green upgrades to rustsolitary paths inspireautumnal musingscolors of dreams change with ageyellow, red, orange or brown if youlook back, more thanforward, change directiondon't let sepia invade springcolors Written for Moonwashed Weekly Prompt - Autumn
Welcome back! PROMPT #251 The word prompt for this week is Jamais Vu It is the opposite of Deja Vu. jamais vu involves a sense of eeriness and the observer’s impression of experiencing something for the first time, despite rationally knowing that they have experienced it before. Jamais vu is sometimes associated with certain types of aphasia, amnesia, and epilepsy. Source: … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #251
“The weather looks lovely outside.” “The tales it carries from faraway lands may not be pleasant”, says Hazel as she fiddles with the remote flicking news channels. He was fed up with being imprisoned … Yes, perhaps that is what an ultra-protected life means. He was fed up with being controlled by an almost invisible … Continue reading Lure of freedom
I learn what’s goodonlywhen confronted with evilelseI’m passed off asjust okayor a has-beenwho could have done better parameters changewith environmenthow good or badI really am? a survival strategycounts as crimemy right to existcircumvented by law Does intent countor the damage?my upbringingor educationor just the stinging slapafter doing something? reborn in non-human bodiesI may commit heinous … Continue reading A few thoughts
grateful for windowsI grab slivers of blue skiestouch infinitycarefully boxed existencecalls back with cushioned comfort Written for MLMM Photo Challenge #433
muffled voicesshudder in anticipationof impending stormsthat will permeatea power-driven world a world that worshipssuccess without ethicsimposes ruleswith vested interestson the pleaof perpetuatinga tradition the shadowy figure curses-unaware of the potencyof its injured right to existreleases long-held anguish curses are legacies of the oppresseddamnation- a cry of helplessnessdenunciation - a statement of rebellioncondemnation - endorsement of … Continue reading Legacy of the oppressed
Welcome back! I've experimented a little this week - taken a few lines from all your entries to weave into a new poem. See what emerged. I believe I am passing through a gate in historyA twinkle in our maker’s eyeWhat happens next is a mysteryI stumble upon cracks of time-crystallized memoriesfalling through a funnelIs … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #249
I moved from 28 followers to 3K+, just by participating in writing prompts. What changed in the process was the intent and theme of the blog. I moved from articles to flash fiction and poetry. I do have a flair for writing from schooldays, but I accept with full gratitude that I learnt a lot … Continue reading Blogging Challenges
Welcome back! A string of brillianceeach bead - a single sentencemakes my week shimmer,throws challenge with cocky sneerto make next week look better This is how I'll sum up last week. PROMPT # 248 We have a phrase this week to serve as your writing prompt. ...passing through a doorway in history There is no … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #248
The train stops, and it’s not a station. It’s a mechanical fault which will take time to fix. Passengers jump out for an impromptu picnic in the flower gardens near the track. Am I not lucky to have taken a train today? The boss’s secretary said flight tickets are getting expensive, and we need to … Continue reading Smell the flowers
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