In a country with moody weather, but no autumnacclimatised to change, but left wonderingAre we really prepared for what is to come?History is no reliable indicator of the futureIt’s a myth; winter follows rains, but no autumn Fall colours on ramps, shops, handheld screensI paint a leaf in tangerine, fill a glass with white rumTrees … Continue reading Tropical Climes
I swallow a sentencereplete with humiliation-words break into alphabetseach alphabet generatesa different feelinga different story-rakes up memoriesof suppressed emotionshow I felthow I remained silentand how it fermented within the past can’t be erasedbut can be a determinantof the futureI put my foot downon the floorstepping out of bedwith a resolve I’ll register protestI’ll not take … Continue reading Humiliation
#longpostalert Thanks to Lisa for hosting a very unusual prompt. As I see it, the topic is too vast to be covered in a single poem. And that exactly is the problem with signals from the universe. There are too many signals, and we may not always read or interpret the right ones. My coach … Continue reading Semiotics
stalled oars, still waters willpower dives to look for foes lurking beneath Tanka Tuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge
Screens ask me to proveI’m humanI’m tempted to say I’m notand see what happensWill the computer be extra friendlyWill I be more acceptableacross boundaries? It’s not only Google Searchhumans complete my sentencesImposing their views on whatI’d just begun to say-predictive intelligencehelps machines create systemsin a vacuumchoice in the time of dictatorship expression in times of … Continue reading Choice in times of dictatorship
Welcome to another week! PROMPT #296 A phrase by Arundhati Roy (winner of the Booker Prize for fiction in 1997) caught my attention – Fiction in the time of fake news. I coined a few of my own inspired by it. Letters in the time of instant messaging Books in the time of apps Lies … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #296
Something is different this yearI’m not adequately prepared for itWe’ve not been warned… (music with jarring notes) But doesn’t nature have a rightto change its mindlike we dowith long-held ritualsto suit our needschange is the only constant factor in life (a man in deep thought walks across the stage, and lights are dimmed) Is change … Continue reading Masters of the Universe
Welcome back to your own zones, after crossing twilight zones and dividing lines 🙂 PROMPT #295 We have a word prompt this week. You are free to use the word itself or a synonym or just capture the spirit of it in your piece. EMPIRICAL The dictionary meaning is reproduced below. em·pir·ic·al [ɛmˈpɪrɪk(ə)l, ɪmˈpɪrɪk(ə)l] ADJECTIVE … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #295
Tough choices have never been more obvious than now – in twilight years. She hears of people suffering from terminal diseases, and wonders whom will she call to spend some time with her if she reaches that spot. She watches a patient in an ICU from a distance, and thinks whose hand will be on … Continue reading True Twilight Thoughts
watching you blossomsets the tone for tunes to playacross days, weeks, monthsmaybe more than a lifetime-grow together or apartmake my songs happy or sad Tanka Tuesday Weekly Prompt - Ekphrastic
