Tag: story
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[562] Cry Me Rivers from Another Galaxy
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Cry me riversstill waiting to be mapped in another galaxy.My emotions rehearse themselveson a worldly stage of false fallaciesWords drift in the ether, circling, circlingall of them unfinished,all of them searching.Suppressed stories of the childfind its way on the pages of timeThe myths of humankindrepeat in the salt of our tearsThe lost, the unnamed,their pain…
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[560] Invisible Chords of Magical Music
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I saw a man who used to play the pianositting in the dark of a packed concert hall,His eyes narrowed at every passagethe way a judge studies an accused,wondering what he might have doneIf he were the one behind the keyboardand not this fellow in a shining black suit.I saw him again when the music…
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[559] The Cost of Loving
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The fire of love dims in every roomwhere the cost of living drowns the heart.Thought does not countwhen the gift of action goes astray.Tranquillity is never enoughwhen the next step demands a chase.What is ever enough?I ask that question every day.I walk away from the trees,their branches reaching out like memory.I run from the missteps…
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[558] the caterpillar will (won’t) become a butterfly
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My mistakes, puddlesreflect with restless worriesI bend to touch themfeeling unborn tomorrowsof all that I wasn’t today Wrote a tanka today to get into the rhythm of saying more with less. It’s a japanese short form poetry system with 5-7-5-7-7 syllable scheme. Give it a try! Art by Friedrich Hechelmann
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[556] The Daylight Moon
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A gentle ghost drifts behind the clouds,waking from its slumber in the nightThe moon’s fable whispers an eternal taleof guarding the shoresfrom the ocean’s rageBut when the sun claims the stage,it slips behind the curtain,yet remains,a hidden storytellerfor those who choose to look,and to listen.It murmurs:“Everything you knowcarries another truth,quietly glowing,lingering at the edges of…
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[555] When Nature Speaks
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Today, I saw a tree have an accidentIts windshield broken by a falling objectYet it remains living amidst the progressToday, I saw a tree have an accidentIt didn’t move, it didn’t scream, it didn’t honkOnly stood, only rooted, only breathing.Today, I spoke to a treeIt invited me to restWhispering to hang in thereIt asked me…
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[554] The Tale of Perseverance
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Can you seize all of life If you push yourself all the way through?I have been trying to manifesta world that brews inside me every daya story that my vessel has been chosen forYet I feel defeated every dayWhen I believe the belief That I am not readyWho is really readyWhen they push the red…
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[551] how to find the power within
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Confusion jets its way into my veinsA task met with resistance through intellectIt fails to clear it So I ask the intuition in me to guideIt looks at imagesA broken finger, a scattered mindA soul of delusion, no peace insideA broken finger fails to writeBut it serves as a reminderAs the passion to make sense…
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[553] The Sun & The Moon Dance
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Marvel at the play of light and shadowsMarvel at the dream of life Marvel at the movie we’re a part of All a carefully crafted illusion to forget the suffering until it reminds itselfJoy is a rare metal of the universejostling for its survival in the world of greedMarvel at the realness of emotions when…
![[557] 9 Year Anniversary of This Blog](https://rahulgaurblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_1773.jpg?w=1024)
Smoke words every day. 