Poetry - Verses and Hues

11 Dec

Tanka: Night Sky

stars gift sight to eyes night breeze gracefully dances tickles mind and ears to rhythm of ocean waves moon guards as knight of night sky The post follows the prompt words “Eyes” and “Ears” shared by Elsie...

#5lines, #breeze, #dance, #eyes, #haiku, #haiku horizons, #micropoetry, #moon, #nature, #night, #ocean, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #sky, #stars, #tanka

07 Dec

Tanka: Fear

Ensnared in our fears spurning opportunities we ridicule life let us revisit ourselves to unleash blatant power Linked to dVerse Tuesday Poetics where Lillian wants us to use the word “visit” in our poem. Also linked to...

#5lines, #Colleen’s Weekly, #dVerse, #fear, #introspect, #introspection, #life, #micropoetry, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #tanka, #thoughts, #trap, #trapped, #visit, #words

06 Dec

Quadrille: I Stand Liberated

An array of thoughts flooded my mind when I cared to ascertain the purpose of my life I crunched some beliefs I munched some feelings focusing on my dreams envisioning my future I dusted off the qualms that...

#ambition, #beliefs, #confidence, #dreams, #dVerse, #feelings, #freedom, #future, #liberated, #life, #mind, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #purpose, #quadrille, #qualms, #thoughts

01 Dec

Live for Today

Today is the first day of the last month of the year. It’s time to do some assessment 🙂 Let’s assess where we stand on our plans. Let’s assess where we stand our resolutions and commitments. But while doing...

#blessings, #dVerse, #future, #gratitude, #happiness, #life, #live, #nature, #Open Link Night, #openLinkNight, #pleasure, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #present, #today, #treasure

28 Nov

Haibun: The Writing Therapy

Toni is hosting Haibun Mondays at dVerse. She wants us to write about our plans for our writing in a haibun. Writing is therapeutic for me. It pulls me out of the clutches of darkness where I wander...

#3lines, #challenges, #depression, #dVerse, #failure, #game, #haibun, #haiku, #haiku horizons, #inspiration, #introspection, #life, #micropoetry, #perception, #plans, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #puzzle, #struggles, #success, #therapy, #thoughts, #words, #writing

25 Nov

Tanka: Challenge

Life is a challenge It is a sprint against time To achieve your dreams You may falter but have faith Each morning dawns rays of hope The post follows the prompt words “morning” and “challenge” given by...

#5lines, #challenge, #confidence, #dawn, #dreams, #faith, #hope, #inspiration, #inspire, #life, #micropoetry, #morning, #motivation, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #success, #tanka, #thoughts, #trust, #words

22 Nov

Poem: Czar of the Skies!

Kim is hosting Tuesday Poetics at dVerse. She has challenged us to write a poem, of any length or form, about an animal in a human way or a human in an animal way, highlighting some trait of the animal/human...

#animals, #confidence, #czar, #determination, #dVerse, #eagle, #inspiration, #mighty, #mission, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #power, #powerful, #predator, #prey, #success, #thoughts, #words

21 Nov

Poem: Please Don’t Judge Me!

I enjoy some tasks But I detest others too I can work all day But I respite some days too I value your concern But please don’t judge me! I like to be modest But I...

#assessment, #care, #concern, #depression, #evaluation, #feelings, #inspiration, #judge, #judgemental, #life, #opinion, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #pressure, #privacy, #rational, #society, #stress, #thoughts, #value, #views, #words

17 Nov

The World of Social Media Shortcuts

In the era of Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, it’s not only imperative to be socially active but also to be aware of their terminology/ abbreviations/ shortcuts. If you are not familiar with these shortcuts, then you are considered...

#abbreviations, #celebration, #era, #felicitation, #funny, #gadgets, #generation, #humor, #humour, #laughter, #life, #modern, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #shortcut, #social, #social media, #technology, #time, blog

15 Nov

Poem: Resurgence

When life falls short of breath and heart falls short of love When time falls short of hope and hope falls short of faith When eyes fall short of dreams and dreams fall short of existence When mind falls...

#blessing, #dreams, #existence, #faith, #freedom, #freeverse, #heart, #hope, #life, #miracle, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #rejuvenate, #rejuvenation, #renaissance, #resurgence, #thoughts, #time, #truth, #words, #writing, blog

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