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Gowri Bhargav

I’m a certified storyteller, a writer/poet by passion and a perpetual dreamer. This blog is home to all my writingsβ€”stories, poetry, travelogues, book reviews and much more. Do show your love by reading and commenting.

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Reverse Poetry

Reverse Poetry

  Reverse poetry is a form of poetry where a poem can be read both from top to bottom and from bottom to top offering different and opposite perspectives of the theme chosen.   Here are some simple steps that will help you craft a reverse poem;   STEP 1...

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Blackout Poetry

Blackout Poetry

Blackout poetry is a form of found poetry created by erasing or blacking out words from an existing text in a magazine or newspaper. The words that are not blacked out result in an entirely new poem that is quite unique in its context.   Here are the steps to...

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Dystopian Dreams

Dystopian Dreams

Prompt by ArtoonsInn: Write a story set in the year 2100. Word count 80-100 *** 𝐴𝑠 𝐼 𝑠𝑖𝑑 π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘‰π‘–π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘› π‘Ž 𝑠𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑔, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘€π‘–π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘β„Žπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘Ž π‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘“π‘™π‘’π‘œπ‘’π‘  π‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘‘π‘Ž. 𝑀𝑦 β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘  β„Žπ‘’ 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑦 π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘˜π‘’π‘  π‘šπ‘¦ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘šπ‘šπ‘¦ π‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘šπ’” π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘™π‘œπ‘£π‘’. 𝐻𝑒 π‘ π‘™π‘œπ‘€π‘™π‘¦ 𝑑𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑠...

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Purged

Purged

Pitted paths permeate,  Perfect portraits pulverize Punctuating peace.    Painful past prevails, Pulsating pain prolongs, Pills plenty prescribed.    Polarized perspectives play Pounding patterns poignant, Penning poems promises parallel...

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Mapped Melodies of Love

Mapped Melodies of Love

The smell of earth evokes in me, The distant past, feelings many, Our first kiss that brewed chemistry.   Hands of the clock just seemed to freeze, Brimming feelings we couldn't appease, Enraptured hearts weaved rhapsodies  How drowned we were in ecstacy!...

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Surreal Symphonies

Surreal Symphonies

The surreal stars shimmered with heightened intensity. I had witnessed the blossoming love between Amanda and Walter. It seemed to have reached a crescendo tonight, and their story was etched in every constellation around me. β€œMy love! Your rose-tinted lips seem...

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