Rhyme Without a Reason

You change with the seasons 
But I stay the same, you call it treason 
You’ve convinced them, you’re the One 
Now all of them call me demon 
You think you’ve won, beaten 
Me and my followers like the Sun 
Are ever present and consistent 
We will occupy, uncover your mission 
Every opportunity, we will seize and 
End you and your seasons.

May 19, 2023 4

Layers Stripped

open for everyone to see 
I am 
showing you everything 
keeping nothing 
hidden between the lines  
nothing under 
the colors on my canvas 
naked 
like a newborn 
I am 
vulnerable 
in front of you

Featured image by Eric Johansson

Posted over at dverse

May 10, 2023 27

Stairway to Heaven (shadorma)

My fav song 
Evergreen--for rests 
Rock 'n' Roll 
Headbanging 
Heavenly guitar solo 
With lyrics so dope

April 16, 2023 1

Villanelle: Wednesday Walk X

Sun shining on with summer passion 
Spring's gone, her flowers burned away 
I can't run, so I walk in orderly fashion 

Two roses have risen in my garden 
Their whiteness has a touch of gray 
Sun shining on with summer passion 

Even small work feels like a mess and 
I feel dead tired doing it everyday 
I can't run, so I walk in orderly fashion 

Children playing games, school's out of session 
In holiday spirit, they play and play and play 
Sun shining on with summer passion 

Me and my friend step out to get some 
Lovely lovers loitering around the lake 
Sun shining on with summer passion 
I can't run, so I walk in orderly fashion.

The rose in the photo is from my garden.

April 13, 2023 0

Sonnet: Mother, heaven…

Mother, heaven is in your loving lap! 
The Sun is in your eyes and its love-light--
A beacon— hope and peace —in my blurred map 
A place I find solace in when I’m tired. 

Graceful lady, please take time out to love 
Yourself, as much as you love me and Dhan 
Precious bond between us is powerful 
It'll echo through ages: Mother-son. 

In my life, I will always love you more 
More than any friend, family or lover 
Mother, don't ever part from us, I pour 
my heart out on paper, for you, mother. 

These overcast days of hard rain and storm 
Will pass quickly with you by my side, Mom.

Author’s Notes

15/03/2023

Today, I tried writing in iambic pentameter for the first time. In all sonnets I’ve written till now, the pentameter and the rhymes were all there but that Iambic part was hard for me. This quatrain was supposed to be a sonnet, but I didn’t have the time to complete it, so I am just sharing this here today.

For those who want to write a sonnet in iambic pentameter, I’ve found the best link (after browsing through like 30 websites!) which explains the process: https://nosweatshakespeare.com/sonnets/iambic-pentameter/

10/04/2023

I completed the sonnet today, thanks to napowrimo for the prompt of Sonnet Sunday.

Photo clicked by me, posted over at Insta

Prompt

At dverse today, Ingrid is hosting for the last time. She urges us all to write about a place/space which inspires us. She really loves sonnets, so I thought why not write one for her beautiful prompt. I couldn’t complete it, sorry for that, maybe I’ll complete it later 🙂

If you wish to read some sonnets written by me, you may browse from the following: (or you may click here)

April 10, 2023 34

Quadrille: Pre-Marathon

I'm not a fan 
of Zumba 
before marathon 
it's too loud 
and too exciting. 

I like a quiet walk 
with stretching 
to get the muscles going 
and maybe an apple 
20-30 minutes before 
the marathon begins. 

zooming past 
other runners 
heart hammering 
brain boosting.

posted over at dverse

April 4, 2023 14

Haiku #56

Lust leaves in the wind 
Dance on the rhythm of life 
Like a nude stripper

March 30, 2023 2

The Uni-Verse

bell bell bell 
oh well 
a graceful exit 
a trance transitioning 
into translation 
reflugent mandalas 
flitting across 
the Universe.

March 20, 2023 0

New Moon Rain

eying the dying 
night with bad intent 
I ain't tainted 
in my tent 
by the rain 
this I attain--

New Moon Rain 
what you doing? 
don't leave so soon 

in aquablue hue 
beneath the black 
lying true and still 
two dead eyes 
staring at skies 
at low tides 

New Moon Rain 
cool down this mountain 
and drown this ocean 

call my name 
through the lotion 
rub it in 
in slow motion 
as sun comes in 
my mouth again 

New Moon Rain 
drool down this mountain 
and drought this ocean 

New Moon Rain 
what you doing 
won't you stay 
a little more! 
come on! 
please! 

just 
one 
big 
d
r 
o
p

March 18, 2023 7

Haiku #42

sparrows chattering 
under spring moon, before dawn 
feather falls on me

March 13, 2023 7

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