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The Aesthetic of a Battle Sword: April Issue: The Show Must Go On

The Show & The Goings-On

By: theriptidemagazine April 29, 2021April 30, 2021

The Wordbattle, battle aesthetic, creative poetry, creative writing, dagger, death, english poetry, fight, online magazine, Poems, poet community, poetry, poetry community, poetry lovers, poetry writing, poets, rage, rebel, short poems, storm, sword, swords, the riptide magazine, the show must go on, theme writing, war, writing promptsLeave a Comment on The Show & The Goings-On

By Ekasmayi Naresh

A poem on raging storm and battle: transcending victories and losses, for even in death, the show must go on.

Door in the forest: mystery and fantasy of what lies ahead

What Lies Waiting?

By: theriptidemagazine January 25, 2021January 26, 2021

The Worddoor, emotion, faith, future, imagery, into the unknown, monsters, mystery, poem, Poems, poetry, poetry community, poetry writing, realm, story, suspense, tale, time, travel, unknown, wait, world, writing, writing communityLeave a Comment on What Lies Waiting?

By Ekasmayi Naresh

A vivid image and fantasy-filled landscape are presented by this poem about the mysteries of all that lies behind a door.

Bright purple sunset sky in the rearview mirror

My Rearview Mirror

By: theriptidemagazine December 25, 2020December 25, 2020

The Wordaccident, bright, colours, creative poetry, creative writing, endings, fate, featured, freeverse, future, goodbye, hope, memories, metaphor, metaphors, missing, nostalgia, past, peace, poem writing, Poems, poetry, poetry community, poetry lovers, poetry prompt, poetry writers, poetry writing, poets, present, rearview mirror, timeLeave a Comment on My Rearview Mirror

By Krishna Advani

The following poem is on the deceptively rosy picture that the past often appears as in the metaphorical ‘rearview mirror’, seeming to be far brighter than the colours of the present.
CAUTION: Objects seem brighter than they appear.

New Years Eve holiday aesthetic black and gold glitter wallpaper

Ending on the Right Note

By: theriptidemagazine December 23, 2020December 25, 2020

Poems, The Wordbaubles, celebration, cheer, christmas, christmas time, december, endings, featured, festive season, festivity, holiday season, holidays, holidays 2020, joy, lights, merry, new year, new years eve, new years poetry, online magazine, poem writing, Poems, poetry, poetry community, poetry lovers, poetry writing, save the date, wish, writerscommunity, writing, writing community1 Comment on Ending on the Right Note

By Ekasmayi Naresh

During this cheer and optimism, the poet finds herself ignoring the misfortunes of the year that passed, distracting herself with tinsel and baubles.

Grandma

By: theriptidemagazine October 31, 2020December 25, 2020

The Wordcreative writing, family, grandma, grandma love, grandmother, grandparents, poem, poem writing, Poems, poet community, poetry, poetry community, poetry prompt, poetry writing, poetrycommunity, writingLeave a Comment on Grandma

By Devi Dang

A poem dedicated to a grandmother: the pillar of a monument called family.

Is It Really Me?

By: theriptidemagazine October 31, 2020

The Worddream, english poetry, halloween, horror, identity, identity poetry, literature, poem, poem writing, Poems, poet, poetry community, poetry lovers, poetry writing, poetrywriting, poets, reader, real, reality, reel, romantic poetry, romanticismLeave a Comment on Is It Really Me?

By Ekasmayi Naresh

A poem on crossing the revolving door of real and reel, into the cloakroom of existence by a vivid dreamer.