You were Love

You entered our lives 20 years ago, and we learnt what unconditional love means. You spent a little more than three years sharing our abode, and then left us forever. Not a single day passes when I don’t think about you. It will be a lie to say that this year’s a different thing – … Continue reading You were Love

Stature

stature - whenmeasured by confidencedoes not unnerve either man or beast silhouettesconceal imperfectionawareness helps you keep up courage stay watchfulwho bends down to meet youit's not a favor, but your value What Do You See

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #267

Welcome back! It was another beautiful week, when we explored different facets of love and time. I don't know why I want to linger on a little longer. PROMPT #267 I had an epiphany this week while watching a Shark Tank India episode, and it was a mention of the term 'legacy thinking'. The flaws … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #267

Plundering Rainbows

how many couples sat on this bench?now intertwined, now tied in knots.was the heart red, now painted black?they untangled ropes to choose a shape. now intertwined, now tied in knotsthey saw happiness on other shoresthey untangled ropes to choose a shapethey built a bridge to cross the sea they saw happiness on other shores,reinventing life, … Continue reading Plundering Rainbows

Multiple colors of love

waiting at the gatemultiple colors of lovegently, lovingly...let a new era begin.I will hold them in my arms Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - Lovingly

Concealed

it's a rose alright…for what petals represent-love, hope or beautymy finger bleeds to remindof thorny beds it sleeps on-fights ephemerality Tanka Tuesday Weekly Prompt

Speak to us, threaten….

I grew up in an era when television screens received inputs from metal antennae planted on terraces. Watching the sun entangled between bars saddened the child in me. I was taught at home not to catch butterflies and cause them pain, but dissecting a frog in the lab was forgivable. Dear Nature, your silence has … Continue reading Speak to us, threaten….

Subjugation

rings of delusionconceal hollow cores-leave scared spacefor doctrines, opinion,-to seep into structuresinvisible alterationrendering existencefettered and futile-on borrowed oxygen the sun does not seton empires-which controlday and nightnomenclatures-the clock shows twelveinstead of 24 hours-hands of poweron the throat of time-calendars of achievementdiscardedevery year -hunger for power is globalthere's no satiety-food and prosperityis no substitutefor control onhumanityin … Continue reading Subjugation

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #266

Welcome to another month in 2023, albeit a shorter one! So, am I going to be less busy, do less, dream less and accomplish less... Are we so driven by calendars and clocks? Are we truly enmeshed with the world, each other and Time? Before we move on to the weekly prompt, let me congratulate … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #266

Eugi and Paula

I share two brilliant pieces contributed to RXC #265 ?Versus? by Eugenia even at the start there were opinions and views what life should we choose Read more in amanpan blog https://amanpan.blog/2023/01/26/%e2%80%bd-versus-%e2%80%bd/ BIOWEAPON by Paula Light https://lightmotifs.wordpress.com/2023/01/13/bioweapon/