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#TankaTuesday 24 Seasons…

Summer brings mixed zing,clear skies and mundane sunsetspiercing sun rays sting.how tropical heat oppressesjust ask the paddy planters *** days become pythonspernicious heat wave spiralssweltering hours crawlloneliness enshrouds snuglyunheard screams reverberate.© Balroop Singh Thanks to… More

#TankaTuesday #Summer

My hazy window blurred by mist of memoriesand motley motifsfails to inspire somber museeven bird songs sound mournful. *** fragrance of summer,dusk in the garden beckonsI hear your whispers:yonder is the light – go, gowe’ll meet… More

#Summer… 24 Seasons Challenge…

Love Messages beyond the summer moon, carried by the south windlanterns carry my emotionsthat hold a thousand carved messages of love,of spirited summers,of our blissful sojourns. *** Masking my intense pain behind a shallow smileI liberate lanterns of lovesharing the fragrant breeze… More

#TankaTuesday #SyllabicPoetry

Morning chill clutches medespite the sun’s golden glowpurple hues don’t melt.seasons change, young leaves flutterI still wait at the window *** bleeding bit by bita cracked heart treasures momentsof joyous summerthat would never come againsmoky… More

#SyllabicPoetry Challenge #Renga

This week, the writing challenge is to experiment with Renga form. Renga or Renku features alternating stanzas, usually of 5-7-5 and 7-7 syllables. The first part of the renga is a (5-7-5) haiku (hokku) written… More

#TankaTuesday #Poetry 24 Seasons…

April full moon cheeredas we stepped out to revelin the glory ofgossamer rays that lured ussorrow shrouds the moonlight now. *** Covered by dark clouds,the moon seems joyless like meA sacred kinship,a unique childhood connect of… More

#Ekphrastic #Poetry Challenge – 24 Seasons…

My Window A serenespring morning,a fragrant pathflanked by rose bushes –a poignant reminderof delightful days we loved!  Ensnared by emotional bars,bigger than parameters of grief,I watch from my window, for your presence. The chill of your absence… More

Clear and Bright? #Poetry Challenge

Fascinated byglow of first cherry blossoms, birds bridle the breezedawn yawns at the horizon,transmits vibes of self-solace.  *** Exquisite attireof spring is celebratedrhythmic crescendo built by twittering of birdsbrightens melancholy mood *** Ready to harvestexpensive fiddlehead fernslow… More

Colorless #Spring

Daffodils withermy spring is so colorless,bereft of delight.dandelions surround me, with breeze of hope and healing. *** Fireflies fluttergleaming like fleeting momentswhen evenings were fun!In the cage of memoriesI yearn for a golden spring. ***  This… More

#TankaTuesday – 24 Seasons Syllabic #Poetry Challenge

Tranquil dawn beckonsbird songs enhance the magicmellifluous mirth!spring trots majesticallya delusional design.  *** Mother Earth’s attirealters within a few daysjust like blissful lifethat transforms within momentshazy moon is in mourning. *** commiserating, sharing my gloom with… More