They’re not strangersall these peoplewho’ve come to fetch mein a never-seen-before aircraft A conference of souls-I wonderIf it is the last meeting of my lifeor a new beginningdivine… lessons to be learnt-the gist of lifesummarized Now let me goto a different worldwith or without youI don’t care Weekend Writing Prompt #427
Welcome back! PROMPT #392 We have a one-minute video in this week to serve as a writing prompt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB7z3ZvaEyw You may choose to write your own story or that of a protagonist, but with a FUTURE PROJECTION. We are not looking at autobiographies depicting the past, but how one sees oneself in the future. The … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #392
They are such a boonThey will sway to your tune Let teachers mingle with the taughtLet them align with your thoughtsWalk with them, but trust them notPromise them the stars, sun and moon They are such a boonThey will sway to your tune Divergence in a chorus is crimeThey don’t have to speak, just mimeFeed … Continue reading Power Play
regrets flowmirror reflectionsshed dark tearssilentlyimperceptible, afraidunconfessed sorrow a tree fallsroots withdraw supportearthquakes wantvictimspeakperpetrators of pain gounnoticed, unmourned Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge
Shed fears like you shed clothes. I’m compelled to be a sharkto protect myself from a whaleand nibble on baby crocodilesThey swallow smaller fish;Their bellies are notwhere I want to be We sail in the same boatof self-defence Quadrille at dVerse
I walked through -gardens overladen with Hopewithering away;as Reality thunder struck -centuries of silenceWhen wisdom allowedpower to grow amok -cities of helplessnesswith handcuffed righteousnessrotting in jails that suck -lifetimes of evolutionof a mute soulwith feathers plucked I passed throughlight years of territoriesstill no compass caught my luck What Do You See #299
Welcome back! PROMPT #391 We have a quote to serve as a writing prompt for you in this week. Truth rarely knocks—it slips in through the cracks you forgot to seal. There is no restriction on the length or format of the piece. There is no last date unless you wish to be featured in … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #391
I did not ask to be herebut then who does? shadows laugh in derisionthen disappear with the sun The night is dark, sands stillI’ll infuse silence with wordsGive me a quill No rescue comes, but I no longer waitI conjure realms and recalibrate The sky bends to blow my mindI am the myth I came … Continue reading Myth
I watch the eras parading bystories bloom on my wrinkled skinI hug each moment to saygoodbye and release itto free both of usfrom memoriesDeath beckonsI findpeace Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 22 Image Credit: Paul Szlosek at Paul's Wonderful World of Color
Frozen rocks grip beach bonesunbending under daylight’s plea.their silence aches,a frozen howl of grief. Across a ridgethorn-thicket veins split openfrom pain, soft shoots emerge.green tendrils twist toward change,unafraid. sunlight limps inwith scorched grace, whispering:I burn because I must.Must that force your shapeto outlast its flame? To survive is not to yield,but to recast your armourto … Continue reading Defence
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