Mythological Monologues : A Poetry Series (Theme Reveal #BlogchatterA2Z #AtoZChallenge 2020))

April is almost here and I am thrilled to reveal the theme of my A to Z Challenge 2020. 

This is the 2nd time I am taking this blogging challenge. In 2018, I experimented with 26 forms of poetry in my poetry series "Letters from the Soul".

My theme for A to Z 2020 is Mythological Monologues - A poetry series.

This year, I will be doing a poetry series on Indian Mythology. I will be giving voice to various characters in Indian mythology such as Ahalya, Shikhandi, Draupadi, Gandhari, Sita, Urmila, Eklavya, Karna and many others. I will be penning down 26 dramatic monologues of 26 iconic characters from Indian mythology. 

Indian mythology has always fascinated me since childhood. Therefore, I decided to give my voice to some of the most beautiful characters in Indian mythology that has stayed with me over the years.  

Every day, on the month of April (except on Sundays), I will be writing one dramatic monologue. Dramatic Monologue is a poetry form that was popularized by the famous Victorian poet, Robert Browning. Although I have earlier written dramatic monologues, it will be exciting to blend mythology with this poetry form. 

I hope you will join me in this thrilling poetic journey on the month of April. Wishing the very best to all the fellow bloggers who will be participating in A to Z 2020. 

That Rainy Night

When love becomes a journey!

I gaze at the autumn sky with a newly fallen maple leaf in my hand. The graceful cumulus clouds, oblivious to my inner tempest, look at me and sigh. Then, they continue their play as I try to unknot the memories of one particular autumn afternoon. The more I unknot the memories, the more they get tangled and along with them, I get tangled too - a chaotic mess. I start writing on the yellow notebook to unburden my heart. My spilled thoughts are all over the yellow pages. Every day, I write a new story as I try to unknot the memories. I add a new detail or change a dialogue as I read between the silences of a` moment long gone by. Finally, I have a thousand stories of a handful of memories. A thousand ways of feeling you by my side.  

I sail in your love

Every new moon to full moon

My timeless journey.

Linking with Poetry Pantry #346

Gone With the Wind

The season of beauty 

Has gone with the wind

Leaving behind frosty thorns

Dried, dark petals

That shows no hope.

Promises and memories

Are two sisters at war

Pitted against each other

Within a blink of eyes,

Promises perish in the storm of life,

No attachment or blind ties

And look at memories

They don't leave in hurricanes and earthquakes

Even when your existence is at risk

They can never be gone with the wind.

-Purba Chakraborty

(16.11.2016)

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Summer Shadows

Sometimes, the thought of the person whom we love the most is enough to free us of all burdens of reality and chains of fear, albeit for a few minutes. 

I am taking part in the #AugustFalls poetry challenge in Instagram where participants have to write a 5 line poetry on the given 31 prompts in the month of August. The first prompt was Summer Shadows. 

You can also take part in the challenge if you love writing poetry. You can follow me on Instagram (@purba_chakraborty) where I will be posting the 5 line poems everyday on the month of August.