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What I learnt by writing one poem a day for 30 days
George R R Martin said, “Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.” I know exactly what he meant. In April...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Jan 27, 20225 min read


Day 30/30 - Daydream
I Thought I Could write a Happy piece to End this challenge with But I don’t think I can Act like everything's great And live in my own...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 29, 20211 min read


Day 29/30 - Hope
Wish I could say more but I live in India Hope’s in short supply

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 28, 20211 min read


Day 28/30 - Monsoon
Did you know that the word Monsoon Was first used in English in British India? It meant a seasonal change in the direction of prevailing...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 27, 20211 min read


Day 27/30 - Reunion
We make the same mistake again and again, Of thinking we have more time, and that things can wait. That call you meant to make, that...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 26, 20211 min read


Day 26/30 - Migration
I once read a quote by Carl Sagan, About how astonishing books are. Essentially minds talking to each other, Across millenia and across...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 25, 20211 min read


Day 25/30 - Broken
I think my pen is broken now. Sometime I can’t get even a word out of it and I don’t know how. But other times I’m not even trying and...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 24, 20211 min read


Day 24/30 - Jasmine
I thought this prompt's the worst I've ever seen. I had no spin to put on it at all. I didn't know how or what to make it mean, A haiku...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 23, 20211 min read


Day 23/30 - Moon
In the past I used to think the moon must have a pretty sad life, With nothing to call his own. No life, no light, Just a huge heart of...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 22, 20211 min read


Day 22/30 - Instructions
Sometimes I wish I knew exactly what to say or do At any given point of time. I wish I had a script to guide me through, At least with a...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 21, 20211 min read


Day 21/30 - Lost
The last few days have been a little tough. I’m still trying to find my way to write everyday. But my worst fears were realised, When...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 20, 20211 min read


Day 20/30 - Bucket List
Once upon a time, I had a fixed bucket list. Of things I had better see or do before I die. But one day when I looked at it, I realised I...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 19, 20211 min read


Day 19/30 -Meanwhile
Meanwhile has an interesting meaning— until something expected to happen happens. It’s interesting because The entire last year, That’s...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 18, 20211 min read


Day 18/30 - Burden
Now the long list of prompts They haunt me In my dreams A list of uninspiring words Taunt me Dare me To make something that's not bland...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 17, 20211 min read


Day 15,16,17/30 - Need Favourite Love
They say all you need is love. It’s one of my favourite ideas, If only for how simple it makes the world seem. I think about it...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 16, 20211 min read


Day 14/30 - Stillness
Back in the good old days When we could still go here and there, I used to be a bit restless. Until a year ago, And then for a while,...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 13, 20211 min read


Day 13/30 - Warm
Do you remember the warmth of a friendly hug on a lonely day? the warm handshake with a familiar face along the way? the warm smile to...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 12, 20211 min read


Day 12/30 - Rainbow
Back in the day I used to think That we lived in a world of absolutes I don't know if I've grown up, See better, or am just jaded now,...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 11, 20211 min read


Day 11/30 - Protest
Someone I admire very much, said All forms of authority are to be questioned And every arbitrary rule, we have a moral duty to contest....

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 10, 20211 min read


Day 10/30 - Vast
When I start off with a blank page, Nothing else seems as vast. I struggle to put down that first word, And then get stuck wondering if...

Keshav Suryanarayanan
Apr 9, 20211 min read
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