Anger

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jQEz3pIf9zVVuegisWFOe?si=c0cd5ad73f2544fb Why do clouds look like angry birds, hungry for revenge on invisible enemies? Anger lives in territories of its own, with deep roots and repressed emotions. It changes its language, depending on who or what it is directed at. I wonder if they recognise their own reflections. How do they label it? Angry birds … Continue reading Anger

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #212

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! And the Xploration Challenge is back with a new image 🙂 PROMPT #212 It's new ... does it mean it's welcome? Ponder over the above line, and write whatever comes to mind. There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #212

Delivery

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oNJv5qTNzZYBSCv4GZqGP?si=a1be54205c5149e5 Can exuberant personalities pale into insignificance on hearing a few words? I felt my sister shrinking in size as she struggled to assimilate what she had just learnt. “Is that true, Ronit!?” The executor of the will had just informed her that she inherits the vacation home in Goa along with the personal belongings … Continue reading Delivery

Dare to live without me

I stand at the edge to be amalgamated, create the rainbow I'm red, watch me reflected in passion, danger and life https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2022/01/04/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-255-tastetherainbow/

Little Saint Nick

Jim's Music Prompt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp9rK8FmYog My take your boys keep tossing boxes of dreams Tell me what slipped out in between frozen wishes in drafts of cold breeze fell from the stars, caught in the trees What was not a piece of cake, not workable on a quick uptake let me catch all that is unspent … Continue reading Little Saint Nick

Reena’s Xploration Challenge

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Have great festive times ahead... The Xploration Challenge too, takes an annual break. Meanwhile, I would like to share something I came across, which will invite different perspectives. It may seem creepy to some, and inclusive to others. See the pictures below on how someone has … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge

Petrified

I’ve watched calcification of souls with slow accretion of deposits of apathy -disconnectedness rules I was alive once but chose petrification with concentrated spirits some day I hope to connect human rocks below infuse empathy in them maybe they see what I see maybe we connect better maybe they see value in going back to … Continue reading Petrified

A child’s perspective

A child prays… When did happiness become a contraband good? It needs to be smuggled in the form of a cartoon flick when parents aren’t around or that  ice-cream stolen from the fridge. Why do they attach future loss to a pleasure indulged in right now? I live in the moment, and they- in fear … Continue reading A child’s perspective

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #211

It is reflection time once again. I wonder why ends and beginnings affect us so much. PROMPT #211 Here's a theme prompt once again. Flow with it. There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap.  Any … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #211

Reena’s Xploration Challenge #210

Welcome back! PROMPT #210 The theme for this week is "On entering a tunnel....." There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to be featured in the Weekly Wrap.  Any post that is found to be offensive, vulgar or something that hurts common … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #210