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Dancing in bubbles
Painting swirling streaks
Across the indigo waters
Behind the glass bay
A hallowed hush
Broken by whispering
Gurgling gas
And popping peppermint
Escaping an antsy tongue
A sudden slurp
Of a raspberry slushy
Breaches the silent solitude
Of the bewitching blue room
My world stirs in the soft dawn lightBetween blurred linesOf laughter and dutySo keyboard clicks to deadline’s call Work demands dutySurrendering mere moments for hoursTo repeated, relentless tasksTaking time away from familiar faces Home once safe, now compromisedDreams deferred, desires pausedRest delayed, foundations decayedHome life replaced with work’s demands We chase others’ definitions of successIgnoring…
Words gave me life on a once barren page—Once hidden in the void, I was born,A character flawed with immature fears.Wide-eyed, ink-stained, seeking who sharesMy voice. Do I merit ears that might judge?Or do I evolve—could I truly transform? Alone, I wonder if others understand,Do my tales resonate or merely exposeConfusion? I shudder under weight…
Red circle flashes calendar’s weighty warning.Foot presses down, speeding toward impact.Easing off gas, curves tighten sharply.Grip tightens, eyes lock on the path.Scanning for hazards, road twists ahead.Destination reached, brakes ease to rest.
I discovered the toothOf a mighty manticoreAt the base of a banyan treeI’m not sure why I came to these mystical landsPerhaps journeying with friendsOn a ruminating mission from Mumbai to Cork All I know is Millicent is lostAnd my mission is to rescue herFrom loud howler monkeysOr dirty desert rats Now, back to that…
We have crossedourCome to Jesusmoment. We’re failing.
Gray gloommeets mid-winter mourn:these deaddark daysdemandlight-cresting waves,flickering within lit heart,reflecting dawnas she breaksearth’s choking gloom.Breath and blood thawcold’s icy doom. On Finding the Right Words When I work on a poem with this kind of weight, it feels like I am chiseling stone instead of molding clay. Believe me, I am much more comfortable molding…