I’ll mark the time of sunrise and sunset to see if day and night are equal. It appears to be such a myth, placed on this side of the equinox. The Chinese Yin-Yang fascinates me. It depicts a perfect equilibrium which is not easily found in nature or real life. Invisible forces in the same … Continue reading Equinox
we come here to buy hopeand go out just as fastit takes time to learnbut less to implementsadly, blasts do not last move on to the next sitetrending and offers dopequickly act and movememory is now passelanding on apps to cope we can go back to checknothing gets deletedthe app remembersif you want to forgetbrain … Continue reading In the age of apps
In a country with moody weather, but no autumnacclimatised to change, but left wonderingAre we really prepared for what is to come?History is no reliable indicator of the futureIt’s a myth; winter follows rains, but no autumn Fall colours on ramps, shops, handheld screensI paint a leaf in tangerine, fill a glass with white rumTrees … Continue reading Tropical Climes
the core of humanity smashedscattered on pavementscloneswith properties of the whole-but alwaysa little less;a little incomplete; God blasted Himselfwith a Big Bang-Nowplanets, satellitespart of same systembut apart-looking for each otherand God Quadrille #184 Smashing Poems Photo Challenge #482
I swallow a sentencereplete with humiliation-words break into alphabetseach alphabet generatesa different feelinga different story-rakes up memoriesof suppressed emotionshow I felthow I remained silentand how it fermented within the past can’t be erasedbut can be a determinantof the futureI put my foot downon the floorstepping out of bedwith a resolve I’ll register protestI’ll not take … Continue reading Humiliation
#longpostalert Thanks to Lisa for hosting a very unusual prompt. As I see it, the topic is too vast to be covered in a single poem. And that exactly is the problem with signals from the universe. There are too many signals, and we may not always read or interpret the right ones. My coach … Continue reading Semiotics
I emerged from a cave and discovered sunlight today. Was I born in that place, or made to believe so? Did I really think there’s no life outside, or was I happy in victimhood? Life’s easy when you can blame everything on others, not once thinking what you would do if you were free … … Continue reading Blinding sun
It looks defiant on the mantel below the TV screenupright even when uncouth speakers pour venomon an ideology the author stands byIt refuses to bow or soften its stance.The reader smiles; that’s the advantage of a hard copyIt cannot be modified or deletedNobody can over-write facts to make them fictionNot even the hardcore fascists it … Continue reading Ode to the book on the mantelpiece
How does the path change while I'm away?it touches the other end of thoughtall those who walk on it leave a trailI wonder if the path has a soul it touches the other end of thoughtignited limbs as the mind sprintsI wonder if the path has a soulHas it changed me in part or whole? … Continue reading Dynamism
each timenegativity jumps at usto dent self-confidenceor uses irrelevant stuffto enforce compliance Reinstate the fence-boundaries are fluidwe let people infrom time to time We’ve to fight hardto not let them havea sliver of our souls Quadrille #183
