hidden—beneath a leaf’s husha shy bud averts my gaze slow breath,a tremor of green veinsinitiating life no eyes watching,yet, petals loosen the moment slips—captured in glass light a single flower,born unseen,held in my phone’ssmall screen Quadrille #241
She thought of the nested dolls on the mantelpiece. Then she remembered the prank someone played on her on her tenth birthday. Her gift consisted of several boxes of decreasing size, placed one inside the other. She kept peeling the outer layers in search of a miracle inside, but found none. Would this experiment be … Continue reading Whispering Walls
A space can limit us as well as define us. Spaces aren’t just containers of points. They also create relationships between points. Symmetry is a wonderful example of reflection creating beauty. Constraint becomes flightmeaning blooms in symmetryspace sings through the count. I see the concept expanding into transformation and possibility. It is like a poet … Continue reading Meaning Blooms
The sun appears late, delaying dawn breakI do not wake up to see the stupefied birdsThe alarm bell will ring unmindful of the sky It won’t happen till you do it, sighs the astrologerI sharpen my pencils, but thoughts are hazyThe sun appears late, delaying dawn break My internal compass brooks no outside referenceI rely … Continue reading Waiting for the Muse
When Robin branded his colleague as being manipulative, it wasn’t because he had twisted facts - but because he recognised the same trick he had used on someone years ago. The boardroom became a confessional booth, where his projections masked the nameless shame. Each label he pinned on others—selfish, cold, calculating—was a shard of his … Continue reading Shadow Work
The source text is an excerpt from the book "The Light We Carry" by Michelle Obama. Document enclosed. The Light We Carry - an excerptDownload ERASURE POEM P.S. The words in italics are added for effect. W3 Prompt #197
Welcome Back! PROMPT #416 We have a word prompt for this week. Susurrus a whispering or rustling sound Susurrus refers to a whispering, murmuring or rustling sound. It is often used to describe the quiet but continuous noise of things such as leaves moving in a breeze, or hushed voices. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH9kvVux6IE It is not compulsory … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #416
The past stares backlike a portraitfrozen on outdated canvasdisconnected with the rhythm of timeand all the waves that consumed uslike tsunamisimposing changecompelling us to refreshand grow the portrait lies faded on the shorewith peeling paintdysmorphed elegancewishing to be submergedin oceanic depthsand letting ships of changefloat over it The canvasburdened with obsolescenceawaits dismantling of threadsto weave … Continue reading Relevance
striking huesraise spirits upwardslayered heightssignifystages of human journeybeauty of ascent What Do You See #326
self loveset boundariespreserve your sanitykeep naysayers out - keep a cleanconscience Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge no. 50
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