change – Emotional Shadows

Time to Go… #WDYS #Photoprompt

Published on October 28, 2025 by balroop singh41 Comments

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Time to Go…

It’s time to let go, I know
golden hours don’t last,
all I want is a moment
of togetherness.

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Just one more whisper of love,
a promise to meet,
a hope that the other world
is more glorious.

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Isn’t it natural to feel
the twilight of life,
revel in the golden glow –
enjoy the moment?

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Do we remember the love?
a haunting question!
as we mingle into ash,
into nothingness.
© Balroop Singh

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#TankaTuesday 24 Seasons #Poetry Challenge

Published on September 10, 2024 by balroop singh25 Comments

This Tanka prose is inspired from the year-long challenge of 24 seasons that ends this week.

Clamoring for Comfort

Oh! How painful is it to accept changes, to search for a new path when you feel lost and wander in an unknown wilderness? If little changes bring heartache, how do you accept mammoth changes that erase your existence; wipe away all hope? Shadows hover around you, clawing at the bleeding entrails. How do you steer a sinking boat out of turbulent seas of grief?

A seared soul clamors
to break free and cross over
autumn dusk beckons,
wall of fog inches forward
a turmoil within me whirls.
© Balroop Singh

Kigo phrases: autumn dusk, wall of fog.

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.

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#TankaTuesday 24 Seasons… #Poetry Challenge

Published on September 3, 2024 by balroop singh46 Comments

Dew Delight?

Dew doesn’t delight me now. Morning walks sound lusterless without you, yet I plod on the old, preferred path, knowing there can be no new beginnings. Cloudy skies, autumn hues and vermilion sunsets may brighten my day for a moment, but I live in the shadows. White drapes dance around me every morning. They fail to stir a comatose mourner.

Mourning never ends
change in seasons reinforce
the grim reminder:
darkening days is your fate
loneliness – your only friend.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry. The challenge this week is to write Tanka Prose. My kigo words have been highlighted.

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#Haibun 24 Seasons Syllabic #Poetry

Published on August 27, 2024August 28, 2024 by balroop singh36 Comments

A Pleasant Morning

I open my front door to be greeted by the marvels of Mother Nature. No more subtle, autumn shines through some leaves while myrtle trees compete with them in their own way. A pleasant morning is adorned by the mackerel clouds, promising a positive change. Sun peeps through them, refusing to surrender. After a smoldering summer, we heave a sigh of relief and look forward to night parties in the backyard to honor the change of season.

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry, using kigo phrases:

remaining heat dissipates, mackerel clouds, Milky Way.

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#Haibun – 24 Seasons… #Poetry

Published on August 20, 2024 by balroop singh53 Comments

Morning Walk

A windy morning, humming the song of autumn stretches its arms to kiss the dew on the grasses. Young trees waltz, but the old oak watches, blending his rhythms with the wind. The Myrtle tree sacrifices her pink and purple blossoms to the blustery gale. My favorite trees have already got the whiff of change. They wave at me with colorful branches. Chill rips through my spring jacket, licking at my skin, delving deeper into my bones.

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.

My kigo words are highlighted.

If you like poetry: click here to hear Magical Whispers

Or hang out with Hues Of Hope