Welcome back! PROMPT #353 We have an image prompt this week. Source: Pixabay Description of the image: The sun is shining with the word TRUTH emblazoned on it. Down here, a man walks with a lantern and an umbrella printed with the word UN-BELIEF. His shadow falls on the ground ahead. The format of the … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #353
The devil shrieks, “She’s up again”, and I rise from bed with a spring in my step. It is a story I tell myself to keep morale up for a challenging day. I’m known as a tease, a temptress, a shrew, and a manipulator as I juggle several hats to keep the show going. I … Continue reading Trap
step backbefore you falldeep, deep, deeper than truthtill you don't recognise yourselfLie still Photo Challenge #538
A blinking prompt, a frozen mindThe muse deserts meNot again A simmering stew, a hot stoveFrozen meatNot again A forward step; a packed bagThe door is lockedNot again Stale words; ancient expressionsFrogs croakYet again Unlocked dreams; a new moonLet the light shineOnce again Poetics
Those grateful eyes hauntauthentic claims to help -allI did was pretend Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - Pretend
lights blinking in the darkness, but signals do not matchI trust ya and flash a light, but stopthe bridge above calls it a fraudulent moveI'm desperate to meet my counterpart I trust ya and flash a light, but stopWho can crack the code without a common language?I'm desperate to meet my counterparttrust is premium; being … Continue reading Cracking a code
why blame errant wavesfor washing away castlesbuilt on shifting dunesI watch dreams sailing awaywith my imagination Tanka Tuesday
Stay masked beyond Halloween.to keep your image and sheen What lies behind is more than horrorenough to break a robust mirror Is that evil or weakness highly strungin fear of being avenged or wrung? How far can a criminal goto cover tracks dirty and low? Do you remember your just-born facebefore you won and found … Continue reading Cringeworthy
In childhood, our teachers processed the world for us. We believed the picture they created for us. To some extent, they also shaped our goals. Then, influence gets granular. Bosses, peers, gurus, media, and literature influence our self-image and how we view the world. We pat our backs fulfilling someone else’s expectations; we flagellate ourselves … Continue reading Nirvana
Today, I started the day with this quote. Philosopher and writer Friedrich Nietzsche on the power of making a lot and choosing the best: "Artists have an interest in ... so-called inspirations; as if the idea of a work of art, of poetry, the fundamental thought of a philosophy shines down like a merciful light from heaven. … Continue reading Constructive Bias
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