Welcome back! Complexity is a lot like freedom - everybody knows what it is, but cannot tell. The author of this quote was not talking of writers and poets. For they sure can tell. PROMPT #168 Well, there are more terms and conditions in this prompt than any other episode of the Exploration Challenge. Enjoy … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #168
I woke up in 2021… To a world more complex than it has been Where fear separates, not unitesWhere a hurriedly put together remedy to unprecedented ailments divides people into campsWhere Presidents incite violenceWhere claustrophobia causes relationship breakdownsWhere some pine for company, and others pray for solitudeWhere people are fleeced of large amounts with a … Continue reading Where ….
I pack gifts In glittering stars with lots of love and some disdain… I wish they’d taken my thoughts afar given understanding as regular refrain I set the table in red, green go the flavours I hope they appreciate a multi-hued brain matching steps with them merry song and dance I dream of companions on … Continue reading Xmas Poem
scratch the surface, go beneath See - hurt lays buried it sparked off rebellion - got you labelled, while the perpetrators got away scot free https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2020/12/21/what-do-you-see-61-21st-december-2020/
Reena's Exploration Challenge #166 Welcome to the last Exploration Challenge of 2020! Yes, we will take a two week break, while your creativity flows in directions other than blogging. PROMPT #166 I’m employing a reverse strategy for the last prompt in this year. Here are two short pieces for the prompt. inkblots mutate to form … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #166
untainted untouched yet not a virgin… It is a place where ideas meet form neural pathways blossom to take different shapes and mingle with my life I’m fiercely possessive I don’t share keep it away from crooks It is my Zen corner My inglenook… https://dversepoets.com/2020/12/14/quadrille-118-in-the-inglenook/
Welcome to winding up routines for 2020! We have got three more weeks to go. Time does not really wind up, but gives us these calendar breaks to reflect back and assess, analyse and plan ahead. What impacted our lives in 2020? A teeny weeny virus, and this will remain in collective memory for a … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #165
“I have a clearer view of things now”. He was speaking with his eyes closed, and his favourite music playing in the background. “Are you ready to get the will registered?” His wife sounds impatient. “Not yet. But reading the book The Future of Your Money has given me immense clarity on what I would … Continue reading Summation of Life
Reena's Exploration Challenge #164 Welcome to the last month of 2020! We’ve all hoped it ends soon, and I hope all of us are ending it on a note of hope. I throw open a question, before netizens take a break for the holidays. How can we change the format of this Challenge in 2021? … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #164
I skip the news updates on Corona horrors and vaccine developments, except for the economic impact. I am not afraid of death. Yet, I think I’ve seen death closely than ever before - lurking in eyes, expressions, behaviour patterns, ostracisation of people considered unsafe ….making me fear it will continue as an obsessive compulsive disorder … Continue reading Death by Excess
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