The silence is unnerving. It is also something I’d always longed for, but never thought I would have. I see shadows emerging from the other end. They look like me, but are wedded to silence. Then, she appears- looking rather pale and ghostly, not the woman I loved and missed so much. I’m surprised at … Continue reading Silence
Forsaking the unknown
Did she really want worship while living a suppressed life? wistfully she saw girls jumping around rising up to meet the sky scaling up dreams on the way How she’d have loved to be commonplace, ordinary with no expectations or conduct restrictions Alas! A life not meant to be the princess lies buried here for … Continue reading Forsaking the unknown
Writer’s perception
mornings are not good any more, as I read stories moonlight wrote in my backyard last night they spilt in my dreams, I could not string the beads they adorn my neck, but it does not look right accessories threaten to become outfit I cast them away, just to feel right and light Do I … Continue reading Writer’s perception
Droplets
We saw the first rains of the season today – propelled by a cyclone called Nisarg (it means Nature). Guys are glued to TV sets checking the direction of the storm, and what damage is it causing on the way. I extend my palm out to feel the glorious promise of rain – respite from … Continue reading Droplets
Sands
life slips away like sand through my fingers in moments -treasured, feared -of despair I wonder what to let go what to pick up -put away for eternity -restore or repair Sky is eternity the framework against which -I build castles in the air https://dversepoets.com/2020/06/01/quadrille-105-cry-havoc-and-let-slip-the-dogs-of-war/
Wild
out in the open -dreams I nursed secretly tend to go wild they wanted a separation ardently, secretly so… https://dversepoets.com/2020/05/21/mtb-5-line-japanese-poetic-forms/ https://dversepoets.com/2020/05/28/openlinknight-267/
Rooms
Creative I grouped people put them in different rooms in castles of my mind different wavelengths different intensities but networked for sure… I visit some rooms frequently to interact to know how they are doing It’s not always a call It’s just in my mind... there are some I love to hate … Continue reading Rooms
Carefully structured
The organization structure is carefully built. There are special slots for the favoured ones, deliberate spaces between some so that the connections are not too obvious. They need to control it from all sides – ensuring that followers stay on a predetermined path, managing dissent, building intelligence networks to know what’s happening on the ground. … Continue reading Carefully structured
Truth
holding fragile truth in cracks of my hands fearing dissipation of cherished fragrances shedding of petals which adorn life petals which perish but blossom again in new colors, shapes define sensibilities give new dimensions to senses in a post-truth era and fix all fixers https://dversepoets.com/2020/05/18/quadrille-104-oh-were-in-a-fix/ https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/05/19/photo-challenge-316/ https://amanpan.com/2020/05/18/eugis-weekly-prompt-cherish-may-18-2020/
Fourteen Lines
I'd missed the prompt from Frank Hubeny, https://dversepoets.com/2020/05/07/doubly-perfect-fourteen-lines/ so decided to give it a shot here. they see ice crystalsthey etch a facethey give me a namebut that is not me they etch a faceunaware of rage withinbut that is not me-I burn in resentment unaware of rage withinthey see ice crystals-I burn in resentmentthey … Continue reading Fourteen Lines
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