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Monoku Poem| Lifeline Prompt

Line Art Lubna Yusuf

home is not place of mortar walls, I dwell in my mind, body and soul

We don’t just live in a home, house or apartment, we also dwell in our mind and in our bodies. A mother’s womb is our first home and this human body is the final home till our last breath. We must love, respect and take care of the real homes, our mind and body. What we think and internalise, what we eat and how we interact with the world makes up our home as well. Only then we can be mindful of the spaces and people around us. Our home is a private sanctity and irrespective of its size we must keep it clean and uncluttered. Like the concept of Ikigai, we have to minimise and cleanse the space around us to cleanse our spiritual aura. The experience of being alive is time bound and we can choose how to spend this limited time meaningfully.

Here I have used Monoku, the traditional Japanese poetic form using a single line of poetic verse, constructed with seventeen syllables.

Thank you Lifeline and Sahil Patel for this thoughtful prompt on Medium:

April’s s Third Week Prompt Of Lifeline

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