oh, fine. i'll set this off then. come on now, kids. don't leave aniket (or me) hanging.

Postcard

It was a postcard that you sent
from someplace far away
from the coast of Argentina
or the hills of Paraguay

somewhere where you stayed
for some lost week or two
dulce de leche on your toast
a veranda with a view

I tacked it on the wall
where I slept, above my head
to stare up at the picture
and remember what you said

you never cared for structure
or for deep roots of devotion
and although I’m sure you loved me
I could not compete with motion

It was a postcard that you sent
with some flowers on a stamp
and another with a hero
or some president or champ

I ran my finger over
your familiar hasty scrawl
scratched out with a nub of pencil
and I tacked it to the wall

the people there were lovely
and the rum was 90 proof
and the welcome warm and real
as those tiles on the roof

you told me that I’d love it
if I ever made it down
but I knew how well you knew me
having never left this town

but my life of expectation
ran surprisingly askew
to the point I have forgotten
who you sent that postcard to

so I bought an old used suitcase
and I bought a tank of gas
and I sold what was worth selling
and the rest can kiss my ass

and I left that postcard hanging
on the wall above my bed
with some pesos in my pocket
and that picture in my head.

Hello friends old and new!

For old friends, as you know I moved back to http://foolishnessofthings.blogspot.com as my personal blog.

It was for the reason that I always wanted to make this site as a writing portal where people could interact and share their work.

I love taking part in writing contests (especially Jason's). Not because of the prizes(Okay, lil' tiny bit because of the prizes), but primarily for the following reasons:

1. You get to meet and interact with fellow writers in one common place and read their work.

2. You learn a lot by pointers/constructive criticism offered by folks who know what they are talking about.

3. You get to read such varied takes from everyone on one single prompt.

I've created this site for the same three reasons I mentioned above. No there is no contest here though (Yet!) and no prizes to be won.

We'll have a new prompt in every 15days and every one will have 15 days to write a fiction/poetry piece on it.

The idea is to get better in good company and spreading some love. You can treat this as practice/play ground for competing with the mean and nasty world of talented writers out there.

- I do not intend to put up any adds or make money out of this site in any way.

- No mails would be sent to your mail ids, unless you are subscribed to the site.

- No content posted here would be published in any form, anywhere else without its Author's consent.

Q. Who can participate?

A. Anyone who feels like giving it a shot! In fact, I'm counting on quite a few to do so.

Q. How do you submit a post?

A. Go to the side panel to register/sign in to the site. Once you've registered, you are officially an author for the site.

You'll see a dashboard where you can create/edit your posts on the site. You can also edit your profile there.

Q. Whats the catch for me?

A. Like most writers, I love to read good stories/poetry. Paying for the domain/hosting space is a small price for reading your work.

Some good Karma would do me good too after all those sins I've committed.

So sign up and become a part of your site. Help others who need it. And enjoy yourselves.

Feel free to contact me on: aniket.thakkar@gmail.com if you have any queries/suggestions/rants or just wanna spread some love.

Keep thinking of interesting prompts. Also since I don't do much photography or painting, would be counting up to you guys to donate pictures.

Looking forward to some great writing and support from you all.

Yours truly,

Aniket Thakkar.