Preparation for the Poetry Marathon

This is my first participation in a challenging event. I have heard and I know it’s going to be a difficult one , in terms of your mental health, might take up your entire time, but I am up for it. I feel you should…

Professionally have I OD’d on OD ( organizational development ) for over a decade and more . Personally, I am all about making the mundane a wee bit more meaningful and of course a lot more fun in the process. In the course, of course,…

Bat Out Of Hell [Prompt 30]

Like a bat out of hell! Teenage years, Our angst … Our emotional blow-up! Do we run? Should we stay, Or should we go? Questions! We sought to arrive, so fast, at last! We would wake up, to go go! Like a bat out of…

Her thoughts were, at times, volatile Although he knew her for a while To him, she appeared sublime And thought of her thoughts as a chime Fallen for her smile He wished; for him, she walk down the aisle Weird as she was, She had…

Tale of Childhood

1. After a dark night, There’s a surmise. Although the moon is bright And the stars infinite, With the darkness I fight. 2. After a hug tight, There’s a surprise. Although the kiss is just right And the smiles infinite, The love gives me a…

robo@fields

Lush green fields Swaying with the cool breeze With sun shining bright Like gold it shines But does the sunshine spread evenly everywhere? I doubt! And so, rely on the technology These robo@fields do an awesome job Believe me or check it out for yourself…

Acres Of Green [Prompt 27-28]

They call this city, Dirty The shitty, Too busy, Crowded … Shrouded in media spin. Tourists expect rude, Crude … City of sin! We are not without guilt; No doubt … We were built, of cement! We never sleep, ours dreams … we will keep….

FEAR OF FLIGHT

Although living in a cage, I am a bird; flying in my dreams. Mine is a story untold; I wish I was enough bold! In the question marks I believed, And in the doubts, I often dived. I imagined to come out of the cage,…

All The Babies [Prompt 26]

They are the babies, at first, they were two, then we gained a few, now they are a crew! If you feed some more, these felines take the door. You’d think they are poor! They are well-fed and sly! This backyard feral group, coming for their…

I Grow Old…[Prompt 25]

[Citations in Italics: Plays of T. S. Eliot. Boston: Faber, 1969] I grow old … I grow old … It seemed so important to grow up, to be a lady; make my own rules. I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. I do…

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