Tanka: Fear

  Ensnared in our fears spurning opportunities we ridicule life let us revisit ourselves to unleash blatant power   Linked to dVerse Tuesday Poetics where Lillian wants us to use the word “visit” in our poem. Also linked to Colleen’s Weekly Tanka challenge # 61 where we must use synonyms of words “stark” and “trap” … Read more

Poem: Mask

Mish is hosting dVerse Poetics today. For today’s prompt, she’d like us to focus on metaphorical masks, or psychological masks, so to speak. Here’s my take at it:   Hey you! Yes! I am talking to you Not the one who’s smiling at my disgracing cue But the real “You”   The “You” behind the mask … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 8: Desires

The prompt for the eighth day of NaPoWrimo/GloPoWrimo is to write a poem that relies on repetition. It can be repetition of a phrase, or just a word. I have given weightage to a phrase.  Infinite desires Myriad aspirations Some camouflaged in heart Some trodden by rules Infinite desires Myriad aspirations Some weathered against yardstick Some … Read more