These six-word stories that can be read alone or together, imply the creation and destruction phases of a tree. The female persona denotes the tree and the male persona, dependent wildlife.
Her growth, silent!
Her fall, heavy!
His sound changed,
as her’s cracked!
These can also be perceived as the thoughts of a father who is worried about his daughter’s unprecedented failures.
She designed an open balcony to enjoy sunsets. But, her garden wanted to relish the scenic scape all by itself.
Have you experienced your time which is your favorite escapade from everyday chores, getting eaten away by someone else after having put all the effort in, or have you eaten up someone’s time and efforts accidentally or intentionally? The above tale is written from this perspective.
Inspired by Bulbul’s ‘Twenty Words Tuesday #34 – Garden’.
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colorful mixed hedges
lavish linear lawn landscape
hillside home garden
serene sunset scene
rich potpourri of twilight trajectory
opacarophile photographs
fortifying weaver nest
textile grips towering trees
finest precision
Photo by
Aadhithyan Pandian from Pexels.
graceful trail behind
high hilltop revives senses
open glade turns home
Photo by Darren Lawrence on Unsplash.
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pitch-black
golden peeper
furry blankets
Did you think of night, moon and clouds? Or, were your thoughts about cat, eyes and its fur?
Aren’t we the same? Nights and us.
When it is time to hit the hay, you say ‘lights out’. But here I am, half asleep when light is actually out spreading its rays.
In this regard, don’t judge my slumber time. I was in a shift, busy hunting rats yester night.
few towering whips
trip upwards making a map
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In your colours, we see love!
In your beauty, we make poems!
In your elegance, we paint art!
In your fragrance, we offer prayers!
fearing dreaded cold
they die gently kissing earth
awaiting fresh start
a wide killer smile!
the enemy’s inner self
razes by strong weapon Continue reading
Turning off lights on Earth Hour, I go to the terrace.
I admire the beauty of the full moon, thinking about the billion-year-old firefly that lights it, standing on Earth.
EARTH HOUR
Earth Hour, organized by World Wide Fund for Nature, is a global grassroots movement uniting people to take action on environmental issues and protect the planet. Engaging a massive mainstream community, Earth Hour was famously started as a lights out event in Sydney, Australia in 2007.
It is an annual event held towards the end of March every year when people across the globe turn off their non-essential lights for one hour as a commitment towards a better future.
Yes, it makes a difference.
SYZYGY
Syzygy isn’t something that’s related only to astronomy. I browsed to find details on the word’s origin and Continue reading
When Dory’s family planned to buy saplings for their garden, Dory’s immediate suggestions were two fruit-bearing plants – mango tree and pomegranates.
She planted and nurtured them with care, waited for years until they grew enough to give her fruits. She got excited when they started blooming and many little fruits emerged from buds. Continue reading
Yeah, true!
It isn’t any dream.
Members of our own community
are getting killed,
for the littlest of mistakes.
I believed
the previous murders
would be the last. Continue reading
She gave life to many,
Shelter to multitude.
Storm destroyed her still.
Still she came back,
sculptured as a Swan.
Swollen root, tree dust and
some amount of glue
shaped her. Continue reading
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