Screens ask me to proveI’m humanI’m tempted to say I’m notand see what happensWill the computer be extra friendlyWill I be more acceptableacross boundaries? It’s not only Google Searchhumans complete my sentencesImposing their views on whatI’d just begun to say-predictive intelligencehelps machines create systemsin a vacuumchoice in the time of dictatorship expression in times of … Continue reading Choice in times of dictatorship
It looks defiant on the mantel below the TV screenupright even when uncouth speakers pour venomon an ideology the author stands byIt refuses to bow or soften its stance.The reader smiles; that’s the advantage of a hard copyIt cannot be modified or deletedNobody can over-write facts to make them fictionNot even the hardcore fascists it … Continue reading Ode to the book on the mantelpiece
Welcome to another week! PROMPT #296 A phrase by Arundhati Roy (winner of the Booker Prize for fiction in 1997) caught my attention – Fiction in the time of fake news. I coined a few of my own inspired by it. Letters in the time of instant messaging Books in the time of apps Lies … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #296
it’s tradition, they saidthen genetics came on the sceneit’s our highest dutyto preserve our cultureand hand over the baton tofuture generations “Transfer your salary to my account, and I’ll give you an allowance. You spend way too much”, said the doctor’s husband. “Isn’t it time to start a family?” opined the doctor’s mother-in-law as she … Continue reading It’s the only truth
Attempt NirvanaRedefine tranquillityTorch all that's mundane Tanka Tuesday Weekly Prompt
peace descendsfrom a hazy sky-evenings spenton the bank-in search of all that I've missedbut never knew what Photo Challenge #480 at MLMM
each timenegativity jumps at usto dent self-confidenceor uses irrelevant stuffto enforce compliance Reinstate the fence-boundaries are fluidwe let people infrom time to time We’ve to fight hardto not let them havea sliver of our souls Quadrille #183
let me take what I’ll needI’m a creature of habitenslaved to certain comfortsI depend on Mom’s cookingkitchen supplies for a year allow me to add garmentsessential for chilly climesbut unaffordableon a starting salary I know what I’m going to missjust don’t wanna think about itcarefree momentsold picture albumssoulful music, moviesimpromptu tea partiesinformal gatheringswhere I can … Continue reading On a pivot
Welcome back to your own zones, after crossing twilight zones and dividing lines 🙂 PROMPT #295 We have a word prompt this week. You are free to use the word itself or a synonym or just capture the spirit of it in your piece. EMPIRICAL The dictionary meaning is reproduced below. em·pir·ic·al [ɛmˈpɪrɪk(ə)l, ɪmˈpɪrɪk(ə)l] ADJECTIVE … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #295
watching you blossomsets the tone for tunes to playacross days, weeks, monthsmaybe more than a lifetime-grow together or apartmake my songs happy or sad Tanka Tuesday Weekly Prompt - Ekphrastic
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