Follow Me

“Follow Me”. Image by Erlyn Olivia, owner of this blog.

Try shout out your voice,

Tears only pauses sorrow,  

Don’t weep for the world.

Life grant a chance if you try,

Follow me, make a loud bang.


#NaPoWriMo2021 – Day 17

2021 Weekly Photo Challenge with theme Follow Me

MLMM Same, Same But Different for the following words:

  1. speak
  2. cry
  3. stop
  4. allow
  5. pop

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Chance

In Their Own World (CBWC: Letter B or W)

“A Boy and His Bike”. Location: Surabaya, Indonesia. Image by Erlyn Olivia.

“Besties by the Water”. Location: Banjarmasin, Indonesia. Image by Erlyn Olivia.

“Little Bike”. Image by Erlyn Olivia.

“Big Window”. Location: Berlin. Image by Erlyn Olivia.

Just random pictures of things that start with the letter B or W. Taking a short break from writing poems and just enjoying this sharing of old pictures. One day I may write a poem inspired by these pictures.

Please check out Cee’s Black and White Challenge to see more awesome images. For this week, the challenge is to find items or images that start with the letter B or W.

Resilience (Tree Talk: Ep 4)

“Fortress”. Location: Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. Image is owned by author of this blog, Erlyn Olivia

In my heart

I know it is time

for next steps

a moment of silence to

catch breath, gather thoughts, stillness –

show must continue

doubt, regret

they come, no ending

let rain pours

why not befriend them – sometimes

we come to unpaved roads, but

treading through we must


#NaPoWriMo2021 – second entry for Day 7 (a shadorma)

Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #220 – a shadorma

#ThursdayTreeLove – 107

#TreeTalkSeries – Episode 4

Talk to Me


2021 Photo Challenge # 4

Image belong to the author of this blog, Erlyn Olivia

You raise and nurture me

but must I become old

You set the stage for me

but must I live in yours

You teach me to listen

but must I lose all my reasons

You told me to color inside the line

but my mind wants to fly across all lines

Will you always put barrier around my crib

and stop me from ever falling

Or will you give me the freedom

to fight my own demon

I pray you could listen

so we won’t be missen

And if only I could speak

I’d whisper, I’m your gift          


2021 Photography Challenge – Talk to Me

A Lone Soul

“A Lone Soul”. Image sketched and owned by author of this blog, Erlyn Olivia

(I)

cold frost still lingers

lichening wildly on vines

the lone spirit stands


(II)

naked and lonely

it whistles tirelessly

summoning love birds


Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge no. 215 – Poet’s Choice! This time I offer you another sketch of a tree and two haikus to accompany the sketch. Hence, what I actually offer this time is a haiga. Haiga is a haiku accompanied by a picture. Haiga, haiku, well, in reality the separation line is very thin. What’s more important is to enjoy making it.