It was called a “black-out” in 1971. Windows and skylights were covered with thick black paper. The sound of an aircraft drove the neighbourhood into deep distress.They prayed for invisibility, huddled inside the silence of fear, pulling sheets above their eyes. I’d have loved to see the enemy’s face. But the next morning, Uncle said … Continue reading Changing face of war
insightswrite a story-she just walked outof the housewheeling a suitcasesans memories Reena's Xploration Challenge #338
Light, after a brief pause, makes itself known,Welcomed as dawn—a fresh beginningBut what if it were ever-present, never gone?Endless light, no night—a perpetual day.Imagine Earth bathed in unending brights,No sinking sun behind the horizon’s flow.Blackout curtains would be our daily woe,We celebrate the Sun’s inadequacy, you know. Moon and stars, invisible to our sight,Claim omnipresence … Continue reading Light’s Eternal Dance
Welcome again! This week, let us delve into 'speculative fiction', except that we will not restrict ourselves to fiction. It comes close to sci-fi or fantasy. The writer raises and answers a series of 'what-ifs' to design a delightful literacy piece. Find more details here. PROMPT #336 The subject is a proposed merger treaty with … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #336
I played around with this prompt a little. I wrote two paragraphs as Stream of Consciousness writing - whatever came to mind first. The bourgeois has been a much-misunderstood class, trapped between the Marxist perspective of being oppressors who will instigate rebellions and the label of being privileged. The contemporary version, called ‘the middle class,’ … Continue reading Bourgeoise
night awaits moonlightblue skies cover branchesleaves fluttering silentlysunlight bright fadingmemories earthly divinewinds serenade dreamsgrateful forever roots roots forever gratefuldreams serenade windsdivine earthly memoriesfading bright sunlightsilently fluttering leavesbranches cover blue skiesmoonlight awaits night W3 Prompt #106 Friday Fictioneers
Baby Ganesha was the smartest kid on the block when he won the race to complete the fastest circumambulation worldwide by walking around his parents. His parents meant the world to him. Annie sets out on a pilgrimage when she travels to meet the author whose books changed her life. The books ended the author’s … Continue reading God’s Opinion
intellectsoaring highbuilding structuresin the airto meet the sky let’s chatlearn each other’s lingoto understand firstthen collaboratemaybe invadethere’s nothing leftto be called private why did we remain strangersfor so long?children of the same Godcluelesswithout a common codeThanks for the influenceBad, indifferent or good earthlings write poetryon the moonand then swoonwonder if someoneon another planetwatches themworships, pinesor … Continue reading Heights
Easter celebrationsunite families, friendsstormy bonds replaced bymisty-eyed hope Abhanga in response to 24 Seasons Poetry Challenge
extinguishcold, dark memoriestranquil dawn say goodbyeto the dark night andhazy moon winds blow silentlyto facilitate bold flightsas birds enter clouds 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge
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