I Love You
Let silence bespeak my mind today Let my closed moist eyes gaze your soul today Let my breath swell your heartbeat today Let my touch enthuse your senses today For words are not enough today For I realized that I love you today!
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Poem: Loving Memories
there’s something in the wind today that’s creating ripples in my present-day that’s fetching all old memories memories of you and me memories of you stealing glimpses of me memories of the door from where you peeked memories of the music that you played for me memories of the eyes that gazed at me memories … Read more
Haiku: Mirror
how can a mirror reflect true self harboring fiendish intentions Coincidentally, the prompt given by Haiku Horizons and Colleen for this week is same. The above post follows the prompt “Mirror” given by Haiku Horizons for week 174 and the prompt words “mirror” and “harbor” given by Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge … Read more
Tanka: Earth
only miracle can rescue our aggrieved earth I urge the fairies to move their magic wand to restore majesty of earth The post follows the prompt words “fairy” and “magic” given by Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge for this week.
Poem: Sign at the beach
divorced from the world to spend time with self to discern the purpose of my being to rationalize the significance of grief I walked to the beach a walk to the beach all I had in mind the magnificence of ocean always felt divine and there it was and there … Read more
Haibun: Clouds
The sky seemed captivating, adorned with the glitterati of stars like a bride dressed in an impeccably sparkling outfit. I had been admiring the blue for hours and was eager to continue my adoration for eternity. The moving clouds had always inspired me since my childhood. I commended their audacity when they momentarily veiled … Read more
Haiku: Hypocrisy
truth veiled under smoke laughter shrouds the pain of soul hypocrisy reigns The post follows the prompts given by Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge# 37. The challenge for this week is to use “smoke” and “veil” in a haiku, tanka or haibun.
Haiku: Steal
stealing some sun light to oust darkness from our life gleams the modest moon The post follows the prompt “steal” given by Haiku Horizons for this week.
Tanka: The Moon and my Heart
windstorm propelled my heart’s melancholy to sky the moon stands forlorn hoping stars lead jubilance in sky as well as my life This post follows the prompt words given by Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge #36. The prompt words are “happy” and “sad”. I have used their synonyms, “jubilance” and “melancholy”.
Poem: Impact of Words
world was not so fascinating life never seemed meaningful morning wasn’t so inspiring neither rain did any good until one day, you showed me the way I clench close to my heart the wisdom those words impart to believe myself to be myself to trust my faith and tame perseverance to … Read more