Freshness

adore freshness, understand transitorinessanything that's fresh has a short spanfrozen smiles in sub-zero climesas good as Egyptian mummies anything that's fresh has a short spantheir value shifts on a long rideas good as Egyptian mummiessalute them for joys they spread their value shifts on a long rideknow where they started, how you metsalute them for … Continue reading Freshness

Unending Cycle

‘The Creator, Preserver and Destroyer”, he said with a smirk, “Don’t we all know the Trinity?” “Yes. We do. It is an easily understandable concept. I strive to know if it is a straight line or circle. What happens after the End? Is there recreation, or only new creation?” “Sounds like Copernicus saying the earth … Continue reading Unending Cycle

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #215

PROMPT #215 The words to lead your piece for this week are unknowableunexplainable Here is a video to stimulate thinking. https://aeon.co/videos/what-zen-buddhist-riddles-reveal-about-knowledge-and-the-unknowable There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap.  Any post that is found to be … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #215

No return

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5HOpcmJOqfrO24mTsmQuNv?si=6e54f019762c40fe Your prompt reminds me of two real-life stories, which do not directly connect to the song, but are about leaving and returning. STORY 1 We are holidaying with an aunt. A strange looking man appears in the courtyard with a piece of ginger in hand. He wants ginger tea. The family looks scared, but … Continue reading No return

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #211

It is reflection time once again. I wonder why ends and beginnings affect us so much. PROMPT #211 Here's a theme prompt once again. Flow with it. There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap.  Any … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #211

Tales Unheard

Nameless people in a house on stilts without an address The lake turns red A shadow is murdered Flowing waters the only witness waters change, time flows snow unfreezes to merge with emptiness Someone calls as oars cut through tales unheard A boatman sings voiceless anonymous… A spy’s life- fictitious infamous much maligned patriotic, self-effacing … Continue reading Tales Unheard

Light of Truth

https://open.spotify.com/episode/29hyJVlPyxBzWsBH6a8kf1?si=8326a7474ffd4db1 Only the elders remembered a blue sky. The sky looked dark and waters muddy after that fateful evening. Mythological tales surround the event.  Some believe it is the result of a long war between humans and gods. Humans won, and the gods were pushed to the Deep, Dark Underground to live there forever. The … Continue reading Light of Truth

Decluttering

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1XuKS3hW9D9Lf1clAeiNw6?si=8ead5a5146184573 “I’m on a mission for the remaining part of my life - decluttering …. everything that does not give good vibes will go - junk, impulse shopping, toxic relationships, jaded mindsets.” “Where will you keep all that you love - things that add value to life?” “Decluttering creates space for the new.” “Who’s talking … Continue reading Decluttering

Power

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2svwFjccgzPXrM45aHBU6o?si=Pjvo4t8kSji-WCAZ7dAtTg&dl_branch=1 “I was given these notions about success, and I spent more than half my life chasing power. It was always about finding that handle, that lever, that screw-tightener and wondering about the impact each would have.” The audience listens in stunned silence, as one of the most powerful man in the world speaks, “… … Continue reading Power

Plots

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4p2hs5ExnNhGH8Cp7OlNlp?si=D2Cp5Ub5RSK3-hzXsQ1i_Q&dl_branch=1 “I thought the plan was foolproof, least of all did I expect my assistant to catch me,” he’s not as perturbed by the prison sentence, as with the idea of being caught by a junior. “It was just a single thought …if it’s you, there has to be a method to the madness.” “You … Continue reading Plots