Releasing the dead

The Hindus in India believe that properly performed religious rituals release the soul from ties established in a lifetime. A fortnight in September is designated "Shradha Paksh", when people perform a small religious ritual and feed the monks or poor, to pay respect to the departed souls. Crows are treated as representatives of ancestors for … Continue reading Releasing the dead

End of Day

numb to the boneI reflect on stupendous daysdid my life turn aroundor is it only a view? Am I the same personwho woke up with a yawnto smell the coffee,swallowed all venom, shed skin several timesemerged wiserbut a different personat the end of day? So what ifthe venue’s still the sameI’ve traveled thousand mileslong before … Continue reading End of Day

Synchronicity

I believe that synchronicity is the result of the universe sending us signals for something we don’t understand.  It happens to me in small ways all the time. You think about someone, and the person calls. A delayed parcel arrives just as you plan to lodge a complaint. My husband and I may think about … Continue reading Synchronicity

Future

The mirror tells me time has run amok. This wrinkled and gray-haired person can’t be me. My spirit revolts, but has no words. It plays its game nevertheless. Birth certificates are dated in the future. Mashup for Friday Faithfuls and Weekend Writing Prompt

Battles unending

you leave me dumbfoundedyes manning all the wayyears pass, I’m groundedyouth to greys, decades float away or have I lost my head as they sayoverreact to perceived sophistryoxygenate ethics, revive the playobstructing me – your chicanery realms of stories fall apartreact to untruths, I sure dorumors abound, paint me darkreconcile with lies, I won’t do … Continue reading Battles unending

Web 3.0

watchlayersstacking upsuperimposingcounteracting ruling forcesunproven values, open to interpretationhere comes the metaverse to dare, to scare and change the world as we know it forever donumberedwebs altermillennial-speakor enhance creativityenrich skills, let art crosses linguistic boundariesadd new existential dimensions, relate in multiple new ways, renew, refresh? Written for Weekend Writing Prompt #279 and Friday Faithfuls at MLMM

Metaverse

This is based on the limited understanding that I have of the metaverse so far. Creating illusions will give humans a false sense of power. I can write a happy story in the metaverse. But my real life has not changed much, other than giving me Ecstasy (pun intended) or hallucinations. If I repay a … Continue reading Metaverse

Getting back

grateful for windowsI grab slivers of blue skiestouch infinitycarefully boxed existencecalls back with cushioned comfort Written for MLMM Photo Challenge #433