Radhika Puttige

Dilemma

Crossroad confusion
the undecided chatter
tug of war ensues

Dawn

Nascent rays emerge
coral horizon dazzles
a resplendent gift 

Stress

Vagaries of life
humdrum busyness engulfs
mindful to mind full 

Who am I?

Ephemeral life
the wandering soul questions
cryptic solutions 

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Radhika has a blog, “radhikasreflection,” on WordPress. She has published a book of poetry and haiku titled Eclectic Verses. Her poems have been featured in The Kali Project, Spillwords, The Sound of Brilliance, Reflections & Revelations, The Indian Periodical, Pure Haiku, and many other online platforms. Radhika was first featured in 2020 and then again in 2022. She was a 2022 Pushcart prize nominee for her piece Anxiety. You can find all her features and reblogs HERE.

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In My Headspace

the conversations rage
emotions prepare me to endure
the longings for quiet
reach manic proportions
i fear a split from reality

Under Stress

agitation builds
the pressure escalating
implode or explode

City Life

Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #227 & Eugenia’s Weekly Prompt – Dewdrops

hustle and bustle
their next stop on their minds
mindlessly plodding each next step

beware of collisions!
auto or man

the hectic encountered here
is nothing like dewdrops on blades of grass
remaining stationery
or slow and lazily falling wherever

Stiff

undoing daily harm
with firm yet soft gentleness
life is so chronic

Priorities

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you had the life
you could afford
made your dreams
come true

tons of money
all the luxury
long, unending workdays
stress, stress, stress

exhausted and driven
but did you get
any chance
to enjoy your life