Fragment Poem

Chosen 13 lines from my poem titled Eternity a day, a month,a year, a decade,a century, an ageride on predecessors-carry bits of themlike concealed colorsof a spectrum-highlight their gold-leave imprintson transient sandknowingthe future will interpretstories as they like NEW POEM WITH INSERTED FRAGMENTS desperation clutching on toself-defined routinesnon-negotiableit is the only way to survivea day, … Continue reading Fragment Poem

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #335

Welcome back! PROMPT #335 I decided to take a break from AI and find intriguing pictures online. This is what I came up with. Let it fire your imagination this week. The format of the piece is not restricted, and there is no last date either unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #335

Platitudes

platitudes give meaning to emptinesslight up a path ahead but let them not replacehard-earned wisdom or experiencethose who coined the wordsput together their perspectivesI may have another view or wayWho is the audience to say?It reeks of a mindset – not theirs platitudes spark discussionswith naysayers on both sidesbring rigidity to the foreembedded in loyaltyor … Continue reading Platitudes

Peace

The organisers of the show will be supervising the arrangements as the date of the event gets closer. “Think  about the trouble participants go through for leave, travel bookings,  arranging  for family comfort in  their absence, packing  for uncertain schedules, finally getting here to share dormitories or rooms,  and remember that we need to  treat … Continue reading Peace

Wait

QUOTE It always seems impossible until it’s done." - Nelson Mandela Low-hanging fruit tempts; I try to catch itIt skips my greedy grip, laughing as alwaysIt’s been cursed by Desire, or so it seemsI run the race from Dreams to impossible“Wait”, a voice bleeds; don’t you hurry untilYou see Destiny waiting, and you know it’sbetter … Continue reading Wait

Limelight

It was one of those nights when shafts of light rekindle dreams. It is not a process of reawakening but realignment. He could view the same story from a different perspective, as different installations of logic highlighted events. Orrie found himself on the path to fame without doing anything that called for merit. His association … Continue reading Limelight

Clarity

roofs prevent flightsky looks askancecrumbling claims ofindependent thought (I can’t recall whobut someone saidstructures are neededto give a concrete shapeto ideas) Blues are vasttouch different chordsclouds conceal horizonslimitlessnessunder shadow A chimney filterstoxicityclarifies the airfor a relook at thought I’m able to hope forredemptionaction-denying claims ofrationalization Poetics at dVerse - Poetry in Liminal Spaces Moonwashed Weekly … Continue reading Clarity

Rains

insects restmy dog explores theirgreen leaf shade sultriness withdrawsblazing tentacles - adventof rainy season clouds spread gloomfireflies break dark spellsdefine light Tanka Tuesday

Spam Processors

wallsthin downbecome sheerdissolve betweenlegit and businessauthorised and audaciouswanted and imposed spam processorsfollow a codewonder how rulesdare to exist they are everywheretheir miserable selvessucking out boundariessanity questions itself Photo Challenge at MLMM Friday Faithfuls

Exile

she excels in her craftholds on to figments of truthmakes them masquerade as realconstructs deceptive websgets lost in the maze Deep inside, she knowsother worlds are out of reachthey’ve closed doorsto someone who dareswho bareswounds Quadrille at dVerse