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One of my friends prompted me to pen down my views on “Hard work and Destiny.” The moment I heard this, my mind screamed ‘Hard work, obviously!’ but my heart though in agreement, was a little skeptical. I have been a firm believer of destiny all my life. I’ve always believed that what is destined … Read more
The NaPoWriMo prompt for the day asks us to write a poem that prominently features the idea of play. It could be a poem about a sport or game, a poem about people who play (or are playing a game), or even a poem in the form of the rules for a sport or game … Read more
Happiness is a choice. Happiness is a state of mind. Gerard Way said, “Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It only means that you have decided to look beyond the imperfections.” This is the right moment to be happy. This is the right moment to live. Shift your focus from failures … Read more
We struggle night and day To keep our miseries at bay Fraught in the race to success We always feel distressed Why are we so insensitive to self? Why can’t we applaud ourselves? Why we always have to compare? Why we always live in fear? What is an … Read more
Do you wear the right attitude? We are controlled by situations which are completely out of our control. Should we give in? Our attitude has ever-lasting impact on our lives.
Toni is hosting Haibun Mondays at dVerse. She wants us to write about our plans for our writing in a haibun. Writing is therapeutic for me. It pulls me out of the clutches of darkness where I wander inadvertently when I’m feeling dejected and miserable. Writing is a tool for introspection for me. It … Read more
Life is a challenge It is a sprint against time To achieve your dreams You may falter but have faith Each morning dawns rays of hope The post follows the prompt words “morning” and “challenge” given by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter for her Weekly Tanka Challenge #72.
Kim is hosting Tuesday Poetics at dVerse. She has challenged us to write a poem, of any length or form, about an animal in a human way or a human in an animal way, highlighting some trait of the animal/human that either sets us apart or brings us together. I chanced upon this picture on Google … Read more
Bjorn is hosting the dVerse today. He was inspired by the “ he book of Questions” by Pablo Neruda, to give us a prompt to write poems consisting only of questions. We should leave the answer to the reader. We can write a poem consisting of a single question or many. We can fill our questions … Read more