Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Self portrait of a Loner

 Day-26 NaPoWriMo-2023

Prompt: 

pic credit :sunita

                            

Looking at the palms 

Counting the zigzagged crisscrossed lines

Wondering at fate, whatever it means,

To know, what to expect and not to feel anxious.

Each day moves at a slow pace

A hazy morning, the sweetened chirping of the birds,

The flowers which were in buds last evening

Blooming fragrantly in the morning. Touching them lovingly

Feeling joy passing through the veins.

Two diehard fans peep at the door

Wagging, to open the gates to smell the flowers

Rather chase the crows and birds.

The voiceless are true companions.

Many plants around to keep the spirit  alive

Reminding every day, nothing is lost. The sun will rise

The moon will glow. There will be many storms too.

Sometimes, there is a void, unpaintable emptiness

Maybe it is the age or endured nothingness

Looking in the mirror, a total stranger

A person whose confidence 

Has taken a fall, the body is not functioning

The colorful pills on the tabletop

Tell another story of a broken soul.

Touching the bookcase, in search of solace

It shows, another facet of  existence

A life that existed in pursuit of knowledge

So many muses on the shelf consoling,

They have lived her life. Burned many bridges

And never gave up- however hard life had been

Their footprints are beacons. Nothing is permanent,

A lesson learned to face the forthcoming storms.

With renewed energy, letting the heart unburden the straying thoughts

She reads, writes, and paints, making peace with the fading lines.





Participating in : NaPoWriMo-2023






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