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Silence

“What is ultimate silence?” Someone once asked me a question. I said I didn’t know. She whispered almost inaudibly, as if afraid to put thoughts in other peoples’ minds. But I paid close attention, absorbed every word in the sponge inside my head. Her words were something magical, a mind movie began to unspool. IContinue reading “Silence”

Becka’s Beginnings

The writer hovers the nib over virgin-white paper. She waits for that perfect opening line, but it does not come. “Instead of a constipated mind, I wish I had verbal diarrhea,” begins the first line. The prurient beginning does not sit well with her crappy mood. Becka rips the page, crumples it, and shoots theContinue reading “Becka’s Beginnings”

EGO

Haughty stands the pine Lightning spares the willing shrub Pride goes before fall. The rock does not move Water flows over, around rock, pebble, sand, dust. ©IK 2019

Supported

It is that moment when the primordial earth mother receives me in the most vulnerable state. She accepts me unconditionally, and I trust her implicitly. I lie out on my mat in sweet perspiration and utmost clarity. I’m ready, so ready to receive her love. I do not question. It’s the corpse pose, yet everyContinue reading “Supported”

STRIPE TEASE

Far and wide spreads the plain in scorching sun, no drop o’rain On his back rests her head, he does too in good stead Neck to Neck they hug The world’s heart, they willingly tug. Synchronized to the stripe In harmony with no gripe “Romantic embrace,” pronounce the gawkers “Eternal love,” concur the stalkers. “Look,Continue reading “STRIPE TEASE”

A Thank-You Note

Dear Human Friend, Your thoughtful gift gives me much happiness. You see, I lost my companion a few weeks ago. I don’t know what caused her affliction. We used to hold tails together and swim with abandon. There’s frequent talk about inhabitants in my world losing partners and family members. They too, like my love,Continue reading “A Thank-You Note”

House Guests

I’m considered quite hospitable, but sometimes, no matter how loving, guests can be destructive Picture 1 I agree, the world is my family, but you have not met my ravaging guests. They strip bare my plants and shrubberies with a vengeance. I closed off their egress, but kept the driveway open. But now they feelContinue reading “House Guests”

Memory

The plains are verdant after the rains, and the adventurous foraging is on. The weekend is here! So is the family picnic with parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and the grand folks of this close-knit extended family. The little boy Pachy, he stays close to the mother listening to adult conversation. Great Uncle teases him muchContinue reading “Memory”

The Bride

One by one she collected her trousseau items, as she lay waiting for the day that never came. It disappeared under the sun, the falling leaves, and somehow got buried under. The blanket, it suffocates and squashes her every thought. He left without a word but took away her everything. Daggers hang on eaves, andContinue reading “The Bride”

A Tale of Two Immigrants

Comparing trajectories of two accomplished women in cinema yields some surprising revelations and preconceived notions. A little over two and half decades ago, a British Immigrant from Wales moved to the United States. Catherine Zeta Jones had a relatively successful career in Britain. Her repertoire included music, theater, and a meaty role in a popularContinue reading “A Tale of Two Immigrants”