Welcome back! The lure of delving in the unknown supersedes everything else for a poet or story writer. It could be the depths of your own being, or the functioning of the Universe. The call of a non-fiction or blog writer is different, as they look for 'usefulness' of ideas or information. PROMPT #226 I … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #226
“Each time I extend my hand of friendship, he reinvents himself, leaving me unsure if I want to go ahead. It seems too much to ask for revelation, with masks and gloves taken off. Maybe, he fears the vacuum within as much as I do. I see his all-pervasive desire to control by checking, hacking … Continue reading Onboarding
connectedyet isolatedin my ownclosed spacescreativityfinds a way to get out there https://dversepoets.com/2022/04/12/poetics-the-light-of-vika-muse/ Image credit: Vika Muse
fantasies mushrooming in shell-shocked minds suspended underground by power play in the skies it’s the only way to escape doom, to plant hope in a child fingering canned food thinking of tomorrow in an alien land and come back the day after under a clear blue sky events push different buttons in different people -immortalizing … Continue reading Fantasies
Walking through the woods may have been a way of life for some. I booked a safari to drive through the forest in a jeep, with a professional driver. I’m expected to believe what they tell me about the animals, my own research notwithstanding. Then the unexpected happens. A tiger is sitting on the bonnet … Continue reading Conversation
The king of the jungle is called so, because other animals fear his power to harm. I wonder if democracy is just a garb for imposed assumptions. They manipulate you into believing that a powerful ruler protects you against harm. The harm done to your independence is not mentioned. We pay to be controlled. it's … Continue reading Representatives
Welcome back! PROMPT #225 Image Credit: Okalinichenko What does this image inspire in you? Let it all flow out. Create order in what appears to be disorder. Please give due credit to the artist. There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #225
The setting is the same as it was years ago. A meal for two, a phone that cannot be put on mute and a mind ready to devour a story….. Televisions are passe. Netflix can be accessed from any screen. What if the phone rings? Hit the Pause button, tell the caller about the excitement … Continue reading Times change, not temperaments
Looking back is futile with miles ahead to go if you want forward movement you need to go with the flow Looking back gives insights into paths you did not take what could’ve been done better and your destiny remake Looking back is analysis to be done from a distance don’t let whirlpools pull you … Continue reading Looking back
transitoriness with a promise of recurrence -seasons promise coveted comfort I let fleeting thoughts become algorithms for future on familiar grounds change disturbs catches me unprepared with suitable clothing or temperature controls A new thought strikes I don’t have decoding software Catastrophe… Reject it… https://dversepoets.com/2022/04/04/dverse-monday-quadrille-149-tis-the-season/
