Lines written for #FromOneLine 307
Turn out the light
Feel Darkness crawl up
Your lap and cuddle
In the warmest embrace
Whisper about the scars
Let them out, the tears
With your deepest fears
When the words are done
Let it slip away, gently
Into the night, bearing
The heaviness of one
With stories never to be told
12 of my poetic experiments have been included in the FromOneLine to Another anthology of quirky and unique writing and art. The published book is now available on Amazon and Pothi, as paperback and hardback.
In early August, I received literally the best email and news of the year. Meghan Dargue, designer and editor, associated with the Kobayaashi Studios wrote –
“It gives me great pleasure to include you in the FromOneLine To Another Anthology, and I’m excited that we have so many previously unseen writings this time, with definitely a touch more of the surreal! It’s a wild read, for sure – thank you for being part of it!”
Meghan Dargue
What elated me further was that 12 of my poetic experiments have been included in this anthology of quirky and unique writing and art. The published anthology is now available on Amazon and Pothi, as paperback and hardback. For links and more information please visit The Bookshelf at Kobayaashi.
As much as my participation in Meg’s #FromOneLine prompts series on the micro-blogging site X (erstwhile Twitter) has given me joy and succor, being included in this anthology is special because of the challenge. The prompts included the first and last line and the writers had to create the words in between, hence the book title, From One Line to Another. A truly creative adventure; I am grateful for the platform that Meg and #KobayaashiStudio provide us each year. I am privileged to be part of another anthology. More on Kobayaashi blog.
Lines written for #FromOneLine 302
Trees whispered a secret
Wrapped in a gentle breeze
Or in a stormy embrace
We chose not to listen
In hubris, so human
Forgetting who heals
With roots running deep;
Keepers of our land,
These storytellers stand
Now in silent despair
Of words lost forever.
Lines written for #FromOneLine 300
Once upon a time
Wisdom whispered to me,
“Trust the process,
Practice the pause;
Do not brood over
What’s beyond control!”
So I embraced silence
But grief and fear
Gathered in my throat –
A heavy knot that choked
All remnants of hope.
Then, unable to breathe
Immensely fatigued
I set them all free –
Dreams, desires, wishes.
Maybe now it will find me –
My happily ever after.
Lines written for #FromOneLine 299
Earth stopped its spin
For chances were slim
That the dust would heal
The skies could conceal
Such wide devastation
Destructive intervention
Of the ones who ruled
As masters of doom.
In destined departure
From a promised Rapture
The oceans spilled over
And mountains cowered
When a blue planet swore
It could bear no more!
Blue Pen Strokes 