Reena’s Xploration Challenge #333

Welcome back! PROMPT #333 It's a picture and a word for this week. Maybe you see a connection between the two. Maybe you don't. Let one or both take you on your creative sojourn. VULNERABILITY The format of the piece is not restricted, and there is no last date either unless you wish to be … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #333

Escapades

Peacock feathersleave diaphanous trailsshe glides on the carpetlike a summary of grace she flaunts glitterin summery shadesher countrymen gloatannual escapades Moonwashed Weekly Prompt Poetics

Dimensions

A few clicksA card number and OTPis all I need to indulgein fashionor dressing soup for the soul looking in the mirrormakes me long for trial roomsI wish I knew how it would look on me I don’t know what will trendoffline shoppingor online trials I gather courageto look at myselfbeyond lenses and screenssometimes without … Continue reading Dimensions

The Original Book

the universe writes storieson unread pagesin unreachable spacesfluttering through centuries inhabitants of the worldevolve literary formsfor different speciesin different languages entangled in their own talesreinvent the wheelwithout knowingwhat the original looked like I feel unsureif pages of the Original Bookremain untouched;or compel the authorto revise notes What Do You See

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #332

Welcome back! PROMPT #332 We have a sentence today to inspire you - literally or metaphorically. What killed the dinosaurs? You can choose any genre you like, not necessarily kids or sci-fi as the words may suggest. The format of the piece is not restricted, and there is no last date either unless you wish … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #332

The Mountain

“Do we worship the Mountain God because we fear it – isn’t it the most significant obstruction to light, causing us to lead dark lives?” She followed the line of another child who said the Emperor had no clothes, and her parents silenced her. But the thought had taken root, and discussions began with the … Continue reading The Mountain

Bourgeoise

I played around with this prompt a little. I wrote two paragraphs as Stream of Consciousness writing - whatever came to mind first. The bourgeois has been a much-misunderstood class,  trapped between the Marxist perspective of being oppressors who will instigate rebellions and the label of being privileged. The contemporary version, called ‘the middle class,’ … Continue reading Bourgeoise

Lost and Found

Tring, tringthe alarm ringsI start walkingwithout fully waking chopping, boilingkneading, cookingcursing expectationsbreaking barrierscarving a poemin my mind banging keyboardstalking onlinemeeting deadlinesbefore and afterthe coveted break The Sun sets in the WestEnergy levels slip SouthGearing up once againTo wind up household routines to being myselfIn front of a screenthat stimulates thoughtsreading mindsthrough pages or screens I … Continue reading Lost and Found

Business of life

my realityneeds to be checkedand cross-checkedtill I’m sureit does not stemfrom a misty riseof emotions I need a surgical knifeto cut through congealed residueof past experienceif it destroysmy fragile joyin livingnow I wish it was fasterI wish it was automated-all this analysisand business of life Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - Business of Life