Octelle

you don't care to think how I feeleverything from there goes downhill what you want - matter of rightmy needs buried out of sight patriarchs - with iron handsdrive freedom around the bend you don't care to think how I feeleverything from there goes downhill Written for dVerse- MTB

Hush the soundless

See how Eugenia's judicious choice of words increases the impact multi-X a moment’s glance led to ungathered finalities Read more in her response to RXC#243 https://amanpan.com/2022/08/11/hush-the-soundless/

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #243

Welcome back! PROMPT #243 Situations - not always to our liking - keep developing across the world. We may want to switch off the television at times. Or we may be inspired to reflect on situations with a story or poem. Yes, we have a situation prompt this week. You can choose between the two … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #243

Buzz

life in limbowaiting to restartsounds waiting to be heardsellers projecting wareskids using all methodsto manipulatehelpless parentsbazaar is meant to buzzmarkets are meant to mediatetrade turns the economy wheels darned virus….you may threaten usagain and againand there’s no oneleft to blameyou lose potencywith every re-run you fuel vaccine businesslet the investorskeep you aliveto extricate their profitsor … Continue reading Buzz

Restaurants

pleasure of being servedfood with visual appealcooked with a twistfar outweighskitchen drudgeryhealth benefitsand will always be a choice A sudden flashTHIS IS ITrestaurants are preferredjust becausethey offer a CHOICE as long as chefsare innovativefood stylistscreativewaiters politebe appreciativepay for the experiencenot just a mealdon’t be calculative Written for dVerse Poetics

Navigating the Absolute & Ignite

Eugenia navigates the absolute here. https://amanpan.com/2022/08/04/navigating-the-absolute/ Grace Y. Estevez-Reddy Ignites a take on RXC#242 https://graceofthesun.com/ignite/

Celebrate life

-celebrate lifedo not mourn death-someone who leftmade a mark hereimpacted livesbig or small way-those imprints areindelible-give them a namebefore they fade-celebrate life Written for Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #284 - Specific Form

Authenticity

authenticityis doomedwhen no one’s interestedto knowthe real you confined by imagetypecast by mediahe struggles to expresshis truest self But…they believewhat fits intheir storiesstitched, decoratedcarefully presentedto tellwhat’s their typewhat’s not Written for dVerse Quadrille hosted by whimsygizmo