Eulogies – after Sylvan Esso ‘Funeral Singers’

Acoustic guitar stings and taps leading into louder dance A light female voice, breathless, the words indecipherable though I listen closely only half understanding snatches of song.   ‘doesn’t take a job in the night return to me all my friends are half-gone birds, keeping…

Checkpoint

Dark firs and spruces fall in order down the hill and drape the checkpoint in mute darkness. Mists roll desolate, hanging, within one’s touch floodlit by a single beam, which lights benighted borderlands, tempting new beginnings far from the calm comforts of the past. Invitation…

That Was My Mom!

Strong and enduring Multitasking everyday Seguing into roles With almost no delay. Planner, economist, Administrator, teacher, Sometimes nurse, Sometimes chauffeur. Housekeeper,decorator, Par excellence The family’s first Line of defence. Primary care-giver Entertainer, singer, Whose soft lullabies Still linger In my memory… Who was she?

Hour 3 – chapters on eternity

the heart wants to  write lines on love and loss hum the lyrics of desires dream of the silver and golden mouths of galaxies   the heart wants to beat in the peaceful solitude of snowy mountains touch the cold streams that banish all thoughts…

Subbing in America: Hour 2 (prompt: Robert Frost)

* Trigger Warning: Violence * the static crackle voices break the heavy air still shrill with hate sweat, blood and screams pierce through his soul the darkest evening of the year. he gives his radio a shake to ask if there is some mistake. the…

The End?

The End? Ami (Gypsie) Offenbacher-Ferris   Is the end truly the end? Or the beginning of something new? And if the end is the beginning of something new, Then is the beginning the true end after all?   Is the true end of all the end…

Solitude…

In this busy world, Where everyone is rushing to meet deadlines, To make both the ends meet all the times, I wonder if anyone yearns for some solitude? I wonder, If just for a minute people stop, They don’t worry about the road jamming traffic,…

Tiger, Tiger…

Tiger, Tiger, Living in the woods, One of the fiercest animals on the land. Swift as an arrow, He kills his prey in just one blow. So mighty, so strong, As he roams, Other animals hide inside their homes. What is that? Lightning struck the…

Seasons Of The Life…

It’s not unknown, The tale about the four seasons, And the symbolism that each holds. So let’s start with the Queen of the Seasons – Spring, Spring Season symbolizes birth. True to its meaning, Nature blooms during this season. Then comes Summer, Breaking the door…

Sunrise…

Look around, Nature is meeting the sky. The birds are flapping their wings, As the leaves rustle along with the wind, While the plants wait patiently to unfurl their flowers. Even the Earth is awakening, To witness this beautiful harmony, Of Nature and Sky together,…

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