NaPoWriMo Day 2: Shades of Love

Today is second day of NaPoWriMo.The prompt today is to write a poem that plays with voice. For example, you might try writing a stanza that recounts something in the first-person, followed by a stanza recounting the same incident in the second-person, followed by a stanza that treats the incident from a third-person point of … Read more

Secret of Happiness

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

Shadorma: New and Old

genesis conceiving new hopes… sprouting youth vows transforms… is it vital to spurn old? can’t youth dwell with old?   Linked to Weekly Challenge # 85 hosted by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter where she has prompted us to use words “New” and “Old” in any form of poetry. I’ve penned down a Shadorma that follows a … Read more

Twittering Tale: Symphony

Kat hosts Twittering Tales every Tuesday. The challenge is to write a tale in less than 280 characters, based on the image provided by her. Here’s my take on it:   Miriam had been playing the piano since her childhood. She had composed numerous symphonies that touched millions of hearts. But it wasn’t Miriam today. … Read more

Poem: Resurgence

When life falls short of breath and heart falls short of love When time falls short of hope and hope falls short of faith When eyes fall short of dreams and dreams fall short of existence When mind falls short of thoughts and thoughts fall short of words It’s time for a miracle It’s time … Read more

Believe in Yourself

We often suspect our own belief and dreams, when questioned or stifled by others. It is easy to be a victim of self-doubt and low self-esteem due to uncertainty and apprehensions about our vision. This video is a must watch to reinstate your belief.      

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

Poem: Tears

the tears in her eyes revealed it all despite her efforts at detaining them inside dreading someone’s fall with their fall but the feelings in her heart the emotions that wrought drove the moist pearls to the edge of eyeballs the dust of truth trapped in a web of lies a ray of sunlight struggling … Read more

Poem: Border

Grace at dVerse has prompted us to write a poem on the “border”, especially the mental boundaries that borders create. I just went with the flow and couldn’t control my feelings while writing this piece, hence, a little long.   “Play anywhere but do not cross the border” my mother always warned when I was … Read more