THE MIDAS TOUCH
I am no Midas
yet everything I touch now
acquires new meaning
Is it an artist’s vision
or a poet’s call and yearning?
LIAR MIRRORS
change seeps in
imperceptibly
entrenches
itself in
deep psyche layers
mirrors lie with the same face
PRESSED FLOWERS
memories unfold
-a pressed flower in the book
crushed before its time
I strive to read stories etched
on petals, not the pages
BEYOND THE RAINBOW
rainbows show
multiple layers,
complex truths
in seven
predefined colors
-I look for what lies beyond
~~~
Reena Saxena is a former banker, coach, and writer from Mumbai, India. Published works are available on Amazon – When Time Stopped (Fiction), Com Pen Di Um (Poetry Anthology), Life As It Happens (Poetry Anthology), Basic Banking for Debt Recovery Agents, and E-books on Money Psychology available on the MoneyGoalz website. This is Reena’s first feature on The Short of It.

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Wow ma’am ❤️ I love the poetry is so layered
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Wow she wrote a great one
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The poetry is wonderful dear Susi.
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I agree! 🙂
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Great writing, Reena. I love the layers of your poems. 🙂
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Excellent!
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Loving Liar Mirrors. What fabulous writing! ❤
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Wow, so well written!
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Reena is a real gem and her work is outstanding.
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Well done Reena, really enjoyed all these poems! 👍👍👏👏😁😁 Particularly “Beyond the Rainbow”! I’m incredibly fascinated by them and their meaning. 🤔🤔😁😁
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Great writes by Reena Saxena.
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Reblogged this on Empowered Women and commented:
Thanks, Susi Bocks!
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You’re so very welcome, Reena!
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Reblogged this on Reena Saxena and commented:
Thanks a ton, Susi Bocks, for including me in this.
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It’s an absolute pleasure to showcase your writings! ❤️
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