Silence

SilenceI can almost tasteits blandness StillnessI can feel the movementof peace QuietudeI lovewords bring conflict Soundlessnessof an agreementto disagree TranquillityOf solitude in crowdsI love myselfI love life Sunday Confessionals at MLMM- Surrealism

Ice-breaker

“Damn it,” she thought, as the heel on her shoe snapped clean off the sole. She had forgotten to keep an alternate pair in the car. She walked barefoot with difficulty till she found a shoe shop. The new pair she chose was flat and did not exactly match her outfit, but she couldn’t attend … Continue reading Ice-breaker

Obstacles undefined

wistfulnesslife that could have beenif not pulleddown by ropesinsurmountable hatredyou are not like them Photo Challenge #499

Commercial breaks

I’m not much of a TV watcher. But from whatever little I do, what irks me most are celebrities endorsing harmful products. Almost every actor worth his stardom is endorsing some online game with a disclaimer “Addiction can cause financial losses. Play responsibly.” It is a disease that will destroy the financial wellness of idle … Continue reading Commercial breaks

Thirst

tired-beingshowcased ondesert safarisI thirst for some paraglidingor river adventures - Are you listening, humans? Photo Challenge #498

Aria

I will take off from the point I ended my last piece on cats. I said, FM wanted to be with me. FM is back. I had decided to get a dog at a late stage in life so that the darling lives as long as I live. The separations I’d suffered of Chappy, my … Continue reading Aria

Hunter, FM and Chhotu

We used to feed a stray cat, Kitty, who loved to spend long hours on our couch or carpet. I learned that cats can trust when she delivered under our bed and made us parents. We were busy raising three kittens for the next five months, and each one of them taught us a different … Continue reading Hunter, FM and Chhotu

Optimism – Mantras to beat the shadows

I am sure, shadows retreating slowly, stealthilyI am sure, shadows retreating slowlyI am sure, shadows retreatingI am sure, shadowsI am sureI amI …. II amI am sureI am sure, ShadowsI am sure, shadows retreatingI am sure, shadows retreating slowlyI am sure, shadows retreating slowly, stealthily stealthily, slowly retreating shadows, sure am Islowly retreating shadows, sure … Continue reading Optimism – Mantras to beat the shadows

Leisure

ladies of leisurelanguorous afternoons callversion of playdateswith like-minded lovely palsall planning the next party Photo Challenge #497

The Jacket

the jacket had been lyingin the same spot under the treefor days now…days after he was buriedhours, minutes, momentssince she cried lastvowing not to thinkof a tormentoror his toxic airs the air was stillso much so thatmovementappeared to be a mythleaves frozenunder imagined icejust like her dreams dreams she could not abandonnow they could not … Continue reading The Jacket