Tanka

Blues

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Reena Saxena

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Born free

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Reena Saxena

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Manifestation

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Reena Saxena

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Effort

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Reena Saxena

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Fears

Posted on July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 by Reena Saxena

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Days of innocence

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Reena Saxena

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Empty-nesters

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Reena Saxena

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This is a 'tanka prose' created by the 'Found Poetry' method from my own piece Monsters I continue to be the monster in their stories…. There might be a day when one of them is in trouble. If I sense that, and am capable of helping out, I offer a hand silently. To accept or … Continue reading Tanka Prose

Memoirs

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Reena Saxena

Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels.com Prompt sentence It is very hard to write this way, beginning things backward… –The Torrents of Spring (1926) ALTERNATE PROSE & POETRY Who will read my autobiography? It is an excuse I give myself, every time the thought occurs. Reality is different. it bleeds Why open wounds? it's intense … Continue reading Memoirs