Haiku Horizons has given the prompt “cake” for week#184. What a timely prompt! I couldn’t have asked for a more relevant one as we just celebrated the tenth birthday of my son this week. Here’s to cake: choco truffle cake glorifies the occasion as my boy turns...
Poetry
Poem: Tears
the tears in her eyes revealed it all despite her efforts at detaining them inside dreading someone’s fall with their fall but the feelings in her heart the emotions that wrought drove the moist pearls to the edge of eyeballs the dust of truth trapped in a web of lies...
Poem: A Woman’s Shoes
A closet flooded with shoes an obsession a woman ensues red, white, golden and blue black and pink in all its hue adding a tad of perfection a silhouette for each occasion beach flip flops to winter shoes leather, rubber or PU shoes from ankle straps to...
Tanka: The Stone man
inquisitive eyes questioning my subsistence the stone man commanded to resuscitate my life to turn a new leaf of hope The post is linked to Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge # 48. The challenge is to write a haiku/tanka/haibun using words...
Quadrille: I am grateful for…
a long list of grievances forever leads our way do we care to assimilate a list exhibiting “I am grateful for…” it’s certain to surpass the lead if we feel the bliss of another sunny day of smiles and blessings that illuminate our day! This...
Poem: Border
Grace at dVerse has prompted us to write a poem on the “border”, especially the mental boundaries that borders create. I just went with the flow and couldn’t control my feelings while writing this piece, hence, a little long. “Play anywhere but do not cross the...
Poem: I wish there were a world
I wish there were a world where I wasn’t a prisoner of time I wish I could hook the ocean whose waves bid to force me drown I wish I could cage the moments and held them hostage of mine I wish I could silence the sounds that birth and thrust all wounds I wish I could...
Haiku: Spring
taste of cheering spring garnishes the nature’s pie spirits come alive The post follows the prompt “taste” given by Haiku Horizons for week#182.
Poem: Fever
my head heavier than a mountain ocean waves turbulent in my stomach my steaming body torn into a million pieces each part whimpering in pain my tongue tastes bitter from the chemical composition I try to lie down but my back cries out making its presence...