Welcome back! I’ve been travelling, and the book currently in hand is “Everything is F---ed” by Mark Manson. I liked his earlier book “The Subtle Art of Not getting F---ed” too. The contents are weighing heavily on my mind. PROMPT 119 Imagine two sides/perspectives/characters/mind-sets with the following names: Thinking BrainFeeling Brain Write about how these … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #119
“Check the expiry date before you consume that ice-cream. It has been around in the freezer for long.” “I’m just keeping it outside.” “But why?” “You know who is visiting us today,” his look was sombre, “Tell me honestly, don’t you want frozen hearts to thaw again?” For once, I had no answer. We loved … Continue reading Thawing
parallel lines walktogether despite gaps ineverlasting love https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/01/22/heeding-haiku-with-chevrefeuille-january-22nd-2020-everlasting-love/
I stand face-to-face with secrets I kept from myself discover gems of unforeseen courage how could I’ve been so blind and insensitive to not know that I can stand alone survive alone a phoenix emerges from dark depths of secrets I kept from myself https://dversepoets.com/2020/01/21/poetics-shhhh-do-you-want-to-know-a-secret/
hennaed palmshide French manicuresculturalclashes setto make an impacton relationship landscapes https://colleenchesebro.com/2020/01/21/colleens-2019-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenge-no-161-photoprompt/
Malaysian Haiku Senryu Echoes …. by Dr. Lim Keng Huat
MALAYSIAN HAIKU/SENRYU ECHOES 522: OPTIONS
options overwhelmed
priority principle
based on age and need
simplify the steps
build and break the binary
divide dissipates
odd option is choice
nurture and nourish puzzlers
pain in pondering
Note:
This run of haiku/senryu is inspired by Reena Exploration Challenge, PROMPT 118,with the theme of OPTION, with the first picture printed above, posted on 16th January 2020,
Please visit her blog to view other works.https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2020/01/16/reenas-exploration-challenge-118/
light distortsfaces of disgustexpressionscarefullyconcealed from the worlddisplayed for keen observers https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/01/21/photo-challenge-299/
complicated areneural pathways - lead many sane humans astray https://amanpan.com/2020/01/20/eugis-weekly-prompt-complicated-january-20-2020/
I’ve often wondered why this is called the River of Shame. What unsavoury secrets does it carry at its base? Does it remember the people who moved away, leaving deposits of whatever they wanted to shed - burdens on their conscience, or proof of their involvement? Will the river remain a mute witness, or have … Continue reading River of Shame
is this still me? …. by VJ Knutson
Was that really me
fought for feminine rights,
eleven-years-old
persistent to the win?
And was that me
lied about her age
strapped on work clothes
bore responsibility?
And did you know her
that obstinate teen
who defied tradition
and chased an education?
Where did she go,
a faint memory now,
how life tamed her,
taught her subservience
to bury her light
in the shadow of men’s
dreams, that toil should be
selfless, and love for other.
Listen, and you will hear
her echo, faint but growing,
the sound of a mind burning,
the laughter of a soul on fire.
(For Reena’s Exploration challenge: Was that really me?, and Eugi’s Weekly prompt: laughter. Image from personal collection.)
