Abhra Pal
@storiesandstanza.substack.com
Poet | Storyteller | Podcaster
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🎙️ Host of 'Stories and Stanza'
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🎙️ Host of 'Stories and Stanza'
Watch on #youtube : 👉🏼 https://yt.openinapp.co/storiesandstanza
or listen on any podcast platform
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Abhra Pal
@storiesandstanza.substack.com
· Dec 27
'Stories and Stanza' is a #podcast exploring creativity and resilience, through two series Between The Lines with creators, & Fail With Me focusing on wellness and life's challenges. We bring you authentic conversations with inspiring voices from around the world.
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#lacuna of rain
wide riverbed turns to dust
underground #refrain
#vss365 #haikuchallenge #haiku #blueskypoets 📸 from Pinterest
wide riverbed turns to dust
underground #refrain
#vss365 #haikuchallenge #haiku #blueskypoets 📸 from Pinterest
February 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
#lacuna of rain
wide riverbed turns to dust
underground #refrain
#vss365 #haikuchallenge #haiku #blueskypoets 📸 from Pinterest
wide riverbed turns to dust
underground #refrain
#vss365 #haikuchallenge #haiku #blueskypoets 📸 from Pinterest
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#vss365
A minor correction to the scheduling. Since
@daniellestejust.bsky.social will be dropping the word at 6am PT (that's 2pm GMT), her first prompt will be tomorrow.
Please feel free to use any of the words from the list until the word drops.
I'll catch up tomorrow.
A minor correction to the scheduling. Since
@daniellestejust.bsky.social will be dropping the word at 6am PT (that's 2pm GMT), her first prompt will be tomorrow.
Please feel free to use any of the words from the list until the word drops.
I'll catch up tomorrow.
February 15, 2026 at 3:09 AM
#vss365
A minor correction to the scheduling. Since
@daniellestejust.bsky.social will be dropping the word at 6am PT (that's 2pm GMT), her first prompt will be tomorrow.
Please feel free to use any of the words from the list until the word drops.
I'll catch up tomorrow.
A minor correction to the scheduling. Since
@daniellestejust.bsky.social will be dropping the word at 6am PT (that's 2pm GMT), her first prompt will be tomorrow.
Please feel free to use any of the words from the list until the word drops.
I'll catch up tomorrow.
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She felt the spell settle over her like a crown, as if she were the chosen successor to every love story the stars had ever whispered into being. And when she lifted her gaze, he was already watching her with a kind of wonder, as if he too, recognized the love neither of them could deny.
#vssmagic
#vssmagic
February 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
She felt the spell settle over her like a crown, as if she were the chosen successor to every love story the stars had ever whispered into being. And when she lifted her gaze, he was already watching her with a kind of wonder, as if he too, recognized the love neither of them could deny.
#vssmagic
#vssmagic
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He brushed a stray curl from her cheek with a touch so careful it felt like a confession, the word beloved lingering unspoken between their hearts. She saw the quiet certainty in his eyes that said he had been holding that word, that truth, for far longer than they had dared to admit.
#vssfantasy
#vssfantasy
February 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
He brushed a stray curl from her cheek with a touch so careful it felt like a confession, the word beloved lingering unspoken between their hearts. She saw the quiet certainty in his eyes that said he had been holding that word, that truth, for far longer than they had dared to admit.
#vssfantasy
#vssfantasy
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on old wallpaper
#pilgrimage of vanished lives
sealed with one last #kiss
#DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365 #haiku #blueskypoets
#pilgrimage of vanished lives
sealed with one last #kiss
#DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365 #haiku #blueskypoets
February 14, 2026 at 7:07 PM
on old wallpaper
#pilgrimage of vanished lives
sealed with one last #kiss
#DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365 #haiku #blueskypoets
#pilgrimage of vanished lives
sealed with one last #kiss
#DailyHaikuPrompt #vss365 #haiku #blueskypoets
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my tongue flicks
summons the tempest
when poetry drawn
on soft skin empowers
her foreplay of the soul
passion and silliness
the recipe where daily
we shed neon tethers
and sink deeper
where no one sees
hearts aligned
as legs intertwine
drawn into the deep
again and again
summons the tempest
when poetry drawn
on soft skin empowers
her foreplay of the soul
passion and silliness
the recipe where daily
we shed neon tethers
and sink deeper
where no one sees
hearts aligned
as legs intertwine
drawn into the deep
again and again
February 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
my tongue flicks
summons the tempest
when poetry drawn
on soft skin empowers
her foreplay of the soul
passion and silliness
the recipe where daily
we shed neon tethers
and sink deeper
where no one sees
hearts aligned
as legs intertwine
drawn into the deep
again and again
summons the tempest
when poetry drawn
on soft skin empowers
her foreplay of the soul
passion and silliness
the recipe where daily
we shed neon tethers
and sink deeper
where no one sees
hearts aligned
as legs intertwine
drawn into the deep
again and again
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This is a fantastic write, Abhra.
February 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
This is a fantastic write, Abhra.
February 14, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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no man
could hold her heart
so she tied it
to a string
and from a wound
in the sky
that black-lipped oyster
gifted her
a dark moon
her midnight lover
a tahitian pearl
now resting
in the hollow
of her neck
a raven's kiss
#vss365
could hold her heart
so she tied it
to a string
and from a wound
in the sky
that black-lipped oyster
gifted her
a dark moon
her midnight lover
a tahitian pearl
now resting
in the hollow
of her neck
a raven's kiss
#vss365
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 AM
no man
could hold her heart
so she tied it
to a string
and from a wound
in the sky
that black-lipped oyster
gifted her
a dark moon
her midnight lover
a tahitian pearl
now resting
in the hollow
of her neck
a raven's kiss
#vss365
could hold her heart
so she tied it
to a string
and from a wound
in the sky
that black-lipped oyster
gifted her
a dark moon
her midnight lover
a tahitian pearl
now resting
in the hollow
of her neck
a raven's kiss
#vss365
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In the solace of a forest
I dissapear
Into a beckoning gap,
A lacuna
Where unfulfilled dreams
Await their time ✨️
#ForestFriday #scape #nature #EastCoastKin #photography
#art #landscape #peace #zen
#vss365 #lacuna #poetry
I dissapear
Into a beckoning gap,
A lacuna
Where unfulfilled dreams
Await their time ✨️
#ForestFriday #scape #nature #EastCoastKin #photography
#art #landscape #peace #zen
#vss365 #lacuna #poetry
February 13, 2026 at 10:37 AM
In the solace of a forest
I dissapear
Into a beckoning gap,
A lacuna
Where unfulfilled dreams
Await their time ✨️
#ForestFriday #scape #nature #EastCoastKin #photography
#art #landscape #peace #zen
#vss365 #lacuna #poetry
I dissapear
Into a beckoning gap,
A lacuna
Where unfulfilled dreams
Await their time ✨️
#ForestFriday #scape #nature #EastCoastKin #photography
#art #landscape #peace #zen
#vss365 #lacuna #poetry
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Reposted by Abhra Pal
The story arc
of love can be
a predictable thing—
a passionate
kiss begins
the elaborate rise
of two lovers
until time and
experience leave
a bitter taste
once over it,
time to find
a successor
but let's
you & I write
a different story,
one that's truly
ℋ𝒶𝓅𝓅𝒾𝓁𝓎 ℰ𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒜𝒻𝓉𝑒𝓇.
of love can be
a predictable thing—
a passionate
kiss begins
the elaborate rise
of two lovers
until time and
experience leave
a bitter taste
once over it,
time to find
a successor
but let's
you & I write
a different story,
one that's truly
ℋ𝒶𝓅𝓅𝒾𝓁𝓎 ℰ𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒜𝒻𝓉𝑒𝓇.
February 14, 2026 at 9:49 AM
The story arc
of love can be
a predictable thing—
a passionate
kiss begins
the elaborate rise
of two lovers
until time and
experience leave
a bitter taste
once over it,
time to find
a successor
but let's
you & I write
a different story,
one that's truly
ℋ𝒶𝓅𝓅𝒾𝓁𝓎 ℰ𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒜𝒻𝓉𝑒𝓇.
of love can be
a predictable thing—
a passionate
kiss begins
the elaborate rise
of two lovers
until time and
experience leave
a bitter taste
once over it,
time to find
a successor
but let's
you & I write
a different story,
one that's truly
ℋ𝒶𝓅𝓅𝒾𝓁𝓎 ℰ𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒜𝒻𝓉𝑒𝓇.
💭 "We die a little every day when we don't live enough..." ✨
This Valentine's Day, sharing a spoken word piece close to my heart. This poem about love's complexity—the joy, the distance, the way we clutch illusions yet still find keys.❤️🩹
yt.openinapp.co/vsk1odu
#valentinesday #blueskypoetry
This Valentine's Day, sharing a spoken word piece close to my heart. This poem about love's complexity—the joy, the distance, the way we clutch illusions yet still find keys.❤️🩹
yt.openinapp.co/vsk1odu
#valentinesday #blueskypoetry
This Spoken Word Poem Will Make You Question Your Connections
In this episode, we explore a heartfelt spoken word poetry piece, a beautiful poem for love that charts the arc of love to its furthest point. This love poem is perfect for any poetry lover, offering ...
yt.openinapp.co
February 14, 2026 at 9:58 AM
💭 "We die a little every day when we don't live enough..." ✨
This Valentine's Day, sharing a spoken word piece close to my heart. This poem about love's complexity—the joy, the distance, the way we clutch illusions yet still find keys.❤️🩹
yt.openinapp.co/vsk1odu
#valentinesday #blueskypoetry
This Valentine's Day, sharing a spoken word piece close to my heart. This poem about love's complexity—the joy, the distance, the way we clutch illusions yet still find keys.❤️🩹
yt.openinapp.co/vsk1odu
#valentinesday #blueskypoetry
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at hour
when night is still brewing
cities & faces
pass through her
like radio signals
pain & hope
sharing the same frequency
with tenderness
she reduces noise
living with #ache
the way one lives with weather
in the pale light
the room is as it is
misfortune
stays outside
#vss365 #blueskypoets
when night is still brewing
cities & faces
pass through her
like radio signals
pain & hope
sharing the same frequency
with tenderness
she reduces noise
living with #ache
the way one lives with weather
in the pale light
the room is as it is
misfortune
stays outside
#vss365 #blueskypoets
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM
at hour
when night is still brewing
cities & faces
pass through her
like radio signals
pain & hope
sharing the same frequency
with tenderness
she reduces noise
living with #ache
the way one lives with weather
in the pale light
the room is as it is
misfortune
stays outside
#vss365 #blueskypoets
when night is still brewing
cities & faces
pass through her
like radio signals
pain & hope
sharing the same frequency
with tenderness
she reduces noise
living with #ache
the way one lives with weather
in the pale light
the room is as it is
misfortune
stays outside
#vss365 #blueskypoets
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This is fantastic, Abhra. Love the 2nd stanza.e
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
This is fantastic, Abhra. Love the 2nd stanza.e
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#vss365 #ache #poetrylovers
In the rose's tender ache or jasmine's whispered breath, femininity and desire weave beckoning us to a passion refined—vulnerable in its bloom, triumphant in its essence, resounding the timeless spirit over fleeting flesh.
In the rose's tender ache or jasmine's whispered breath, femininity and desire weave beckoning us to a passion refined—vulnerable in its bloom, triumphant in its essence, resounding the timeless spirit over fleeting flesh.
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 AM
#vss365 #ache #poetrylovers
In the rose's tender ache or jasmine's whispered breath, femininity and desire weave beckoning us to a passion refined—vulnerable in its bloom, triumphant in its essence, resounding the timeless spirit over fleeting flesh.
In the rose's tender ache or jasmine's whispered breath, femininity and desire weave beckoning us to a passion refined—vulnerable in its bloom, triumphant in its essence, resounding the timeless spirit over fleeting flesh.
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A squall of laughter erupted from the enchanted orchard, where the apple trees had begun telling jokes to the crows. I couldn’t understand the humor but the crows sure found it hilarious.
#vssmagic
#vssmagic
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
A squall of laughter erupted from the enchanted orchard, where the apple trees had begun telling jokes to the crows. I couldn’t understand the humor but the crows sure found it hilarious.
#vssmagic
#vssmagic
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Rory eased himself in the gaming chair, relieving the #ache in his bones as he glanced at the clock, which was clearly an inveterate liar.
That much time couldn’t have passed, and he hadn’t eaten. Katie was going to do that smiling-but-disappointed look that always cut so very deep.
#vss365
That much time couldn’t have passed, and he hadn’t eaten. Katie was going to do that smiling-but-disappointed look that always cut so very deep.
#vss365
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 AM
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Brilliant!
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Brilliant!
