Perspective

First Published in Poppy Road Review, September 2018 With my shackled mind and encumbered thoughts as my feet rise up the steps of the old mighty temple desolate yet imbued with the fullness of life my body disguised as a prayer and my palms folded as the dissatisfaction is neatly tucked in the center of … Continue reading Perspective

Red

Megha's World

“red the color of the rose
red the color of your lips
red the color of your tongue….
red the color of your heart……
red the color of your passion…..”
― Marina G. Roussou

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As you drip through my fingers
like a naked truth
and I hide you,
behind all the shameful veils
like a proverbial truth 
you exist
and flows in my veins;
you carry the life inside
while the giants boasts of mortality;
you are a sign of courage in the war
adorning a victory scar
turning into a grandiose reality;
A sign of new beginnings
for a blushing bride
a sign of novelty;
You give the reason 
for celebrations
with the harvest reaped 
so grandly;
you are always 
deemed
a sign of prosperity;
you are a sign of pubescence
with the nod 
opens up the door,
to the new realms
for the little girl
turning into a woman
oh! so gently;
defines the…

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Tuesday Writing Prompt Challenge February 26, 2019

Challenge your writing skills through the weekly writing prompts at GodogGo cafe

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TUES PROMPTDevereaux Frazier and Beth Amanda are currently hosting the Tuesday Writing Prompt Challenge which was started by our star writer Christine Ray. We hope to offer all of you something that will spark your creativity and willingness to participate.

The prompts are designed to be quick challenges that can be written in 10 to 15minutes,  inspire you creatively, are fun, and get everyone interacting.  Please post your response to the prompt in the comments below and show your fellow posters some love and support.  All members of the Go Dog Go community, including Baristas, are welcome to participate.  Feel free to share this post on your own blogs and/or Facebook.

Today’s prompt:  

The word “LIGHT” can be used in many different ways–noun, adjective, verb. What comes to mind when you hear that word? What is the  LIGHT in your life? How do you LIGHT up this world?

Use…

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Poetry published in the Leaves of Ink-“Epitaph”

So happy to see my poem "Epitaph" finding a home in the poetry journal Leaves of Ink.So thankful to the editor Earl Wynn to accept my poem for publication. Leaves of Ink provides an ethical, high-quality publication outlet for poetry that would otherwise go unheard. They publish a poem every day, so go ahead and … Continue reading Poetry published in the Leaves of Ink-“Epitaph”

Important Announcement from Sudden Denouement Publishing

Grab these amazing books before they are gone.

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Nicole Lyons’ stunning books, I Am a World of Uncertainties Disguised as a Girl and Blossom and Bone are currently on sale at Amazon for $9.99 each.  Once Amazon’s stock of these books has been sold, these titles will NOT be available again. Don’t miss your chance to own these amazing books!

Sudden Denouement Publishing will also stop publishing Christine E. Ray’s first book of poetry and prose, Composition of a Woman, on March 1st. Composition of a Woman will be available through AmazonBarnes and Nobel OnlineBook DepositoryIndigo, and other major online book retailers through February 28th.

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One of these days

One of these days it will all come falling down in pieces in shreds, bits and pieces like the flakes of the scab your stained teeth are picking at. I can smell the lies on your breath.   your truth  break down in million pieces your pulverized existence your banal lies burns and gets dissolved like … Continue reading One of these days

Turn the page

First Published in the Indian Periodical My thoughts are simmering As the slivers of the light fall from the clouds Like the blessings of the divine showered from above Oh! we sinners, As we pay for our penance climbing those silver stairs on our knees Will we get out of the vortex of hell? spinning … Continue reading Turn the page

Rhapsody

Her voice a little smooth like the silt and sediment resting between my toes and her black tresses braided with salt and water as if flirting with the moon tonight that shifty-eyed moon with it's borrowed lights hides the scars when it soothes her and imbues them with the milky pristine moonlight the truth and … Continue reading Rhapsody

Poetry published in Spill words

Always a delight to see my poem published in this NY based literary Magazine Spillwords. Please read my love poem "Between" and share your beautiful thoughts. Spill words choose the monthly based publication based on the reader's rating so please read and rate the poem too. Always appreciate your effort. Happy blogging! Megha Sood   … Continue reading Poetry published in Spill words

Poetry published in the Visual Verse-“The Revolution”

It's always an honor to be featured in this London/Berlin-based Literary journal, Visual Verse, edited by the brilliant Preei Taneja. To write around the stunning visual prompt they provide monthly is a challenge every writer seeks. Please read my poem here based on the visual prompt. Happy blogging! Megha Sood  

Poetry published in the Leaves of Ink-“Forbidden Fruit”

So happy to see my poem "Forbidden Fruit" finding a home in the poetry journal Leaves of Ink.So thankful to the editor Earl Wynn to accept my poem for publication. Leaves of Ink provides an ethical, high-quality publication outlet for poetry that would otherwise go unheard. They publish poems every day, so go ahead and … Continue reading Poetry published in the Leaves of Ink-“Forbidden Fruit”

Silence – a lost art

First Published in the Nightingale and Sparrow Silence is neatly tucked between the layered wings of the soaring eagle the shifting angle of his wings holds the distance between the spoken and the untold   Silence has its own semantics the lexicon of the unspoken I can carry the debilitating pain in my marred soul … Continue reading Silence – a lost art

Tuesday Writing Prompt Challenge: February 19, 2019

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Devereaux Frazier and Beth Amanda are currently hosting the Tuesday Writing Prompt Challenge which was started by our star writer Christine Ray. We hope to offer all of you something that will spark your creativity and willingness to participate.

The prompts are designed to be quick challengesthat can be written in 10 to 15minutes,inspire you creatively, are fun, and get everyone interacting. Please post your response to the prompt in the comments below and show your fellow posters some love and support. All members of the Go Dog Go community, including Baristas, are welcome to participate. Feel free to share this post on yourown blogs and/or Facebook.

Today’s Prompt: Write a piece using the phrase explicit emotion

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Promote Yourself Monday – February 18, 2019

Promote your work and post the link in the comment section to be seen by 4000+ readers of the GodogGo cafe.

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Welcome to Promote Yourself Monday.  All Go Dog Go Cafe readers, guest writers, and baristas are invited to post one link to one specific post (600 words or less please!) from your blog into the comments section below.

If you post a link, be sure to read some of the other great writing people have linked to.

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Poetry published in the Nightingale and Sparrow-Flight Magazine-“Silence – a lost art”

I'm beyond thrilled to be featured in the amazing inaugural issue of the Nightingale and Sparrow Literary Magazine called "Flight". The issue has been curated and edited by the amazing Juliette Sebock. The magazine is available in the web version and soon to be available in the print edition too. It's an absolute honor to … Continue reading Poetry published in the Nightingale and Sparrow-Flight Magazine-“Silence – a lost art”

Poetry published in The Beautiful Space- “The Silent chaos”

I'm thrilled to see my poem featured in the UK based Literary Journal -The Beautiful Space. So thankful to the editor Dr. Javed Latoo for accepting my poem. The Beautiful Space-A Journal of Mind, Art and Poetry is a literary journal to publish poetry, artwork, and blogs related to themes of mental health, health, illness, healing, the … Continue reading Poetry published in The Beautiful Space- “The Silent chaos”