Age and Ages

how many storiesor secretsdo you holdin each line? Centuries turnwithout asking youhow and whyyou felt what you didand what would you liketo be carriedinto the future? Does each lineyearn to be heardor drive youto etch your own lineson the canvas of time? unheardunseenignoredJust as the last line.. Photo Challenge at MLMM

Indian Moon

The Moon is a hot topic of discussion and not so blue. There’s a sense of jubilation all around, as Vikram and Rover send messages from the moon. The craters are like potholes on the road. Oxygen accompanies them in their search for hydrogen. And that sulphurous smell … Moonlight drips from blaring television screens, … Continue reading Indian Moon

What’s so blue about the Moon?

The sky is a deep shade of purple, but blue moons remind me of blue blood – humans believed to be extraordinary in some way, by themselves or others. a named privilegefor a moon on its orbitgift of rare vision Can you smell my blood on your hands, the red bleeding its way to the … Continue reading What’s so blue about the Moon?

Elections

multiple-faced monstersmouthing a different jargonfor different sets of listenerschecking feedbackanalysingtwisting statementsrevising strategies mud-slinging - an understatementwhen a witch hunt is launchedcandidates are offered no choicebut to fall in lineor be destroyedforever in public eye public memory is shortalso intelligencedoctored videosmanipulated versionsof whatevercould be truthrule the roostforwarded many times a mob cheers, jeerssupports, followsbeheads, leadsmasked monsterswith … Continue reading Elections

Visibility

Am I being too ambitious if I plan pathbreaking moves, and take pride in doing so? Bodies that appear divine have predetermined orbits. I wonder who chalks out paths for them to display their brilliance. And is there a god out there to show me the path I’m destined to walk on, for maximum effect … Continue reading Visibility

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #294

Welcome back! I see the responses to last week's prompt as an intersection between human thought and artificial intelligence. The prompt words I'd keyed in to generate those images were "gaps between thoughts, emotions and action." Some of the write-ups did reflect the theme, but overall humans performed better than AI 🙂 I decided to … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #294

Future Battles

a beacon of hopein the post-truth era-leadershiprooted in honesty-not history or ideology-to overthrowpolitical chicanery-reinstate public welfareas driving force Is it a dreamon a cozy bedor a force that won't let anyone sleep?bring them to battlefields-to fight untruthnot installed enemy images-to demand justicenot hollow victory of a sidein forced divides Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - Cozy

Folklore

tales-bottledfermentedfor centuriesseek release; becomemyriad versions ofstoryteller's emotionsfolklore is never unbiasedadd your versions to enhance futurenot just intoxicate mobs and mislead Poetics: Bottled Poetry