Author | Poet | Artist
The path you’re traversing, I know it isn’t so tranquil But have no regrets my dear, For the path forsaken, for the road not taken Trust your wisdom and believe your vigor For the ordeals and obstacles, you encounter on this path Are designed to make you potent, No matter how smooth, … Read more
Clad in a black chiffon saree Jhumki *, bindi, a red lip color, Eyes perfected by Kohl, I take a last glance at myself before I step out For it has no preconceptions, I’m told, The astute, truthful, unprejudiced mirror But is it rightly so? I disagree. And I have my reasons. … Read more
Reverse Poetry: Reverse poetry is a poem that can be read forwards one way and have a meaning, but also be read backward and have the same or different meaning. Truth of Life (Verse) I’m glad the dawn always seems promising No matter how tormenting the night had been I am … Read more
Bjorn is hosting Meet the Bar (MTB) challenge at dVerse today. He wants us to try using different types of alliteration, assonance and consonance in any poem of our choice and see how we can enhance the connection between the letter used and the meaning of the poem. I have used alliteration with letter ‘w’. … Read more
In a very unfortunate event last week, one of my friends left for her heavenly abode. We all were left shocked at the sudden death of such a lively, kind hearted and cheerful soul. A talented artist and an ever-smiling personality, she was certainly a person who will be missed for years to come and … Read more
Relationships are our lifeline. They make us who we are. Be it the relationship of a mother with her children or the relationship with one’s life partner; our affinity to our in-laws or our dealings with our friends; our entire lives revolve around sustaining our relations. Some relations are by chance; others are by choice. … Read more
Today’s prompt is based in a poem by Larry Levis called “The Two Trees.” It is a poem that seems to meander, full of little digressions, odd bits of information, but fundamentally, it is a poem that takes time. It takes its time getting where it’s going, and the action of the poem itself takes … Read more
Today, challenge given by NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that takes the form of a warning label . . . for yourself! Here are my warnings! Poem: My assertions I must remain committed To my early morning regime To ensure my morning walks And to fit yoga in between To … Read more
The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is to write an elegy – a poem typically written in honor or memory of someone dead. But we’d like to challenge you to write an elegy that has a hopefulness to it. Here’s my submission: Poem: My Elegy For You Dismayed by your ominous demise I failed … 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