poetry – Emotional Shadows

Game Over! #Poetry #WDYS

Published on May 18, 2026 by balroop singh8 Comments

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Game Over!

Spellbound, blinded by your entreaties
I sit and wait
to see the light of the day
Promises peer through paper
Are you still around?
Is the game over?

My glass is empty
Darkness is overwhelming
Eyelids echo a thousand thunderbolts.
A jolt from within wakes me
A hand, warmer than yours
can be felt on my shoulder.

Wind chimes distract my thoughts
A koel calms the clouds
Morning bliss whispers cheer
Birds play with the wind
Need I feel trapped?
A beacon cuts through the fog.

The quitting sensation,
The final walk —
lighter than clouds
The merger, the satisfaction.
I know this is the end
But I wear newly carved lenses now.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Sadje for the inspiration: #photoprompt #Whatdoyousee – 341.

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New Ventures #TankaTuesday #WDYS

Published on April 14, 2026 by balroop singh41 Comments

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Silence sleeps
shadows wait
behind sheers

soft glow peeps
dawn beckons
bestows cheer

lovely day
calm morning
promises glee

another
city, new
adventure

old friends meet
to renew
memories

sparks renew
forgotten,
past yearnings.

© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen and Willow for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry and try a new form. The challenge this week is “to write a Tricube poem in as many multiples of three-line stanzas as you wish. Please pick your moment and write about your feelings. A word of advice don’t overthink the moment let your words flow.”

A tricube is a 3-line, 3-stanza poem where each line contains exactly 3 syllables.

A special thanks to Sadje for #Whatdoyousee photo prompt -336.

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The Last Gift #WDYS

Published on April 7, 2026 by balroop singh34 Comments

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The Last Gift

This ordinary piece of paper
Which conceals all…
Those unheard words, whimsical wishes
Eternal entreaties, abiding aspirations
A dazzling display of words
May seem insignificant to you.

This letter – the last attempt to persuade you,
To remind you
Of the moments etched on our hearts,
Of the hours that walked with us,
Of the words that ignited us,
You know them so well.

This treasure, signed with the same love
That we lost in the maelstrom of life
Please consider it as my last gift,
A gentle flame that still flickers
Despite the death
That’s knocking at my door.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Sadje for the inspiration to respond to #photoprompt #Whatdoyousee – 335.

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The Untold Lie #WDYS

Published on March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 by balroop singh30 Comments

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The Untold Lie

Her fingers yearn for Mama’s hands
But she holds a cold device
It doesn’t offer any love
Her lullabies emanate from nowhere
As empty as the walls around her.

Still struggling with the new device,
her glum face divulges all.
She likes to watch the story of ships,
Stranded on the orange sea —
A sea that swallowed her dear dad.

No one told her he’ll never return
She’ll wait for eternity.
Muted by neglect and apathy
She doesn’t know a smile,
or the warmth of an emotional anchor.

On the tenebrous path of her life,
when she grows up with the void,
with the untold lie
Will she be emotionally numb?
Or hold a hollow heart?
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Sadje for the inspiration to respond to her photo prompts #Whatdoyousee – 334

Thank you for reading my poetry. For more poetry, hang out with Hues Of Hope

All the posts on my blog are created by me and are protected by copyright. It is strictly prohibited to use them to train AI technologies.

My New Release – Beyond the Fetters is the story of cultural compulsions and emotional deluge.