This is an eclogue, a short pastoral poem, usually in dialogue, on the subject of rural life and the society of shepherds, depicting rural life as free from the complexity and corruption of more civilized life. This poem is a
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#Quintale 67 Written for Penmancy’s October event-Magic Fete. Won the second prize. Janaki groaned as she got up from the floor. Her eyes scanned the five-stepped ‘golu-padi’ she had set up and decorated painstakingly. This time it was literally a
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“Summer is over. It’s time for the rain to quench the thirst of the parched farm,” said Pradeep, the instructor of the YLAP(Young Leaders Award Programme), looking at the pale faces of the youngsters digging the organic farm at Katinge,
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That stormy night, she watched from her bedroom window The aged leaves of ivy creeper struggling yet failing to hold on To their dear life as the rain lashed out incessantly, They fell one by one, a victim of nature’s
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#ALS Weekly Poetry Contest 360 Title: One Morning I look up at the bronze-tinged rays of the Sun struggling to break Through the entwined arms of stately trees standing oblivious of time, They are, but a mute testimony to this
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This is a Cyhydedd Naw Ban. It is a simple Welsh poetic form that uses couplets to keep things even within each poem. Each line in the stanza is nine syllables long. The stanza has an even number of lines.
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This poem is a Fox Septet. It was developed by Ritbfox and is written as follows. The first line of the poetry is also the last. Line 1: 3 syllables Line 2: 5 syllables Line 3: 7 syllables Line 4:
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Year 2017 Murugesa sat huddled in his match-box sized room watching a Tamil news channel. The lady spoke non-stop, keeping pace with the pictures and videos that kept streaming in live from Chennai’s Marina beach about people protesting against the
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For the umpteenth time, I checked on my wearables – specially the badges I had received for my exemplary contribution in service. I was ready for the Independence Day Parade tomorrow. Finally! I would be the parade commander of the
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#ArtooninnWritersRoom #Augustwritingprompt A love story from the perspective of a Panipuriwala. “Am I in heaven?” I whispered to an Angel who exuded beauty and light. Her presence seemed to tranquilize my restless soul. “Yes, God has decreed you stay here
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