World within

The Haunted Wordsmith asks us to write a haiku-sonnet this week. Haiku-Sonnet - The basic premise of the haiku sonnet is simple: 4 3-liner haiku plus a couplet of either 5 or 7 syllables adds up to 14 lines, the same number of lines found in a sonnet it makes me sad – why it … Continue reading World within

Fading

Stains of distrust on the psyche got deeper and difficult to erase, as I saw your imperviousness to the color of my dreams. Relationships have different hues at different stages in life – what matters is the intensity. Love and mutual respect should be un-erasable pigments responding to external inputs, and creating different shades, but … Continue reading Fading

Demons

How can my muse be apart from me? It is all that I’d like to be. It could also be the exact antithesis of that, I so love to whip. But the relativity is unmistakable. I may not have the courage to admit it’s me. Something or someone that once walked on the territory of … Continue reading Demons

Equinox

Competition is tiring – even for the Sun and Moon. They declare ceasefire on Equinox, to share the stage equally. On second thoughts, are they even competitors? Do we know the invisible co-operation between them? Do we pause to think this could be true of so much more – perceived rivals in politics, religion and … Continue reading Equinox

Uranian climes

There is a spring in my step – but not yet. It is a hope I nurtured for this time of the year. March marks the onset of summer here – the time of putting away winter clothes, making changes in the house to meet oncoming sultriness, planning lighter menus for dinner. But this year … Continue reading Uranian climes