sweet scent lingers in air
of a single moment,
the departed seconds
leaving a trace in me,
look inside my skin
you will find some shards of glass
blood strewn across as bodice
.
moment
Moment: A Haibun
As I pave my way on the wet sand, there are those marks left behind but only for a while; soon to be swept away by the rushing sea waves. The sea breeze is warm and cold at the same time and plays with my hair. It is at this moment when I turn towards the horizon, where one could see the mating sea and sky. I am falling in love with this scene but it is only a few minutes time when I would get a summon of leaving behind this moment which won’t ever come again. It is like those footprints I talked about. Oh! They are already melted into the waters . I must as well disappear into this wind. But I was here and that moment was here with me. A tiny kernel of sand would one day tell you this story; it is for you to believe or not.
leaving behind me
a moment of memory
temporary marks
.
*For Carpe Diem Kamishbai # 3. The prompt is to write a haibun inspired by the above photograph and the following haiku by Jane Reichhold:-
smooth sand
chasing children down the beach
their foot prints
Present
The present moment is something one must not forget. But one does, because one is in the habit of not fretting over things which seem unimportant but it is not so. A moment is everything, a moment is a a part of oblivion, a moment can save lives, a moment can bring about the very end.
Now when I think of it, the present doesn’t make any sense to me but for the reason that I experience it because I am conscious. The present moment is present for me because I can feel it. I can feel the second ticking in the flow of my blood. I can feel the whirl of the needle like the pounding of my heart.
But what if I was not conscious? What if I did not have knowledge about what all exists before me and around me? Would this present be of the same significance then?
Present is present because we are present. Time is time only when we can realize it.
If I die this very moment, it all would lose significance. It holds importance because we are alive, making it alive.
Such notions seem absurd sometimes but they are not so because these aspects of the universe help us in knowing, in understanding the significance of us, as well as the nothingness that we represent in the greater of things that are alive this moment.
This moment, I can feel it.. I am alive and so is this moment for me.
Present
* For Five Minute Friday.
Seconds before impact- A Very very Short-story
“No!” she shrieked, but there was nothing one could do when the things were set in motion.
“No!” she had closed her eyes, her hands were trembling and her voice was hoarse.
Time lost its meaning for her.
“One…Two…Three…,” she was silently counting the seconds before impact.
And then, it happened.
She heard a round of applause and bitterly, she opened her eyes.
My Risky Venture
I have sent e-mails to various institutes providing Certificate courses in Patisserie/Baking and Confectionery, regarding the course information. I am now just waiting for their reply.
I know I can’t go for a Bachelor’s degree. But I have something else in my mind, something I would like to do.
I need proper training and I hope that I get it.
Regarding family approval for dropping-out, I haven’t got it yet. First, I want to get admission for one of the courses- then, I think they would oblige to my wishes, I hope.
I am going for a risky venture, but my heart is guiding me this time. And I am going to put some faith in my heart.
Even if I fail in the future, I know my whole life will be ruined even more so, but I would have the satisfaction that I tried and that I listened to my heart.
I am hoping for the best, and trying to wave off the feelings of hopelessness and anxiety and depression that are striking me every hour.
I need support, that is all I need right this moment.
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