I see life like never before oxygen makes it presence felt always having remained intangible zig-zag lines on monitors pointers to heartbeats which stayed out of way being less than 20 decibels on the fringes awareness hits I worshipped loudness, ignored the gullible I feel ready to die to live again like never before rejuvenated … Continue reading ON LIFE SUPPORT
Digging – not too far
I’ve just joined a course on ‘A Year of Writing to Uncover the Authentic Self’, so your prompt strikes the right chord. Before this, I’ve attempted another course on Healing through Writing, and recommended it to many others. But certain parts are just too painful to write. One prefers letting bygones be bygones. It doesn’t … Continue reading Digging – not too far
The other side
I don't think I wanted to be here -unfamiliar, dark environs semblance of humanity staring back from windows shows different worlds -and then I know learning helps -to know Me https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2021/03/02/tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-215-poetschoice/
Life lessons
I’d suffered from typhoid during my first year at school, and missed one paper from the first term examination. I can’t recall the fever or any other symptom. Just that my class teacher, a kindly old lady, Mrs. Kent asked my mother to request the Principal for a re-examination. I’d scored well in all other … Continue reading Life lessons
Oppression’s Child
Oppression’s Child ……. by VJ Knutson
This outer toughness
just conditioning
a baby alligator
that’s me
Raised in a swamp
Eat or be eaten!
family mantra, and
Deal with it!
I know it’s a lot
to take in
see the disbelief
in civilized eyes
Resistance to oppression
begets deeper wounds
Fear taught me well
Survival, they say, of the fittest.
(For Reena’s Xploration challenge: featured image is prompt.)
Taj Mahal
who knowsburied secrets-opulent royal lovemakes all average lives look solove-less Borrowed nuggets from Twitter: ik shahanshaah ne daulat ka sahaaraa le kar ham GhariiboN kii muhabbat kaa udaayaa hai mazaaq 🙂 #SahirLudhianvi कटवा के हजारों मजदूरों के हाथ महोब्बत से बेईमानी की है https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IamkXhPuFPY https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2021/03/01/what-do-you-see-71-march-1st-2021/
Geneva in Grá Reformata
Geneva in Gra Reformata …… by Lady Lee
THIS WEEK’S WORDS come from“Wild Geese Alighting on a Lake”by Anne Porter:neared, wings, surface, rippling, lake, drift, composed, water, arc, glided, settled, nest
Geneva the city with its lake
The mountains and my independence
Flew my wings and here I was awake
The first time I drifted from home
Tried to settle while I roam
Composed myself for my sake
Rippling water I glided for my entrance
Geneva the city with its lake
Trial and error while building my nest
Met a guy who would have guessed
Fell in love, didn’t know he was a snake
Broke my heart for he was a menace
Flew my wings and here I was awake
And so I keep on learning
New job, new language, new friends
Learned to skate and bake a cake
Found a job that was stupendous
Geneva the city with its lake
The little town that’s so…
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Lite? No…
“Youtube shorts are the latest in the market, after Tiktok.” “How do I earn revenue, if there are no ads?” “You increase visibility first. The long videos can come later.” A month later…. “Dammit! That’s not what I intended to say.” “I guess something is lost in editing. I’ll relook.” Jack sounded sheepish. “Look here, … Continue reading Lite? No…
Discomfort
The loveseat made her uncomfortable, so she moved to the couch. The sight of thirteen nude figures on the loveseat upholstery added to her discomfort. Could it have been a better idea to sit on it, rather than watch it? Ughhh… Dining chairs are all in different colours, and the table has an undefinable amoeba-like … Continue reading Discomfort
A Pivotal Moment
A Pivotal Moment …..by Deborah
In Response To:
Ragtag Daily Prompt – Slumber
Word Of The Day Challenge – Meagre/Meager
V.J.’s Weekly Challenge – Waves – Please join me this week in contemplating waves. To participate, create a post and link back here, or drop a comment below. Photos, art, writing, or music are all welcome.
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #174 – There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. The format can be fiction, poetry, art, photography, anecdotes, biographical sketches or anything that you can invent.
A meager slumber
toils the mind from
too many thoughts
clamped tightly within
speech becomes muted
unable to release thoughts
left in the unknown
with unanswered questions
awaiting Wisdom’s whisper
of guidance…
a pivotal moment
do I ride the waves on
Patience’s surfboard
– OR –
let these thoughts become
tsunamis that drown me…
in this moment I choose
Patience inspired by
lessons learned from
past…
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