stripped of chlorophyllvibrant colors reveal soulI sit quietlyimposed expectations fallcreating space for new growthreconstruction startsI'm inventing a new lookleft behind till springputting together piecesof the old me in new waysseason to partysnowy graves to blooming budswild geese preen feathersstretching to accommodatelost beauty concepts with new s W3 Prompt #80
my lifea miraclebut so elementaluniverse -just phenomenalmingle what kindof beings areextra-terrestrialDo we appear phenomenalor they? Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - Phenomenons
The imposing façade succeeded in concealing long-standing conflicts in the family. But the patriarch’s death suddenly brought it all out in the open. “Find a place for yourself and your families. I’m selling this house.” The matriarch dropped a bombshell on unsuspecting generations. They had come to take this house and the identity it gave … Continue reading Shade of the Oak Tree
diwali brightensthe darkest night of the yearheart-warming visitsmessages from kith and kinlove enough to last winters 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge
Halloween and Ouija boards bring up so much. I almost empathize with the soul’s struggle to express itself without a voice. Ouch! It lost its vocal cords, but not its vision and need for expression. I am grateful to be a soul in a physical existence, with a clear or unclear objective – to experience … Continue reading What are you looking for?
God, show me your faceI want to believe in youdon't peep through flowersshow your art; jump from the skystraight into my doubting heartI hear the heartbeat louder Sunday Confessionals
loud mind-beats disrupt quietEach person wondering…What are others pondering?A dollar for your thoughtslet me sell you something, but what? strategy wrapped as ideology?business disguised as a revolution?unsheathed hunger for powercleverly masked as a savior? devices, apps are only toolsyou don’t see you are wiredyou press fake buttons to playfollow our commands to staywithin the periphery … Continue reading Behind the scenes
standing outside a templeI watch the faithfulrush in and rush out-Peace eludes I march onin search of warby the righteousagainst manipulation I call Godhear no thunderjust a recorded messagethe number you dialleddoes not exist traffic jamsoutside the templeintensify-Peace eludes Weekend Writing Prompt
I look around for a wandering soulincomplete dreams; life not so wholeI offer silent tears; hoping he hearsPeople stood for him; he was not alone He put life on the line to achieve a goalsentenced to death for a rebel’s roleHe stood for freedom; but a neo-monarchyaccused him of treacherous anarchy He was a writer; … Continue reading On a writer’s grave
Welcome back! PROMPT #305 The prompt this week is a collage. You are free to use any one or all elements as a muse to write your piece. Bonus points if you can weave the elements together in a theme. There is no restriction on format of the piece. There is no last date either, … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #305
