading Lost and found in sludge
Found Poem Somewhere there the flash of short-term memory waiting to speak to fill in empty space with name, date, trivia, punch line. holding the shadow of life to go on hundred times a day. I greet my neighbour, who smiles looking for some clue, anything to break the spell of disappointments in long-term memory … Continue reading Found Poetry
Fears of a Rooster ..by Jane Aguiar
One day, the house of the owner of Rooster and Kitty(a female cat) smells like mistress is cooking something delicious.
While playing, Rooster asks Kitty to peek through the kitchen window. Kitty climbs on Rooster’s body and peeks into the kitchen, where she sees Rooster’s wife’s wings in the kitchen. After glancing around, when she sees chicken and potatoes being cooked in a pot, Kitty immediately recognizes what the mistress is cooking.
Rooster’s eyes darken because his wife had just laid nine eggs and his plan was to give life to all nine eggs. She was going to sit on eggs, but something different happened here.
Another bad thing happens, the owner thinks of making mixed fried rice as a guest will come to the house.The mistress picks up an egg, and when she touches it, the egg becomes frightened.
The one who is stupid becomes overwhelmed, when he sees…
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The response I received to the ebook “15 Laws of Power for Women” indicates women tend to mix up the concepts of strength and power. It reminds me of a couple who chose to be in a live-in relationship in the eighties, when the concept was not common in India. It may not have been […]Power … Continue reading Power and Strength — SacredCircleforWomen
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My legion …by Sangeetha
firmly facing frills or thrills
with wicked humour
always all out of sorts
but in together
building walls, worlds and wonder
yet they fly free
my insane sorority
my girls,my legion
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Mindfills of s.s for Sammi Cox’s weekend writing prompt – legion in 32 words, reena’s exploration challenge, in imayo a Japanese Poetry form of four lines of 7/5 syllables each.
Indira’s tribute to the child in us…
Prompt #203
We have an image prompt this week. Just have fun
A basket full of eggs
painted one by one
what future brings for them
they were not certain
A basket full of eggs
comes there chef
takes them one by one
without any concern
A basket full of eggs
relished one by one
without batting an eyelid
and then there were none
