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Little Monkey, Blue

November 24, 2021 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

Little monkey Living in a cage.. of ribs It’s a shadowy little thing Blue from screaming.. Its body a mere outline, with scratches of ink It lives there Its arms …

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It's All Here Now
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It’s All Here Now

August 8, 2020 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

Check to see if you’re breathing No, really. Just check Ah, you see, sometimes I realize I’m holding my breath What for? I wonder… I guess, the same reason that …

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Selection From Creative Spring Challenge (7-14 March)

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

I have continued with the Creative Spring Challenge from Creativity Coach Sam Allen. Here are some of my outputs over the last week: Prompt: Flags (7 March) The question I …

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Creative Spring Challenge (3.3.2020): Masks

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

This weekend I had the pleasure of meeting Creativity Coach Sam Allen. She’s colorful, dynamic and you guessed it- super creative 🙂 She’s running a creativity challenge in March over …

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poetry i am self metaphor
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I am.. a Metaphor

December 9, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

I have always written poetry. I have seldom ‘spoken’ my poetry. I have definitely never created a poem while speaking. Before this weekend 🙂 It came up during an interaction …

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Poem Yellow Days
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Yellow Days

June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

The sun’s been raining relentless rays of yellow I’ve been wondering if yellow is the colour of time passing by Like yellowing pages of books Yellowing teeth and nails Greens …

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Poem I am
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I am

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

Think for a moment About labels Say, the label on a bottle of wine It tries to explain the wine By where it comes from The year it was made …

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Poem Jumping out of my skin
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Jumping Out of My Skin

April 21, 2019April 22, 2019 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

I see this little girl from the window Wild arms in the air, And wild hair She jumps On the trampoline She jumps In somersaults She jumps The skipping rope And …

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Another Year..

December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

“Another year..” End of another year How is it that one knows The end of something Or its beginning? My sense is that both happen Surreptitiously Like someone creeping into …

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Poetry Unraveling
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A Bolling Wall of Rool

September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

A ball of wool Sitting atop a hill What must it do..? Try to float up into the sky? Twist itself into something useful Like a scarf? Or look below …

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Dance Poetry
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Dance with me..

August 3, 2018August 7, 2018 - by Shefali - 1 Comment

The music changed Ever so subtly From a bubbly champagne To a deep red wine The mood… imperceptibly infused with crimson The dance floor full of lovers’ feet magnetically pulled …

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Birds

June 24, 2018June 24, 2018 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

Do you see the bird, my darling? The one on an upward glide All looking ahead, and fast as an arrow A fluttering heart, and wings beside

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Happy Poet
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Finding a Happy Poet..

April 9, 2018April 9, 2018 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

I so wanted to find a happy poet Not happy as in an optim-ist Or a pacif-ist But happy as in a ‘so here we are’- ist ‘What have we …

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Little Things: Watercolour

February 13, 2018February 18, 2018 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

Little things  with big eyes Big hearts Full of little things ..innocence, warmth Hope, hop, spring Warmth of the sun Warmth of a hearth  Warmth of new leaves  Warmth of …

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Runners Secrets
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On Showing Up

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 - by Shefali - 2 Comments.

Showing up says That I can move beyond  My like and dislike my fear or distrust

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Starburst

December 31, 2017 - by Shefali - 1 Comment

Sometimes, the end of a year can be Like the middle of a sentence

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That night..

March 31, 2016 - by Shefali - Leave a Comment

The sun had set already When I heard the hooves on stone I saw them coming up our little fortress With an expression that would chill one’s bones

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