the whimper of the last firecrackercuts through sleepy windowsas tired revellers go to bed A hazy smog challenges visionwhat’s coming next-appreciation for hospitalityinsufficient to last a seasonor credit card debt? I check the heatingtear off dry-cleaning labelsfrom last year’s laundry-The wedding season startsI need a warm wardrobe readyto look my bestwith well-moisturised skinand a colourful … Continue reading It is smoky outside
How I wish my glasses could singIn search of my eyes, and a visionIf they get lost, a bell should ringHow I wish my glasses could sing lost in dreams, but can’t lose real thingsthoughts desperate for a locationHow I wish my glasses could singIn search of my eyes, and a vision W3 Prompt #182
the house sparklesfood looks yumher back achesbut who cares? She sweeps the backyardthe cracker-ash strewn all overreminds herof a creative sparkshe had with words and paintsbut who cares? Primariness mattersIn creative choiceBut who decides? Quadrille #234
soul trafficstops - future callingblinking screensclone them quickbefore mutations transform-Immortality guaranteedby deep fake AII will livein fake mouldsunrecognised by capturedauthenticity What Do You See #311
The protagonist of this novel, “Elixir” finds a magic potion which takes her to a dream world where she leads a parallel life. An actuary in real life, she is a sculptor there with a partner who respects her, unlike her husband. She quits her job to be in that somnambulistic state, and the diagnosis … Continue reading Book Summary – Elixir by Shinjini Sengupta
Adulting is not a choice for most people —it’s a compulsion, a reality we all face. Society's expectations and the demands of various systems leave us with little room for negotiation. The moment we’re deemed “old enough,” the safety net of support begins to vanish. We’re nudged into independence, sometimes before we’re emotionally or financially … Continue reading Choice or Compulsion?
I'm now ready to let it goit was a feast, but now it's stalestomachs rumble with aftertasteretention makes it toxic now most things have an expiry dateI'm now ready to let it gorelationships- no exceptionwe outgrow people as we move if there was a closure, all's goodif not, there is nothing to grieveI'm now ready … Continue reading HALF-SHUT DOORS
Welcome to yet another week! PROMPT #403 Here are some software names for you to ponder upon. Creative Cloud Eclipse Sublime Text Synergist Slack Choose any one or more of the following to guide your word flow. Alternatively, you could also write something on Nomenclature logic. Is it always appropriate? Can it give rise to … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #403
Doors that open or closeDoors that respond to knocksor don’t-each door hides a storystories that deserve a mentionor a coffin underground Did their hearts stop beatingor I chose to un-listen?-decibels well-adjustedbelow my hearing range Did they migrate to receptive soilsor transmute to strange forms?Each act of mine speaks volumes.Each word echoes the underground What lies … Continue reading Ab initio, Ad Infinitum
Can I write a story in one sentence? When I raise a doubt, it writes one story; when I start writing, it becomes another. The need here is to disentangle entwined stories to make sense of them and condense the wisdom into a single sentence. However, life and writing prompts demand more, so I invent … Continue reading Scattered let it be
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