August

August brings heavy rains, but religion and patriotism endure it all to celebrate festivals. Some festivals are designed to break the monotony of grey clouds with colour. Being a Leo, I’ve grown to believe that August brings positive change, though every August of my life does not testify to this. This year's Mercury retrograde dampened … Continue reading August

Aftermath of Thought

awareness expandsaction propels worlds forwardaftermath of thought Sunday Confessionals AI played a beautiful game with me as I tried to create an image to match the above lines. I reproduce the conversation below. You create an image to match the lines awareness expandsaction propels worlds forwardaftermath of thought Copilot ✨ Awareness Expands, Action Propels Worlds Forward, … Continue reading Aftermath of Thought

Words

words dried upbefore hitting the Express buttonturn rancidin anticipationof being held accountablefor every comma and pause words interruptedbefore the completion of a sentenceshrivel upin despair knowingtheir spirit goes unheardwhile letters hang mid-air words accumulatedunspoken, buried aliveflare upin rage to become a firethat consumes the speakerbut who cares anyway? Sunday Confessionals

Consumed

She threw back the glass of wine and stormed out of the room. It was out of sheer disgust for the people she trusted most. She was game for celebrating their own victories but not the misfortune of a perceived rival. She migrated to another country and won accolades for her performance at work. Today … Continue reading Consumed

April

April saw examination halls buzzing with tension An eerie silence tells me schedules have changed. There is a new class starting somewhere, only to break again for the summer vacay. It is time to pause. It is time to plan the future. It is time to break trends and take off at a tangent. April … Continue reading April

Suspended

This is a fascinating place. The roads are bifurcated into two colours – black and white, and so are the buildings on both sides. There are a few coloured cars that appear to quiver on the road, undecided on which way to go. The traffic lights are not red and green but say Yes or … Continue reading Suspended

Repeating Motifs

I extensively use the tanka, shadorma and cinquain formats - other than free verse in poetry. a tankaor a shadormadepends onthe first fewwords that strike - and syllablesrepeating motifs where does the muse strikefive syllables is a wowI need to work itmake it look like a tankahaiku, senryu - just writebussokusekika stretch just twosyllables heremultiply … Continue reading Repeating Motifs

Silence

SilenceI can almost tasteits blandness StillnessI can feel the movementof peace QuietudeI lovewords bring conflict Soundlessnessof an agreementto disagree TranquillityOf solitude in crowdsI love myselfI love life Sunday Confessionals at MLMM- Surrealism

Optimism – Mantras to beat the shadows

I am sure, shadows retreating slowly, stealthilyI am sure, shadows retreating slowlyI am sure, shadows retreatingI am sure, shadowsI am sureI amI …. II amI am sureI am sure, ShadowsI am sure, shadows retreatingI am sure, shadows retreating slowlyI am sure, shadows retreating slowly, stealthily stealthily, slowly retreating shadows, sure am Islowly retreating shadows, sure … Continue reading Optimism – Mantras to beat the shadows