Dark clouds hang heavyThe green grass reflects reliefIt’s going to pour #haiku
Author Archives: Echoes of the soul
Claiming her Destiny
One Among Multitude Looking behind The path she traveled She claims her destiny Poised calmly at the portal To unravel what future holds For what she will be, is what she is
Oracle – Tanka Tuesday
Colleen has crafted a challenge to write an acrostic poem with a syllable count of 8, 9, or 10 syllables per line or a mixture of these syllable counts, and our choice of words are: MAGICAL, CHARM, SPECTRE, FANTASY, CONJURE, UNICORN, IMAGINATION, ORACLE, or MALEVOLENCE. I am drawn to the word ORACLE Now I don’tContinue reading “Oracle – Tanka Tuesday”
Broken bones will mend Y’know
A slipA misstep Unfortunateoh no Crackthe soundOminousoh no the single bone piecenow discontinuousoh no will bein a castfor a fortnightoh no it’s brokenbut will mendits not heartyou know
Five word challenge
simple | level | crumb | fortune| solvent William was way below the conservative solvent levels. The colony was near starvation. The queen needed to be saved. Any little crumb of food was a fortune for the colony. He was on a simple mission today. Get food or perish. He emerged from the burrows inContinue reading “Five word challenge”
It ain’t big, but its everything
Little hands Holds the world it ain’t big But then it’s everything It brings smile On his lips And it smiles Right back on him There lies In those eyes All the joy The world can bring It’s immense Beyond words Unmeasurable That feeling And I hold The infinite in my hand it ain’t bigContinue reading “It ain’t big, but its everything”
Lead
I followMy dreamI lead who believe I haveA destinationI dreamI perceive I share the visionto those who believe they walkwith methey don’t followthey believe
Fruit hides the seed
I guess the fruits are just twobitteror sweet which one we getis throughour intentanddeed the taste and texturebitter or sweetit springsfrom theseed the pulp and the colourtaste and smellis what makes the fruitand the fruit hidesthe seed
Amma
Emerged into the world A life Delivered through pain Suffering the excruciating Screaming To offset the pain Months of rearing Feeding off herself Her every bit of grain Fretting and worrying Unnoticed at time Many times, in vain Letting go her needs For everyone else Without a strain Ever willing to give To sacrifice SheContinue reading “Amma”
There lies the moment
In the rush of things The moment stops Somewhere between Earlier and later And that’s where There is no speed No expectations No comparison Nothing lesser or greater But there lies still the intent of motion And the sense of purpose The seed of every future a pure slice of the creator There lies theContinue reading “There lies the moment”