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

Palace Tales

The palace is not desolate any more, walk without fearfossilised stories come to life - stones speakI see each expression, feel each nuancethey review themselves - pain, fear, arrogance fossilised stories come to life - stones speakDid they do right, or was it an error of judgement?they review themselves - pain, fear, arroganceI'm awed by … Continue reading Palace Tales

Life is a journey

you dig, you dream you wish, you want you work, you slog you aspire, you conspire you overstretch yourself to fulfil a dream it gets magnified it looks within reach I need to get there and when you get a chance you jump at it blind It’s victory supreme you float for a while then … Continue reading Life is a journey

Turmoil

turmoil speaks to me like nothing else my sharp vision penetrates a calm exterior with raging storms inside storms speak to me like nothing else ticking time bombs… will they explode to consume themselves and others? bombs speak to me like nothing else where does angst go after thunder flashes do you ignore signals of … Continue reading Turmoil

Sanity

silent screams of ragetear through veils of sanityBoom Boom -go hidden bombshells-nonchalant outer worldsShhh... me to rational stillness https://dversepoets.com/2021/11/18/poetry-form-the-wayra/

On the move

colors, flavours tactile inspirations aroma of good food onset of celebrations infusion of novelty in small doses keeps up excitement one smells the roses wrapped up in balls to weave creativity I know it’s all short-lived with my mortality enjoying all that I can and prepared to go I may not see next summer or … Continue reading On the move

I walk through the same corridors

I walk through the same corridors againhearing sounds of cackling, raucous laughterin pure defiance - who cares what they say? labels are giddy-headed, immaturean exciting life ahead to be liveddreams are a birthright, whatever you say I walk through the same corridors againrecalling encouragement, ridiculedreams embalmed in concrete - to live again I think of … Continue reading I walk through the same corridors

Normalcy

flickering lamps light up homes firecrackers damage eardrums my dog curls up in my lap shivers uncharacteristically I hate festivals I hate loud sounds I wake up with a wet kiss on my cheek A soft furry touch greets good morning It all feels normal again the crisis has blown over I’ll return home tonight … Continue reading Normalcy

Insanity

insanityraises its head again-hallucinations-dark accusationsof things that happenonly in the victim's mind -but hell raisedfor all those who breathe under the same roof insanitya different levelof mind's existence-unbridgeable wedgebetween normal mindsand shadows who believe they are realtorture themselves , others to gather proof https://dversepoets.com/2021/10/26/dverse-poetics-halloweeny-humans/