Hey all! I'm back with my first couple of katuatas. Enjoy!Atop tallest peak,Admiring not skies above,Absorbed in beauty below.What humility!Furious firestorms withinHonor humble flames without.P.S: This has been penned for the What Do You See prompt, #WDYS , where poets were asked to write what they saw in the photo in question(given above). You can …

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The Crystal Ball- a painting from John William Waterhouse. Hey all! I'm back with my next ekphrastic poem. Enjoy!She observes,transfixed;Mind wailing with wonderment,At a crystal ball. Untold propheciesWhisper worlds to eager eyesFathoming futures.Mysteries clouded,Esoteric enigmasHidden to her eyes..She summons stanzasMeaningless without knowledgeOf unknown within.Hence she stares,transfixed,Hungering to decipherCrystal ball's ciphers. -The Forgers of FantasyP.S: This …

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Hey all! I'm back with my first piece of prose. Enjoy!When I started out writing poetry, I preferred not to pour my thoughts on paper,but rather,I used to think only of the rhyme. From bewitching blooms releasing hypnotizing aromas, to macabre murders and terrible tortures; I wrote only according to what a rhyme scheme demanded,not …

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