clouds part to reveala glimpse of my heritageshades of a deep skyrotating to show colours my drooping eyelids suggestI inherited the nightat the intersection ofelliptical paths my eyes - not attunedfail to comprehendmyriad tinges of GodI stay cocooned in velvetlet the days pass by Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 82 - Celebrating Heritage The form … Continue reading Kouta
blue horizons blesssurging crowds on public squaresoverarching skiesinfuse energy in bluescommonness rises beyondallusions and assumptions Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 79
rising from the guta stab in the heartmute pain the soul of parched Earthcracking like a nutclouds rain inspired peacocks strutcolouring weatherinsane Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #70 Melissa sets this challenge for us on Tanka Tuesday this week. The lai (pronounced lay) is a French form that is comprised of nine lines. It has “a” and … Continue reading Lai on Tanka Tuesday
A patriarch lies therebludgeoned to death by a clubin the shape of a woman bystanders frozen in shockrecall interactions-foresee a dark future Is it a fearor a nightmare that will dissolveat dawn? A shadow steps out of homeIs that a womanhowling? petals in garlandsturn to flameslong-held concepts on fireturning to ashesbefore the incinerator shrieks.Freedom at … Continue reading Liberation