Welcome back! Complexity is a lot like freedom – everybody knows what it is, but cannot tell. The author of this quote was not talking of writers and poets. For they sure can tell. PROMPT #168 Well, there are more terms and conditions in this prompt than any other episode of the Exploration Challenge. Enjoy … More Reena’s Exploration Challenge #168
I woke up in 2021… To a world more complex than it has been Where fear separates, not unites Where a hurriedly put together remedy to unprecedented ailments divides people into camps Where Presidents incite violence Where claustrophobia causes relationship breakdowns Where some pine for company, and others pray for solitude Where people are fleeced … More Where ….
I pack gifts In glittering stars with lots of love and some disdain… I wish they’d taken my thoughts afar given understanding as regular refrain I set the table in red, green go the flavours I hope they appreciate a multi-hued brain matching steps with them merry song and dance I dream of companions on … More Xmas Poem
scratch the surface, go beneath See – hurt lays buried it sparked off rebellion – got you labelled, while the perpetrators got away scot free
untainted untouched yet not a virgin… It is a place where ideas meet form neural pathways blossom to take different shapes and mingle with my life I’m fiercely possessive I don’t share keep it away from crooks It is my Zen corner My inglenook…
Welcome to winding up routines for 2020! We have got three more weeks to go. Time does not really wind up, but gives us these calendar breaks to reflect back and assess, analyse and plan ahead. What impacted our lives in 2020? A teeny weeny virus, and this will remain in collective memory for a … More Reena’s Exploration Challenge #165
“I have a clearer view of things now”. He was speaking with his eyes closed, and his favourite music playing in the background. “Are you ready to get the will registered?” His wife sounds impatient. “Not yet. But reading the book The Future of Your Money has given me immense clarity on what I would … More Summation of Life
Welcome to the last month of 2020! We’ve all hoped it ends soon, and I hope all of us are ending it on a note of hope. I throw open a question, before netizens take a break for the holidays. How can we change the format of this Challenge in 2021? I intend to continue … More Reena’s Exploration Challenge #164
I skip the news updates on Corona horrors and vaccine developments, except for the economic impact. I am not afraid of death. Yet, I think I’ve seen death closely than ever before – lurking in eyes, expressions, behaviour patterns, ostracisation of people considered unsafe ….making me fear it will continue as an obsessive compulsive disorder … More Death by Excess
Welcome back to light! PROMPT #161 We celebrate Diwali – the festival of lights in India, while America celebrates a new President. Light can mean different things to different people, just like the election results in any country. James Baldwin says, One discovers the light in the darkness, that is what darkness is for; but … More Reena’s Exploration Challenge #161
