I tread along the cobbled path early one morn,
to be greeted by a deserted street, echoing a sinister laugh.
A once familiar place bustling with activities, today stands bare.
It was only yesterday, lively mirth resonated here.
Heavenly aromas wafted from the bakers,
children pranced around,
guffaws of zealous grey-haired men, relaxing over a mug of beer,
the buzz of animated chatter, filled the air.
Today, there isn’t a sound or soul,
but, only a deathly silence hangs.
Am I scuffling with a nightmare,
Or
did I actually walk into, the other dimension?
Loved how you wrote about the commonness and next, the uncommon scenario. Beautiful and brilliant, ma’am ❤️
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Thank you Hema ❤️
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Well written!!
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Thanks Ramya!
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Wowwwww!!! Dear Radhika, this is fantastic..! Such an excellent write..! Keep shining dear..!💕💕
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Thank you so much. Good to see you here after a long time. How are you doing?
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You’re welcome my dear Radhika..! I’m very happy to see your comment..! Yes dear, I was in a small break..! But now I came back..! I’m doing good my dear..! Thanks a lot for asking..! What’s about you?🤗🤗❤️✨
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Excellent poem, Radhika and yes today so many streets and malls have become empty where first we used to see people and people today life has changed.
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Thanks Kamal!
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Welcome Radhika ♥️
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Wow, what a fantastic take dear. 👏👏
I appreciate how you take the reader travel through your poem to give the unexpected end. Brilliant take dear Radhika 🤝❣️❣️
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Glad you liked the different and unexpected end Preeths :). Many thanks!
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Beautifully penned!
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Thanks N!
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Beautifully expressed sentiments ❤️ Indeed a lot has changed. Let’s hope for a better tomorrow.
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Amen! Thanks Sahila 🙂
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I loved the comparison, the subtle tone of something sinister. Very brilliantly you have captured our now and then.
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Thank you so much dear 🙂
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Wow, what an exquisite poem, marking the contrast between the street then and the street now. Can’t wait for the aroma from the bakers’ place to adorn the desolated street yet again! Wonderful take on the prompt, Mam! 💕
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Thanks Sahana. Yes I hope the place comes alive with people and food again 😊
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Very interesting story Radhika. It could lead to another installment of this adventure. Thanks for joining in
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Yes, definitely a sequel can follow. Thanks Sadje. My pleasure joining in !
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You’re welcome! 💕
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This time of COVID does feel a bit like a dystopian nightmare. Contrast well illustrated.
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Thanks a lot VJ!
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Welcome
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Beautifully penned the common and uncommon contrast between the street before and now.
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Many thanks Suni!
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Your poem or short stories always gives a good feel. I came here only for reading and I am happy today I read this.
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So good to see you here Meenakshi. Hope all is well at your end.
Thanks for your lovely feedback. ❤️
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Yes ma’am I am fine. Some other works that’s all. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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That’s an adventures poem of Yours , Radhika.
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Thank you Cornelia 🙂
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You have blended the happiness of the past with the sadness of the present beautifully Radhika 🙂 Wonderful.
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Vignesh, thank you 🙂
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Oh, that last line! Terrific writing, Radhika. ❤️
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Glad you caught the unexpected ending. Thanks Punam ❤ !
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My pleasure. 😊
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Wonderfully descriptive. You’ve left us wondering, well done!
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Thanks Keith.
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Beautifully written, Radhika!! 💜
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Thanks a lot dear 💖
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This really resonated with me, Radhika. I really like that unexpected ending. I remember those early hard-lockdown days with the near-deserted streets and the strange after-curfew silence, waking up one night and wondering if I’d somehow fallen into a dystopian world of my own creation.
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The phase of complete lockdown was a crazy period for most as it was something never witnessed before, , some even going through delusional bouts.
Thank you Chris. Hopefully we are back to people on the streets and stay that way.
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I really hope so, too!
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Excellent poem❤️😊
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Resonating!! Superb!
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Bhavana, thanks a lot
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Brilliant take on the picture prompt, Radhika. The scenes of bustle and activity, contrast the scenes of emptiness, beautifully.
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Thank you Usha!
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Excellent.
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Thanks Indira
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Your poetry brings that deserted place so alive – with the memories of past and the current emotion. It is exactly how it felt in our world these couple of years – is it a dream, or some reality from another dimension? You are so talented with these prompts and poetry itself.
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Thanks a bunch Pragalbha for your kind words of appreciation. Your encouragement means a lot 🙏
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You are very welcome 💛🌹✨
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