Potions

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The Book of Potions lay bare, surrendering itself to her unmasked desires, now probably on the verge of accomplishment.

"This is perfect," she thought, proudly surveying the violet concoction that she produced from the combination of viola, blue berries and powdered herbs, each of the ingredients added to the solution in a perfect ratio.

The Skull of Wisdom stared at her blankly, witnessing sadly the misuse of an art that was once considered sacred, but now re-christened as dark, falling prey to the greed and hunger of so many witches and wizards over the year.

Purple desired his touch, the softness of her skin rustling against his hairy chest, their lips consuming the fire burning in her soul; but alas, he was happily married and in love with his wife, ignoring the subtle advances that Purple made towards him, hurting her deeply, in turn forcing her to find an alternative solution to have her way with him.

"Tonight," she laughed, "he shall drink this potion of lust, and then, he will be my toy."

This Story is shared with Five Sentence Fiction and the Prompt is Potions.

Melting Flame

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Melting flame flickers,

Illuminating tired soul,

Resurrected dreams.

This Haiku is shared with Carpe Diem. The Special Prompt is the below Haiku written by Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694), a Haiku Master. My Haiku is created inspired by Basho's work.

falling to the ground

a flower closer to the root

bidding farewell

                               -Basho

Praying

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Praying moon dissolves,

Waves ripple in devotion,

Give me some sun light.

This Haiku is shared with Carpe Diem and the Prompt is Praying.

Word Association Wednesday - A New Fun Game

A dear friend of mine, Tanya, has come up with a brilliant game for all the bloggers out there.

The rules are simple, and they are as follows:

1. You need to select 10 words from the below given series, comprising 55 words.
2. Add a small post where you associate a word, phrase (not more than 2 words) in front of your chosen words.
3. Link the URL of the post (not the blog) here.
4. You have to submit your entries till Sunday night 12 pm. After that voting would start.
5. Example of the Game,  Goa : Holiday, Roadtrip : punture  , Sunday : Movies.  These are just for exemplifying, you can choose any word from the vast sphere of your thought...
6. You can either post the link or leave the URL in the comment section of Tanya's blog. Please comment as it would be better to track you easily for other! 
7. You can write the associated word either in English or Hindi (which ever you think suits best!)
8. It's compulsory too mention Tanya's blog link in every post so that we can spread the word !! 

List of 55 words (choose any 10)

1. Rain     2. Friendship   3. Life    4. Money    5. Blogging   6. Love    7. Winters     8. October     9. Time
10. Idol    11. Facebook    12. Door    13. Fashion   14. Morning   15. Book(s)     16. Water   17. Las Vegas    18. India     19. Ego    20. Road Trip   21. Saturday   22. Monsoon   23. Hills   24. Maths    25. School    26. RockStar    27. Angel    28. Newspaper    29. Download    30. Teddies    31. Pink    32. Water   33. Black    34. Women    35. Cell Phone    36. T-Shirt    37. Jeans    38. Cricket    39. Dreams  40.Google   41. Scams   42. Luxury  43. Stress   44. God   45. Wedding   46. Experience   47. Shopping  48. Husband    49. Wife   50. Cynical    51.Criticism   52.Judge   53. Philosophy    54. Sunday    55. Elegance.

Here are my words:

Rain: Memories.
Facebook: Time-pass.
Door: Exit.
Rock-star: Guitar.
Luxury: Grand suite.
God: Krishna.
Download: Torrents.
Shopping: Market.
Criticism: Books.
Sunday: Monday.


These words are shared with Word Association Wednesday.


Thanks Tanya for this fun game :-)

A Vacation

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The space travelers

Riding yellow tricycles

Calm and composed

The wings steady

As they clutch their cameras tight

A few feathers fly

Here and there

But smart they were too

The feathers didn't distract the frame.

They know the art

The space travelers

Riding yellow tricycles

Through the asteroid belt

Punching the interfering rocks

And debris that play naughty

The GPS map correct

Destination Earth

Now in sight.

Rattle in their nerves

Hearts race excited

A much promised vacation

Welcoming them warmly

The space travelers

Riding yellow tricycles

Pedals rotating faster

Prepare to descend

On this new land.

This Poem is shared with

• Picture It And Write
• The Poetry Pantry
• Three Word Wednesday - Calm, Know, Rattle
• Imaginary Garden With Real Toads - Open Link Monday
• Hyde Park Thursday Poets Rally

Sunflower

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Dancing sun poses,

Embracing beauty of life,

Descending from skies.

This Haiku is shared with Carpe Diem and the Prompt is Sunflower.

A New Order Of The Ages

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Novus Ordo Seclorum

A New Order of the Ages

The Great Seal Mystified

By one Mr. Brown

Is this

A Call for Enlightenment

Guided by the rift

Between Angels and Demons
Annuit Coeptis
Magical Eye nods

The Illuminati smiles in disguise

Reveling in its secrecy

An identity covered by theories

The motto of Freemasonry

Debatable at times

Intriguing, always

Icebergs beneath the surface

Open to interpretations myriad

Choose the one that suits you

Imagination is not a sin

Neither a curse.

This Poem is shared with The Mag.

A Lady Would Frequently Pose

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A lady would frequently pose
With arrogance in her long nose.
Tired of this habit
Her guy said Stop it!
Else your best friend will get my rose.


This Limerick is shared with Limerick-Off Monday.

Nightingale

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Poetic glory,

Nightingale's magical flute,

My soul sings along.

This Haiku is shared with Carpe Diem and the Prompt is Nightingale.

Durga Puja Begins

It's that time of the year again .... the most awaited Durga Puja. Beautiful deities are created by skilled craftsmen and enormous pandals erected. People wear new clothes and go out, hopping from one pandal to another, enjoying the full colors of this festival.

This is that one time of the year when Kolkata stays awake 24x7, energetic and brimming with enthusiasm.

This is that time of the year when you wake up to the music of dhaak, the powerful rhythm filling your heart with joy of devotion.

And yes, this is that time of the year when you can proudly say you reside in Kolkata, witnessing the full grandeur of the Goddess.

Durga Puja celebrates the victory of Maa (Mother) Durga, symbolizing goodness, over the evil demon Mahishasur.

This is a 10 day festival. On the final day, the deities of Goddess Durga and her four children (Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha and Kartikeya) are immersed in the sacred Ganges. Soon after, the wait and preparation for the next year's Puja begins. This year, the 10th day would be 24th of October.

Here are a few clicks taken from my camera during last night's tour of pandals.

All of a sudden, my camera stopped working. That was sad. However, my cell phone saved the day with its 5 MP camera. Below are the pics from my cell phone.

A Very Happy Durga Puja to all my blogging friends. Enjoy and have fun :-)