BlogHide Resteemskarunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoEvenings in E | NaPoWriMo Day 30Every eve bees fly, trees sweep the sky when red sphere sets. Felines stretch, they mew, expect feed/ seek shelter where we dwell. They enter, elven eyes peer, fleece sheds everywhere we…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoLooking for Ideas | NaPoWriMo Day 29I roam around my house looking for ideas. like I have lost something and then forgotten what I'm searching for. I check between pages of books, and then behind the milk carton in the…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoWinding Roads | NaPoWriMo Day 28Roads wind and wrap around, (over and under) each other, bringing us again and again to the same places from different routes so we are still lost. sign boards double back upon…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoLeaving | NaPoWriMo Day 27What happens when you leave a place? Do the memories peel off the walls with paint turning to dust, swept away by new hands every morning? Do the trees weep? Do they shed their leaves as…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoWhat the Sunrise Smells Like | NaPoWriMo Day 26What the Sunrise Smells Like (on the East Coast) Fish. Salt water and soaked sand. The stale whiff of the ocean that lingers in damp clothes. Morning breath and toothpaste hidden under…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoRidleys Return Home | NaPoWriMo Day 25Turtle hatchlings crawl out of man-made nests, testing out their limbs. They pile on top of each other, sand sticking to their new skin. They fall and tumble and flail about on their…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoRadha Kunj | NaPoWriMo Day 24Radha Kunj With it’s black metal gate that never quite closes fully. Maybe that’s why the door needs three locks and three steps. My grandmother stands at the open door, with questions…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoTree People | NaPoWriMo Day 23This is my ode to the standing people, the silent observers of the earth that have watched her children grow. Badam standing at the fork of the road, holding our hearts in a hidden…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoPacked Days | NaPoWriMo Day 22source I plan my days like I am packing for a short trip that warrants a bag just big enough for all the essentials. But I fill it with everything I might (or might not) need, always…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoFlying Sheep | NaPoWriMo Day 21Sleep plays with my eyelashes, like kite string, tugging at them to bring lids to a close, but for the past few days I've practiced the art of losing sleep by dancing with words instead of…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoParts of Myself | NaPoWriMo Day 20source I am losing memories like parts of myself. They spill out of my mouth with watermelon seeds I'd compete to spit further and further away when I was 7; and drip down my chin…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoInhabiting my Skin | NaPoWriMo Day 19Artwork by Adrien Mérigeau My body does not feel like home today. I fumble at the door with the wrong keys, so I have to jump over the gate and break…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoAdvice I Forget | NaPoWriMo Day 18Advice I forget I have given when it comes to myself: i. the process is more important than the product. ii. be patient with yourself. iii. you are not responsible for how other people…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoThe Weight of Words | NaPoWriMo Day 17source I do not care for words today. They carry too much weight. Brought in on cargo ships that struggle not to sink, packaged in boxes lined with velvet and shrouded in bubble wrap…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoContemplations on the Road | NaPoWriMo Day 16Cars come to a standstill on the road at a green signal. Green means Go, but a cow has decided to stop and contemplate - whatever cows contemplate about. Before it has a chance to moo…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoA Lesson in Softness | NaPoWrimo Day 15I tried to fight with the sea today; flailing my arms and thrashing about as I stormed in with determination, ready to catch (hold of) a wave and show it what I'm capable of. Instead, it…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoMathematics of Relationships | NaPoWriMo Day 14source i) 1 + X = 2; Solve for X. Ask if the one must have the X factor. ii) 24/7 = ? Divide your life into fractions and see how many you're willing to share. iii)1 + 1 =…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoAlternate Endings | NaPoWriMo Day 13source: taarikajohnart "How we have failed you, little Asifa I want to be content with saying that the news articles full of details and words robbed me of mine, that (the words) left…resteemedshruti.suresh (39)in introduction • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Hello!There's often a block I think we all encounter when someone asks us who we are, or if we're to introduce ourselves to a gambit of strangers. How do I even start? Typically, with my name? I'm…karunya (47)in poetry • 7 years agoStories that Hide in Walls | NaPoWriMo Day 12If walls could talk the ones in the dance hall would have stories to tell of how I've grown (from 4 feet to 5'4''). They would remember the things I don't: the exact moment when I reached…
