it's a rose alright…for what petals represent-love, hope or beautymy finger bleeds to remindof thorny beds it sleeps on-fights ephemerality Tanka Tuesday Weekly Prompt
Concealed
Dual, Reversible
Click, click, click ....goes my mouse.shopping onlinereversible garments fascinate.cute puppy bedsreversible, dual tonesIt’s time to reflect, ruminate. I wonder if lifegave me a deallessons to be learnton the treadmillit’s exhaustingpanting for breathendless walkinggetting nowhere… -Maybe I failedto turn it aroundto see other shadesawaiting manifestation-maybe it’s a makeoverfor a soul batteredit’s time for redemption a chance … Continue reading Dual, Reversible
Speak to us, threaten….
I grew up in an era when television screens received inputs from metal antennae planted on terraces. Watching the sun entangled between bars saddened the child in me. I was taught at home not to catch butterflies and cause them pain, but dissecting a frog in the lab was forgivable. Dear Nature, your silence has … Continue reading Speak to us, threaten….
Pact
clouds - mesmerized bysolidness of silhouettes-touch to be convinceddisintegrate in ether.-pacts of solidarity Photo Challenge at MLMM
Stardust
Earth - so humbly silentnot boasting of its treasuresit lets the sky show offshiny roofs at night Stardust in youinconspicuously matte-it takes human effortto bring out luster-compete with the skies-give them a floorto rest egos Quadrille #169
Depression
fungal growthssuperimposed thoughts-divert cleanneural paths-blue moods darken clean landscapesthe black dog barks loud -did you missa dash of yellowin turquoise-did you misstoothless smiles on grey morningsfind what lights your life -reflectionsof skies and deep sea-floating lifein whirlpools-offers seats to optimismWill you miss the chance? What Do You See?
Subjugation
rings of delusionconceal hollow cores-leave scared spacefor doctrines, opinion,-to seep into structuresinvisible alterationrendering existencefettered and futile-on borrowed oxygen the sun does not seton empires-which controlday and nightnomenclatures-the clock shows twelveinstead of 24 hours-hands of poweron the throat of time-calendars of achievementdiscardedevery year -hunger for power is globalthere's no satiety-food and prosperityis no substitutefor control onhumanityin … Continue reading Subjugation
Folklore
The key drops with a thud on the cold floor. Beads of sweat on her forehead glisten in the sun. She has been warned against touching the ancient treasure. Her ancestors guard it in form of snakes and scorpions, and woe begone to anyone who goes near … or so the locals say. There is … Continue reading Folklore
At the center of life
decisionsto be weighed and madeat crossroadstravel guides give wayto apps and compasseswhich point in all directionsoffer a range of optionsalarms beepdeadlines hauntasking for quick callsto avail discounts globalization takes you everywhere,except inwardsNow I know...why Buddha chose the Bodhi tree...to discover life’s essence Saturday Mix- Lucky Dip at MLMM
Reena’s Xploration Challenge #266
Welcome to another month in 2023, albeit a shorter one! So, am I going to be less busy, do less, dream less and accomplish less... Are we so driven by calendars and clocks? Are we truly enmeshed with the world, each other and Time? Before we move on to the weekly prompt, let me congratulate … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #266
