Hats

In response to Leave Your Hat On at dVerse Poetics A chosen hat presides over all those left behind -discarded emotions -buried animosity -speechless grief -rational thinking -numbing frustration -helplessness -suppressed laughter -unshed tears A chosen hat is just appropriate not the best its relevance changes with time No hat should see itself as the … Continue reading Hats

Carrol Crush Saga

Three voices don’t let me sleep What I want? What society expects from me? What I expect myself to do? Four riddles are never solved What do those people think about me? Do they really care to think about me ….. or anything else? Why am I thinking about what they think about me? Echoes … Continue reading Carrol Crush Saga

Revolution

a splash of colour amongst neutral whites hear the whites speak protest complain criticise against the invasion of colour it does not blend with their mindset with their culture -anything that’s different is attacked by belligerent vultures the different colour is individualistic not always a rebel but is labelled a criminal -for not agreeing not … Continue reading Revolution

Destinations

let the storm gather let the clouds flee to everything there’s a season and now …I choose me devotion, commitment there were seasons galore it’s the season of self-love and I want more… the end looks near very little of life left travel a chosen path before I’m laid to rest let the old learn … Continue reading Destinations

Graveyards

wherever I go, I hear the same sounds voices in a head, articulated of people long dead, they lie underground emanating from an old mind unsound unhappy, with no aim - just frustrated wherever I go, I hear the same sounds I fumble with words just to get around throw away all those decades outdated … Continue reading Graveyards

One of many seasons – Ko

Season -             Eternity It is the only truth, till apocalypse Micro-season or Ko - Epiphany It is the moment you really start living Senryu humanity finds forbidden territories taste eternity Me- I’m here only because Lisa allowed an imaginary season to be painted. Physically, I live in a place … Continue reading One of many seasons – Ko

Duality

Prompt line given by Linda Lee Lyberg and chosen from Poetics: Songs of Unreason DUALITY “In truth each day is a universe in which we are tangled in the light of stars.”- Horses, Jim Harrison In truth each day is a universe in which we are tangled in the light of stars. unknown as potential … Continue reading Duality

Thesaurus to Thesis

https://dversepoets.com/2022/01/18/poetics-the-poets-store-house/ -shades of meaning allude to the same thing -perspectives draw lines between bonds -sever ties of faith and trust till truth disintegrates Evaporates.. Lets the Devil fly… graveyards of memory release ghosts to invade life incapacitate the living block forward motion Burn all bridges, till there is nothing left to struggle for or vie … Continue reading Thesaurus to Thesis

Thoughts, culture & cuisines

Savour the prompt at Tuesday poetics - food! at dVerse restaurant meals take-aways -standardised to perfection -presented to condition expectations -create addiction ingredients mixed with choice cooked to delight -fresh flavour -fresh opinion -fresh taste takes me out of loops then invites exploration of what you spite but remain polite then learn to savour -new … Continue reading Thoughts, culture & cuisines

A date with Death – Rimas Dissolutas

in a place of peace with no dream no movement backward or forward I wait for Death to come claim me travel, but no pics or mementoes just move at the speed of light darker than night, smoother than cream incredible lightness feels absurd No rancour - I go debt-free bereft of pain, freedom feels … Continue reading A date with Death – Rimas Dissolutas