They all were born of the same seed
Yet separated accused of being different breeds.
One grew on the best of everything
safe from harm caused by anything.
The other grew on the toughest of conditions
learning to live in the way of the worldly creations.
It was a surprise for all those who
watched the growth of the two.
When they saw the first flowers of Spring
had come from the ones with the worlds training.
The flowers bloomed on the plant without a fence
while for those inside, they were absent in attendance.
That is the way in life – only those who live outside the box
they are the ones who live out of the orthodox
it is the light in their successes never go “Nox*”.
*Nox – an allusion to Harry Potter. The Wand-Extinguishing Charm (Nox) is a spell causes the light at the end of the caster’s wand to be extinguished. The counter-charm for the Wand-Lighting Charm (Lumos)
This week’s photo prompt is provided by Sonya, owner of the blog, Only 100 Words. Thank you Sonya!
Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers Week (October 6 – October 12, 2015) – 164 words.
Vanakkam. Vandhanam. Namashkar. Swagatham. Hey there! In case you haven’t realised it yet, my name is Karthik and I love to write.
I had always longed to be a writer. Everyone who I knew and knew that I wanted to be a writer encouraged me to start a blog. But I never took the leap, plagued by my self-doubt best phrased as “Do I write good enough?”
This was running around in my head till one fine day, my professor at college made the class create individual blogs as part of a project and I decided I had postponed the blog enough.
My blog was born.
Cue: Music
Sleeping with your dreams is fun, but living them out is the best life there is. Not many get to include their passion in their life, and thankfully, I can count myself among the lucky few. The support and love I receive on this blog has more than overwhelmed and answered the questions my self-doubt has held up to me.
* THANK YOU, DEAR READERS *
I now post on an almost regular basis on this blog. Check back and follow my blog for some great fiction and poetry that’s bound to interest you. And of course, rare rants about issues that I feel strongly about.
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6 thoughts on “Rooted in Reality”
Wonderful poem! Apparently the sunflowers that were not protected were the ones that grew and blossomed! The flowers that had the best of everything didn’t flourish.
Wonderful poem! Apparently the sunflowers that were not protected were the ones that grew and blossomed! The flowers that had the best of everything didn’t flourish.
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Yep. Spot on as usual. Thanks for hosting 🙂
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My pleasure!!
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Very nice, Karthi. I love those huge sunflowers.
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Thank you – the photograph isn’t mine actually; it’s from the blogger over at https://sonyca.wordpress.com/
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Ok I adore this!! The poem flows smoothly, and you told a great story with the lines. And then the Harry Potter nod at the end there! Great job 🙂
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