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Thursday, April 1, 2021

Anteayer #NewNormal #A2Z

 Anteayer

(Spanish)  Meaning: The day before yesterday

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New words, new fears
new facts

since when life refused to be
same ever again

Masks, sanitizers, distance
silence so good
but how much silence?

Time is now not a circle
a spiral with no end

What day is today?
Tomorrow?Yesterday?
The day before yesterday?


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This is my 6th #AtoZ, read the posts from previous challenges HERE.

Find a List of all my 2021 AtoZ posts HERE.

This post is part of #BlogchatterA2Z

This post is also part of the global Blogging from A to Z 2021




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43 comments:

  1. Purba chakrabortyApril 01, 2021 2:49 AM

    Profound and Thought-provoking!

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  2. Arvind PasseyApril 01, 2021 10:37 AM

    Time, you see, travels not in circles / Like space, it expands and contracts / And always fills / Lives with indelible tracts. :)

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    1. Pooja PriyamvadaApril 01, 2021 10:47 AM

      Thanks Arvind for such a loovely comment, time is a circle is a Buddhist belief.

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  3. archanaApril 01, 2021 11:13 AM

    Profound. These times certainly allow for metacognition. Have you read the time keeper by Mitch Albom?

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    1. Pooja PriyamvadaApril 01, 2021 11:58 AM

      Yes Archana that and also this period reminds me of the memory keeper's daughter. Thanks for visiting

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  4. Dr Roshan RadhakrishnanApril 01, 2021 11:17 AM

    It kind of scares me how real that 'spiral' line is... I really have lost concept of time. It's just icu duty, sleep, operation theater, sleep.

    Nothing like a real life.

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    1. Pooja PriyamvadaApril 01, 2021 11:59 AM

      I hear you Roshan, Time has become almost redundant as a notion and heavy as a fact

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  5. Aditi KapurApril 01, 2021 11:59 AM

    How does it make a difference, time is stuck at Covid'O clock!

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  6. Jayashree SrivatsanApril 01, 2021 1:36 PM

    If none of our loved ones were affected , if we still have a stable source of Income we are blessed.... that's the pandemic s lesson I think

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    1. Pooja PriyamvadaApril 01, 2021 5:40 PM

      Yes but it has changed our world view forever I believe

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  7. Jayashree SrivatsanApril 01, 2021 1:36 PM

    If none of our loved ones were affected , if we still have a stable source of Income we are blessed.... that's the pandemic s lesson I think

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  8. Sunday VisitorApril 01, 2021 1:55 PM

    What a lovely choice of word. We say Avant-hier in French. It's so true these days each day melts into the other.
    https://diaryofthesundayvisitor.blogspot.com

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    1. Pooja PriyamvadaApril 01, 2021 5:40 PM

      Thanks for visiting and adding another word to this

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  9. Neha TambeApril 01, 2021 2:28 PM

    Oh yes.. I find myself struggling to stay motivated with so much of uncertainity and the lockdown fatigue setting in

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  10. Iain KellyApril 01, 2021 2:30 PM

    The last year has certainly messed with time - it seems to have passed so quickly and yet dragged at the same time! Well written.
    https://iainkellywriting.com/2021/04/01/the-state-trilogy-a-z-guide-a/

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  11. Aspiring HopeApril 01, 2021 2:48 PM

    Very true and relatable for today's scenario.

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  12. ArtiApril 01, 2021 3:51 PM

    A new word for me--thank you:)
    Thought-provoking lines.

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  13. Srivalli RekhaApril 01, 2021 4:08 PM

    Crisp and profound. The spiral doesn't seem to be eager to end anytime soon.

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  14. beingFabApril 01, 2021 5:39 PM

    You've done a great job of capturing all the complex emotions of the pandemic in a few words!

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  15. Pooja PriyamvadaApril 01, 2021 5:42 PM

    Yes in the never ending spiral

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  16. ShaliniApril 01, 2021 5:55 PM

    Oh yes! Every day is the same! I loved the word you chose.

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  17. Susan SandersonApril 01, 2021 6:20 PM

    I hope to learn more about poetry from you.
    suestrifles.wordpress.com

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  18. DipikaApril 01, 2021 7:38 PM

    Lines! no, they are our reality. An exact reflection of how I, we, they all feel today. With another lockdown looming over us, it is indeed a spiral.

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    1. Pooja PriyamvadaApril 01, 2021 7:58 PM

      Thanks Dipika, yes the metaphor keeps whirling inside me

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  19. JEN GarrettApril 01, 2021 9:25 PM

    I am sometimes jealous of other languages when they have such great words. I wish we had a word for Yesterday's yesterday!

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  20. JEN GarrettApril 01, 2021 9:26 PM

    Aw, I wish we had a word for yesterday's yesterday! Sometimes I'm jealous of other languages.

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  21. LisaApril 01, 2021 10:42 PM

    how true! new words, new fears, new facts!

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  22. Amritha Srinath(themummastartup)April 02, 2021 12:36 AM

    Omg, Pooja, such a hard hitting poem. Time is indeed spiraling without an end. Loved your poem.

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  23. Tina BasuApril 02, 2021 12:44 AM

    Time just doesn't want to wait for anyone. This is so well written.

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  24. Lady In ReadApril 02, 2021 4:51 AM

    especially loved that line about a spiral with no end.. does seem that way..

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  25. Prakash HegadeApril 02, 2021 12:19 PM

    I did learn the new. I like the idea of Spiral. Nice poem. :-D

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  26. Manas MukulApril 03, 2021 1:22 PM

    Keep educating. Here to learn. Short crisp yet profound. Keep the wonderful work going Pooja ji.
    All the best for your 6th A to Z. Lage raho.

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  27. Pooja PriyamvadaApril 03, 2021 6:42 PM

    Thanks for visiting Manas

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  28. Chinmayee Gayatree SahuApril 03, 2021 7:07 PM

    Very profound and I loved the way you described the new concept of time! Very apt in current time.

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