How many years has it been since we heard, “Kill the Indian, save the soul”?   It’s been repeating like a scratched cd. Like that CD it skips to the next song “The only good Indian is a dead Indain.”   These songs ring through…

Prompt 3: Masked Motto While rushing in the morning for work, my diary pages whispered– “You got this!” Dried leaves crunched  underfoot screamed as I crossed the avenue “You got this!” Reached workplace. Phone buzzed with a default daily reminder– “You got this!” As I…

Fallen flowers are always a joy to the heart Fallen as they are they bring beauty and art Their silence and their grace make a sad heart smile The dew in their petals is always worthwhile Fallen flowers are always a joy to the heart…

Interpretation, perception, inspiration Masterpiece on the wall Intelligence, culture, popularity Masterpiece on the wall Appraisal, gavel, reappraisal Commodity on the wall          

Ode to Freelancer-Poem 3   The bridge with views The river overlooking the green The woodlands on the river screen The green on the walk offscreen   The Bridge with views Photography her passion Vacation her progression The rock her disillusion   The Bridge with…

You are loved — When told to a child and shown in everyday actions, strengthens that child as intensely as well-balanced food, safe shelter, and exercise.   You are loved – When reported by a friend, who watches the ordinary, helping gestures and sees the…

Hot, flaky bread slathered in butter moves something deep inside: a body worn even in our easy days.   Hot, flaky bread drowning in apple butter baked by women who once picked the wheat knowing no different way.   Hot, flaky bread filling the wanting…

Had I known what I knew then, I would have done it all the same, hit the roof, flown the coop, kicked the bucket, but not without a fight, without a last stand. You don’t finish last if you quit the race.   Starting is…

Recycle, reuse, and reduce you know it, you know it, but don’t do it!   Do not cut down trees, nor divert rivers, you know it! you know it, but don’t do it!   Avoid the consumption of plastics, you know it! you know it,…

I could should would I can plan am I see free me   You love hate feel You cry smile fly You know go low   We try high sky We people human mankind We mistake forget end We just are