Poem: Looking Up

Lillian hosted Poetics at dVerse this Tuesday. She has provided us with images captured by Hubble space telescope and wants us to write a poem seeking inspiration from any one picture. I have written this poem for the picture.   Photo Credit: ESA/Hubble; NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration   A life beyond the life … Read more

Quadrille: The Bliss of Dawn

It is week 44 of Quadrille at dVerse and De is hosting the Quadrille today with prompt word “kick”. So, 44 weeks and 44 prompts for 44 worded Quadrille! I ‘ve written the quadrille using all the 44 words: kick, creak, hope, spice, free, bliss, dream, fear, flicker, pepper, dance, bubble, grin, lull, melt, shimmer, twist, skip, green, breeze, spill, rose, journey, jar, leaves, open, … Read more

Twittering Tales # 53

Kat Myrman  is hosting the Twittering Tales Challenge where she provides us a photo prompt. The challenge is to tell a story based on that prompt in 140 characters or less. Below is the picture for this week and my take on it :     The eerie sound in the woods ran shivers. “Someone’s stalking us!” “I wish … Read more

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 “stone” and “turn”.    

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 … Read more

Tanka: Quest

  the quest for beauty leads us to surmount high peaks explore hills and seas to discern nature’s whimsy to unearth it’s repertoire       This post follows the prompt given by Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge# 44. The prompt words for this week are “hunt” and “find”. I decided to go for their synonyms, … Read more