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ALS NaPoWriMo Day 18: I Wish… We all have infinite desires. Some are fulfilled while others aren’t. We forget about some but carry a few in our hearts. Dig your deepest hidden desires today and show us through your words. Here’s my wish list 🙂 Poem: An Infinity of Desires With all … Read more
Today’s prompt comes to us from this list of “all-time favorite writing prompts.” It asks you to name your alter-ego, and then describe him/her in detail. Then write in your alter-ego’s voice. Maybe your alter-ego is a streetwise detective, or a superhero, or a very small goldfinch. Whoever or whatever your alternate self may be, I hope … Read more
Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that uses repetition. You can repeat a word, or phrase. You can even repeat an image, perhaps slightly changing or enlarging it from stanza to stanza, to alter its meaning. There are (perhaps paradoxically) infinite possibilities in repetition. Just when… Just when everything … Read more
Today I’ve penned down something in my native language- Hindi. These are actually afterthoughts of reading a Hindi poem. I’ve given the English translation below my original poem. इक ख़्वाहिश ठंडी हवा के झोंके जब पेड़ों को सरसराहें यूँ लगे तुम्हारी उँगलियाँ मेरे गालों को सहलाएँ फर्क सिर्फ इतना है कि इक हक़ीक़त … Read more
This is my second take on the prompt given by dVerse. The prompt was so intriguing that I couldn’t resist sharing all the questions that keep bothering me from time to time. Bjorn hosted the dVerse on Tuesday. He was inspired by the “ he book of Questions” by Pablo Neruda, to give us a prompt to write poems … Read more
Traversing the deserted memory lane treasuring glimpses of my childhood reminiscing shades of myself a sudden realization shuddered me I forgot to live An immature amenable child I followed the path led by adults teenage soon followed glistening with all its colors however… convoluted adolescence succumbed to anxiety and dominance of peers … Read more
Do we thank enough for what we have? Are we content or do we keep complaining for our unfulfilled desires? Do we appreciate what we have or do we undermine our accomplishments by resenting for our wishes that couldn’t be effectuated?