The young lad looks aroundfascinated by the tallness of buildings;intimidated by the slickness of motionAdventure beckons;he is unsure of landing spacesbut eager to craft storieshe will tell his brethrenback home in the village crouched in a cornersmaller than the spacereserved for cattle at homehis dreams begin to crumblebut who knowsa mansion or skyscrapermay engage himas … Continue reading Aspirations
It takes courage to stand alone. It takes time to accept that you may be shunned by a community for being different. There is someone out there pouring venom because you dare to reach out for something they did not think about. It takes protective armor to keep the sarcasm from damaging you. Uniqueness is … Continue reading Uniqueness
cold clouds mockfoliage-stripped treesdefiantbranches swaypowered by cycles - spring isaround the corner 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge Image credit: Winter in the Country, c. 1859 by George Henry Durrie, Artist from the National Gallery of Art
The long, dark hair and red lips are beautiful. But the extended eyeliner and lip color leaking out of the perfect bow-shaped mouth makes one feel as if she just walked out of a horror flick. Then she smiles and the aura changes. Well, it could be the makeup artist overdoing his job. Her beauty … Continue reading Wolf Meat
ferocious, by all meansready to devour light-heartednesswith its forked tongueoscillating between agesIt is but a memoirof a buried culture It pops out of pages of historycrosses geographies of the minddestroys civic sensein an alien languagecauses incalculable damagewith a different mathundefined in scientific methodsnot punishable by extant laws only to reclaim a partof belongingslong since abandonedmetamorphosed … Continue reading Dinosaur
Abandoned seeds grow into lush gardens, while I count the rocks on other paths, where milestones are vibrant but do not carry my name. I keep running incessantly in the hope of being first on the horizon. Pathways that miss the soles of my feet play host to temples that consecrate all that I wanted … Continue reading Desire and Destiny
a petalin search of its Goddrifts awaywith the windSun lights up smiling facesforlorn petal cries Written for Puzzle This at MLMM hosted by Sarah Wiley
I lost the license to the stock photo despite having paid a hefty price for it. Is it a consolation that the photo has lost its premium with the advent of artificial intelligence? We mourn losses on losing the exalted ground beneath our feet built over decades of hard work, attention to detail and manipulation. … Continue reading Musings
new beginnings happenif you don't go against the streamrowing backwardsin memory whirlpoolsleading nowhereand sink new beginnings shinelike the rising sunonly when you givethe moon its duerespectfullyand let it go Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - New Beginnings
claustrophobic between the greys I’m sure an alien passed me by, not once but many times blazing sun evaporating wet rivers all sources of light hold a conference to discuss their future mingle with nature here; valleys exhilarate Unfastened seatbelts; willpower ready to leap Balancing weight of existence with desire to fly Do you see … Continue reading Found Poem – Last Year’s First Eleven
