Tagged: 2017

First Rain

First Rain – NaPoWriMo 2017 Day 20

As the first drop hit the ground, Petrichor wafts up from dry soil. And the eyes close down unbidden, With each deep breath taken. As the water level starts to rise, Paper ships depart...

In your hands – NaPoWriMo 2017 Day 18

Black pools of ink, Seeps out slow, out of the tip. With each twist and turn, Of its slow movement, Across the piece of paper. Same ink dribbles out, For whoever that uses it....

Silent Summer Slumber – NaPoWriMo 2017 Day 17

Soft footsteps tread by, As the silence stretches on, Interrupted by the fan blades, Wobbling with each turn. Occasional sounds of fingers, tapping against the keyboard, Flits in as voices start to murmur, Tallying...

Eternal Knot – NaPoWriMo 2017 Day 16

An eternal knot, Intertwined within itself, With neither a start, Nor an end ever in sight. Keep following the lines, And a state is reached. A trance or nirvana? It is all that and...

A half-life

A half-life – NaPoWriMo 2017 Day 15

Half the time, life is deceived with halves, Half-filled water coolers, awaiting a refill, Half-empty box of lunch, awaiting anothers share, Half-eaten chocolate, staring innocently back, Half slept eyes, blinking out the sleep. Half...

Clerihews

Clerihews – NaPoWriMo 2017 Day 14

According to Wikipedia, A clerihew (pronunciation: /ˈklɛrᵻhjuː/) is a whimsical, four-line biographical poem invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley. The first line is the name of the poem’s subject, usually a famous person put in...

Crystal to Green

Crystal to Green – NaPoWriMo 2017 Day 13

Bits of leaves dried up and packed, Into sacks of linen with lemon extracts, Or perhaps ginger, jasmine or maybe pomegranate? Just green tea is too bland for their palate. Dipped in cups of...

Infinite loop – NaPoWriMo 2017 Day 11

Life seems the same everyday, a morning and a night, Filled with all sorts, of trouble and insight. Oh! If only the days, were calm and peaceful, How wonderful life might have been, a...