There are times when you need to sit all by yourself. There are times when you need to press pause button on all that's going on around you and listen to the music that your soul plays. There are times when you need to gather all your courage and meet yourself. Carving out a little... Continue Reading →
Speeding on highway: his last mistake. This post was written in response to Six Word Story Prompt. The challenge was to write a six word story on the word Mistake. Thank you! ©Aashi D Parekh
O thou lone star,My only glimmer of faint hope,In the menacing darkness of this undying night,I cling onto you fast, for losing you, I wouldn't find myself. Guide me,Through these endless oceans,Waters rolling over, from all sides,When I've lost all my heart to stay afloat. Lead me,When the fleeting illusions,In these dull, dead, dreary deserts,Compel... Continue Reading →
Cometh the hour, of my gentle fallFall is inevitable, certain for allAll kissed off by the spiteful windWinds are mighty, blow off the bindBound to my roots, for aeon, moreMore of it and an arduous adieu forthForth I'm to depart, into the warmthThe warm lap of the tender earthEarth replenishes, sways new birthBirth of a... Continue Reading →
Why stare at me like that? No, this is no show of foolery! I'm an artiste, I feel happy filling your life with rainbows and dreams.... This post was written in response to Three Line Tales 243. I thank Sonya for hosting this challenge. The challenge was to write three lines inspired from the prompt.... Continue Reading →
Back into the old familiar vennel,Yet the heart thumps hard within,Quick shivers conduct through,With each step, as the door nears,My dreaded soul, quick at it's heels,To run miles away, the other end,In dire straits, becoming onerous,To put myself together, to face her,Back home, here, after several years,Will she welcome me with open arms,Or doors remain... Continue Reading →
Pulling through the multitudeI did make it! Reached the topThat highest point, overpeeringThe tiny world, its tiny beingsBut before I could cherish allThat I did have, that I'd achievedI found myself engulfed in thatThick, blinding fog of lonelinessStrangulating, sweeping over meAnd somehow the will to live died… Thank you! ©Aashi D Parekh
The magnificent megalithsStand in pride, singing ofThe glory of the long pastThe grandeur of the valiantThe sacred customs emulatedThey, the uncivilized geniusesThat did worship the forcesThat did kindle their artistryBringing about the greatestCivilizations- the beginningTheir gift to the mankind.... This post was written in response to the Weekend Writing Prompt. The challenge was to write... Continue Reading →
Under that gold sun, sweating all day longDirecting the truck through city throngsWhen sun sinks below the horizon, alongDarkness swallows, their wearies strongThe nightly custom, a wait so prolongedThe two pals meet to sing of a day so long In narrow cobbled street, under lights' glowUnclear words flowing thru a puff or twoMerry laughter banishes... Continue Reading →
Calm waters reflected her lost soul. This post was written in response to Six Word Story Prompt- Water. The challenge was to write a six word story on the word Water. I thank Shweta for hosting this challenge. Thank you! ©Aashi D Parekh
Setting all those maps on fireLoading a bag full of thrillsTaking those roads never takenCause directions are delusiveHinder new ways to be exploredI roll under the abstract skiesLike that lone stone, hot to trotTo explore every nook and cornerOf the small sphere all aroundTo embrace those strong windsThat conspire to blow againstAdrenaline rushing through my... Continue Reading →
After putting on my best thinking cap and working my brain all around the clock, I did painfully realize that my thoughts were like two drops of water in the dead dreary desert mind of mine. Before I could capture them they would just evaporate in thin air, leaving me with absolutely nothing to write... Continue Reading →
Falling upwards 