Image credit; Caleb Williams @ Unsplash Finally...I'm back, with a quadrille. These boards sure have suffocated my writing skills, and I haven't been getting a lot of ideas lately. That, along with the lack of time due to extra studies is the reason for my not posting often. He stared in disbelief,When mother,weeping tearsInformed him of the …
Author: Veera
A seventeen year old writer, hooper, amateur poet, biology enthusiast and a diehard cricket fan
Chalkpieces
My next quadrille:I admire the teacher'sAmazing accuracyWhile hurling chalkpiecesAt sleeping beauties!Sincerely speaking,I ain't squeaky clean,When 'tcomes to resisting sleep,And dismissing daydreams.Every subject has me hookedFor hours everyday,But certainly not the teachers,And their boring ways. -The Forgers of FantasyThis has been penned for DVerse, where poets were asked to pen quadrilles including some form of the …
NaShiHaiKuMo2022- Days 5-12
Taken from : https://experimentsinfiction.com/2022/04/17/nashihaikumo2022-day-17/ My next set of haikus(or not)Haikus work wondersFor poets frustrated byThe limits of rhyme.Yet syllables poseGreater trouble,if I may,To amateur writers.5-7-5...what?The strangeness of syllablesAmazes me,no doubt!At the very least,I find it impossibleTo restrain myself,Weld verses withinThese syllabilic rulesConstricting my lines.Hence, I've resistedThe temptation to writePoems restrained by rules.Overwhelm me notWith comments,if …
The Pond of Dreams
Dreamy Pond by Vika Muse A poem:I watch,every nightThe pond of dreams spillFantasies so fantastic,With longing, I'm filled,Realms blissfully quiet,Where silence reigns serene-No noise ever heard-'Tseems a delightful dreamWhere uninterrupted, from within,A haemorrhage of poetry unveils,Visions so wondrously unreal,With sheer sadness, I'm filled...For I know, I cannot relishThis illusion the pond displays,That these dreams shall …
The Vampire
My next set of tankas:The vampire watchesDawn dusk in tenebrous dark,Once moonlight mizzlesO'er wandering prey, 'tpounces,Fangs feast on flavors divine.The vampire watchesThe moon reign over the night,Its skin pearly white,Teeth razor sharp,eyes blood-red,Its desire for blood endless.The vampire watchesHumans wandering about,Whether good or bad,Righteous or reprobate,They succumb to its bloodlust.The vampire watchesThe moon descend at …
Sunrise
A kyrielle:I dream of delightful mornings,I dream of aromas fragrant,I dream of birds warbling verses,Greeting a sunrise radiant.I remember colossal cornfieldsI remember sparrows rampant,I remember robins dancing,Greeting a sunrise radiant.I dream of dawns magnificent,I dream of red skies flamboyant,I dream of the descending moonGreeting a sunrise radiant.I remember waking up quick,To admire horizons vibrant,I remember …
The Seasons Yesteryear
My next quadrille:Spring culminated sullen,Summer's dawned scorching..Autumn's awaiting woodsy,While winter'll follow freezing..I remember but yesteryearI found spring sprightly,Summer delightfully warm,And winter pleasantly chilly..I wonder if I'll witnessThe seasons once more,Relieved of present harshness,Their beauty restored. -The Forgers of FantasyThis is an ode to global warming, which has had drastic effects on the climate of the …
#NaShiHaiKuMo2022 (Days 1-4)
Image- taken from https://experimentsinfiction.com/2022/04/04/nashihaikumo-day-4/ Hey all! I'm back with my next haiku-cadralor. Enjoy!April arrives hot,Accompanied by advanceOf alarming boards.Serpentine science Complements murderous mathsIn baffling students.Social stupefiesMinds muddled by languages,English wreaks havoc.We poor thingummiesFace obfuscated questionsFrom more arcane teachers.Itching to demandFrom abstruse examiners,"Is this all a joke???" -The Forgers of FantasyThis is a poem penned for …
Sleep Like a Baby Tonight
My next poem, the first line of each stanza,and the title of which has been taken from one of my favourite songs, Sleep Like a Baby Tonight by U2.Sleep like a baby tonight..Your fantasies set alightBy the quiet that inditesAn inky, surreal night*Sleep like a baby tonight, As fabulous fantasiesCarry you far,far awayFrom tormenting worries..Sleep …
Winter follows Summer
I'm back with my next set of katautas. Enjoy!Blistering heatwavesFollow frosty, cold blizzards,As summer succeeds winter.Frozen tears of treesWith'ring 'midst wintry weather Now race 'midst merciless heat.Tongues thirsty for warmthNow desire chilly caressOf December's icy air.Souls seeking respiteFrom winter's glacial graspSuffer under summer's spell. -The Forgers of FantasyP.S: This has been penned for #TankaTuesday (its …
The Forgers of Fantasy 