Welcome back! PROMPT #407 We have a sentence to kick-start your imagination. If I fall, I will take you all down. If I rise ......... tell me where you want to go? Who is the character saying this? What is the probable situation? This line could also be reframed as a metaphor for consequence—the idea … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #407
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A fold of paper, never creased,No ink to trace the heart’s release.The words you wrote, I’ll never knowThey vanished where the lost winds blow. The postmark faded, never stamped,Your voice a ghost, the edges damp.I hold the space where it should beA letter lost, yet haunting me. dVerse - OLN#395
Welcome back! In a country where Halloween is not a popular festival, and is largely celebrated by the young, the richest family of the nation set a trend by hosting an extravagant affair (their parties can't be anything but extravagant), and celebrities had to fly out of Bombay to attend it. A majority of the … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #406
On cosy winter evenings, she delighted everyonewith perfectly shaped wontons and steaming soup Reluctance fell drop-by-drop like chilli oil or vinaigretteas she dressed the saladwhile planning the outfits she would needon her impending trip to the Wild West “You have your fifteen minutes of fame”,said the organiser, “may be less”“You don’t receive awards under the … Continue reading Crafting an Identity
We stand, not still, but swaying with regretswrapped in whirlpools of choices, chances, echoes of steps we never took.Each ankle bound by silent storms, each toe trembling on shifting ground.Yet here we areupright, undaunted, dancing on the edge of collapse. Quadrille at dVerse RXC #405
He’ll take time to reach meHe rolls on wheels through spiral pathsthrough fields and forests; the train stampedes onautumn leaves on the last journeyHe is unable to accelerate, driven by another’s willBut come he will; come he must the shared secrets will draw him inthe times we spent togetheridling away, cuddling on the couchThe movies … Continue reading Confidence
Whose shadow is it? It's not HalloweenUnder a grey sky, muffled cries aboundShe wants to, but cannot let out a screamDarkness helps the Devil; a slap resoundsTears flow in rivers; the Moon's not aroundPatriarchal systems rule a deaf worldOld wounds hurt again with fresh abuse hurledBroken woman's curse cuts through icy windsShe remained unseen, but … Continue reading Belladonna Reborn
Welcome to another week as we move closer to winter and the end of 2025! SPECIAL MENTION If the following lines pique your interest, click here. a book not yet birthed, wombed pages making impressions of would-be flowers pressed with care by imagination’s muse ‘tween the leaves of a tome not yet written its expectant … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #405
Leaves lose their greens; reveal a brighter corethey embellish the Planet; then it's time to goAcross fields and oceans, the seasons murmurFall is the word; Winds are the messenger they embellish the Planet; then it's time to goEarth's secrets covered, beyond human reachFall is the word; Winds are the messengerroots whisper; underground links prosper Earth's … Continue reading Autumnal Vibes
