Underneath this whimsical sky
loop half-told tales and
honeyed tufts of lies.
Courting danger’s all well
and I won’t kiss and tell
but when you see
the clouds collide and topple,
Run!
Pell-mell.
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I wrote this for this week’s Trifextra ( and had a whole lot of fun writing it too!!)
The boy shivered with barely suppresed terror as he stood in the middle of the clearing, frozen in place by her determined gaze. He had known for a while that she was on his trail, had known that his size and built made him an irresistible target to her. Yet when the moment finally came, it was nothing like anything he had ever imagined. The sun was sinking rapidly and a chill was beginning to creep in and envelop the atmosphere- it was her favorite time of the day, and that meant there was no possibility of escape.
She stood exactly twelve feet away from him. It was a little detail she was extremely particular about. From her predatory position, she could see the liquid fear in the boy’s eyes, hear the fluttering agitation of his tiny heart. She could feel him being torn apart by the intense urge to run and a strong sense to stay put and face his fate. She smiled to herself, knowing he wasn’t going anywhere. They never did.
He watched her closely, captivated by her deliberate manner, as she shifted her weight from one foot to the other and perfected her stance. He saw her right hand reach down to her waist and pull out her ‘hunting’ knife. Her eyes narrowed with concentration, she pulled back and in one practiced stroke, sent the knife whizzing.
The knife flew through the air and neatly sliced into the apple placed on the boy’s head. A perfect shot. He fell to the ground, nearly sobbing with relief. He had survived… At least until tomorrow.
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This was written for Trifecta.
The playful wind tried
to draw me in,
draw me out
of my sullen whim
I rebeled,
repelled
with all my might,
refused to give in,
give up
without a fight
The sun too gazed,
tried to erase
my darkened mood
with its charming rays
The rays
could not touch me
inject me,
infect me
with life,
the rays
could not affect me
But when
the silver moon beckoned
The temptress,
in her element,
fearless and strong,
giving the blue night
a reason to smile
I knew then,
I too had got mine.
A reason to
live and love and hope,
just be,
and the strength
to cope.
The truth was right there,
underlined
The moon was right..
The choice was mine.
This is my entry for this week’s Trifecta writing challenge. Do check out the other entries too!
Look at her, oozing confidence
Oh! Its almost obscene
Such a conceited, cocksure, ding-a-ling
the world has never seen.
She knows it all, or so she thinks
Us lesser mortals aren’t worth her time
She won’t even listen to what you say
Unless you can say it in rhyme
Her feet never touch the ground
Her nose is always in the sky
Where the world totters, she dances through,
proudly prancing by
She’s got the world inside her palm
Like things can never go wrong
They never did either, not until
that fateful day came along
The day nature failed to respond
to the touch of her magic hand
Suffice to say, things did not go
at all as she had planned
Luck finally did a turnaround
while she walked Her hallowed halls
Its sad, but strangely satisfying
when the mighty finally fall
Her crimson cheeks were a sight to behold
Her hands and feet had gone all cold
Humbled, she looked ready to fold
Who could say she’d once been bold??
I may berate but cannot hate
for she is me and i am her
What happened, i shall never tell
I’ve locked it away in a secret cell
The lesson was learnt when things went wrong
Now make what you want to of this song
I’ve thought of a game,
will you play with me?
Just close your eyes,
come away with me
This is how
all tales are spun
Lets pretend
we’re on the run
Escape into
the wild unknown,
fly where
no birds have flown
Up, up and over
the hills we go,
coming down’s easy,
we just slide through the snow.
There’s no one watching,
lets run real wild
Isn’t this great,
being a child?
There’s a stream up ahead,
lets splash right in,
pretend its summer
and enjoy a cool swim
Time flies so quick,
when you’re having fun
What a marvellous sight,
this setting sun!
And then, suddenly,
in the blink of eye…
I trip,
you fumble,
reach out,
but i tumble,
try to hold on
to my thoughts,
but now they’re
all jumbled…
The moment’s gone
the game is through
I loved our lil adventure
I hope you did too!
Lure them?
Floor them?
I’d rather
ignore them
bore them
to death
with my
mindless ambling
rambling
I’d leave them
dangling
scrambling
for breath
before they
take me
shake me
break me
leave me
without
my sanity
vanity
all sense of
humanity
I’d better
throw them
out.
Its been a glorius summer
Wouldn’t you say so, my love?
I can never forget
the soft summer sky,
You and I
floating on the velvet breeze
flitting from tree to tree
in that playful way
of ours.
(Image courtesy: http://www.stuffpoint.com)
Don’t you remember
chasing the sun?
flying too close,
getting burned
and then turning to chase
each other instead.
Losing ourselves
in the moment.
We painted a pretty picture
didn’t we?
As we sailed across the speckled sky
into the golden sunset
joined together
wing-to-wing.
My heart still sings
when I think of it.
Now the winter has begun
and it promises to be
an especially cold one.
But I’m not scared
as long as I’m with you
So lets turn up our feet
to dry, lie
low
We may not still be here
when the summer dawns anew
but thats ok too
I know I’ve got many more lifetimes
and summers
left with you.
