MYSTICETI www.mysticetimag.com 3.1 Evoke Expressions from July 2021 Words by Neharika Gupta and Ria Chauhan Illustration by Tejal Sharan Every month, Mysticeti features an artwork and invites our readers to share words inspired by it. In July 2021, we wrote thoughts inspired by this illustration titled 'moonflower' by Tejal Sharan. verse love nature 3.1 Evoke | Expressions from July 2021 Consumating/Breaking up with life by Neharika Gupta The butterfly sings for you to wake up and dream of movement as pure as it is painful; with silvery inventions which master creation like a statue bursting forth with rain as pencilled-in prophecies erupt like fireworks in twenty-three new memories which are fragile; inquisitive; and hold themselves up against the sun. Remembering that, the sky is jealous of the happiness of the eclipse – happy as fingertips reaching for the azure mind of the orange sky where shimmering salts give us space to understand its brightness; it is like expecting someone whose drops of laughter dream out loud for you; pirouetting across like dreams. The flowers cast a shadow of blood and the lantern spins in the mirror while the calcite unites and the paper ball crumples and uncrumples in the soil; as tea bags of salt whitewash the room; the accuracy of the haunting giving way to shreds of thought like broken music dancing before your eyes. Supposing… just suppose yellow melancholy raindrops in a second flash like ghosts do on reality; and shock us into believing our kisses are numbered – interrupting the love reverie of the owl in beat to the glory and colour of the stain on the landscape; of the inadequate skeletons of porcelain. 3.1 Evoke | Expressions from July 2021 Discovery by Ria Chauhan On the path of discovery I look for a key. Dipping into a pool for energy only to find it replenished with each touch from me. How does this work? Scrounging around, and puddles keep on growing. Now, they seem like the perfect spot for growth. So, I sit bare-feet. Maybe answers are buried deep in - each time I go looking outside I somehow heal more from within. And flowers bloom where doubts once loomed with each stroke of my hand my mind eases down. Don’t pick them it says, they are just a part of you. All of the blooms, and thorns too. Bring some water to the pool instead and surround yourself. The answer sits besides you quietly, as it always has. 3.1 Evoke | Expressions from July 2021 MYSTICETI www.mysticetimag.com About Mysticeti's friends: Tejal Sharan loves illustrating and believes in the power of visual storytelling in everyday life. Neharika Gupta is a poet, fiction author and lifestyle writer based in Delhi. Ria Chauhan writes free verse and spends most of her time baking lemon cakes. About Mysticeti: Mysticeti is an accessible and experimental space for storytelling. It is building a community of artists from different fields who believe in exploring and sharing their creativity. Visit the live issues at www.mysticetimag.com Published in Mysticeti's July 2021 live issue. Copyright (C) * 2021 * Mysticeti * All rights reserved *
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