ME without I

 Day-30 OctPoWriMo-2020

Prompt: About Self

Form: Free Verse

                                                                           artbysunita

There is no "I" anymore

There is no "ME" to talk about

I am a ghost of  "Tomorrow"

With clipped "WINGS" 

In place of "HOPE"

"1" is trying very hard

To find the "ME"

To "SMELL" the flowers

But, there are too many "OBSTACLES" 

There was a "HAPPY"  I

Now, there is  just a " BROKEN" me

Not much to say about " ME"

When time has erased the "I" 

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Silent Dreams

 Day-29 OctPoWriMo-2020

Prompt: Tracks

Form: Free Verse

PC: Sunita

On the other side of the tunnels 

Childhood dances

On an arch of sepia memories.

Pc: Sunita

The call of the verdant shores

Fill my soul

With timeless images.

Pc: Sunita

The cascading milkyway carries 

My dreams

Through the plains and beaches,

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No Two Ways

 Day-28 OctPoWriMo-2020

Prompt: Journey

Form: Free Verse

                                                                            Pc:Sneha

Life is a moment

You are not who you are

A flickering wind

A touch of skin

A fragrant whiff

Stays forever

Everything that breaks you

Also makes you stronger

You cross the bridge

Leaving all those moments

You are just-

A breathing epitaph.

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Saudade

 Day-27 OctPoWriMo-2020

Prompt: Magic

Form: Decuain

                                                                             PC: Sneha

Let me curl up, close my eyes and forget,

What I am going through  these tiring times,

I want  happy moments and hold them tight,

Feel the breeze resonate in unsung rhymes,

My heart sings those songs of  magical years.

Cascading memories after memories of yore,

A child like laughter wrapped in colorful daffodils,

Flashes of delightful sunset and welcoming shore

Encroach my solitude and dreams every night

And I live for those magical moments to enchant.

 

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A bit of Everything

 Day-26 OctPoWriMo-2020

Prompt: Being Different

Form: Free Verse 

                                                                           artbysunita

It is not easy 

To survive

In a world

Where looks

Are everything

What about those

Who are different?

Well, they are the best

They indulge in activities

Which make them strong

They turn into the fighters

The survivors who rock the 

World with their creative minds

I have struggled

With complexes untold

Walked a long road

To reach my destination

I am myself again

Charging ahead to face

The challenges bravely

Being different is not a crime

It is a blessing

To do things differently.

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Milestones

 Day-25 OctPoWriMo-2020

 Prompt: Breaking the rules

Form: Mitra

                                                                                 PC: Friend

Moving,

Marking Milestones

My mind, 

Making many moves

Mapping, 

Memories mindlessly.

(We have to create our own poetry form today. So I created a simple poetic form called Mitra.

Mitra- 6 lines poem. Syllable count 2,4,2,5,2,6 and every word starts with the same alphabet. No particular rhyme scheme)

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To Break the Chains

 Day-24 OctPoWriMo-2020

Prompt: To do something different

Form: Joseph's Star

                                                                           image:google

Muse

She is mine

The whole world conspires

She is a beacon of faith

The language of survival

There is strength in her

That motivates

Me.

                                                                              

                                                                

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GRATITUDE

 Day-23 OctPoWriMo-2020

Prompt: Gratitude

Form : Free Verse

                                                                          Pic: Friend

How do I put this in words?

This feeling of being touched

By a force unknown and known.

A mystery of emotions

Dancing in the heart

Takes over without

Any reason or a rhyme.

A bond too strong to break

Every silence echoes

With many unsaid words

The quarrels, the debates

Signs of acceptance as

Distances melt

And words are just an excuse

But, what remains

Is the warmth

Of a life long friendship.

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AN EMPTY EVENING

 Day-22 OctPoWriMo-2020

Prompt: A word or phrase

Form : Acrostic

 artbysunita

                                                          

Another day goes by

Nudging the silent hours

Every sound is voiceless

Masking the ghosts of darkness

Poetry has taken over

The dark hours of loneliness

Yearning flames of desires

Eavesdrop in the verses

Veering towards a chasm

Eating away the soul

Night and its shadows are mine

I am jostling in the whirlwind

Noiselessly and tired

Grieving myself to sleep.

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(The song spoke to me as the sun went down the horizon.

Khali haath shaam aayi hai.....the evening has come empty handed)

Gongura on the Tongue

 Day-21 OctPoWriMo-2020

Prompt: Taste

Form: Free Verse

                                                                 Gongura Leaves Pic:Sunita

Such power 

In those  greens

Smooth, creamy

Explosively sour

Packed with iron

And a number of vitamins

My mouth waters

As I mention its name

It comes with

So many memories and

Ancient wisdom

Wrapped in its leaves.

Jars and jars of pickles 

Adorn the kitchen walls

Mango, lemon, tomatoes and more

But, for me, these are my pride

Just a spoonful of this magic

On my plate

Enough to cause an uproar

With a mouthful of rice

The senses ripples

On the taste buds

                                                                      image: google

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The Soul Soothers

 Day-20 OctPoWriMo-2020

Prompt: Touch

Form : Free Verse

PC: Sunita

Every pain 

heals

in your fragrance

Your softness rejuvenates my soul

And I realize 

I am not alone

Moving in a timeless chasm

We have short lives

 but we  live

And feel, love and rejoice

Our little joys are time bound

Still we enjoy every moment.

                                                                         Pics: Sunita

My furry friends 

are my healers.

They fill my life with wonders.

Every worry and every ache

finds solace 

in their adoring eyes.

Running hands over their soft coats

 sooth my nerves and push away the blues.

To my aching heart 

they are the balm

I bask in their unconditional love.

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