Srishtiscape - Escape for a moment 💛

A love poem, sort of? Can tenderness be built from ugly material? Press play and find out what survives. This is Ugly July. Episode 7 of 12. One poem, one month at a time.

One day you did a thing for the last time and didn't know it. You never do. June's poem, for the endings that leave without a sound.

In this month's Srishtiscape, I'm sitting with a tiny word that carries an entire philosophy: May.

Not the month, but the blessing. The gentle lean toward a future you can't predict.

This episode is about uncertainty, hope, and what it means to keep moving without a guarantee. For anyone standing at a crossroads, waiting for clarity, or slowly learning to trust the unknown.

Take a breath. Stay awhile.

Turning 29 felt like standing at a door I had been avoiding for years. April arrived, went by fast, and changed something quietly.

This episode is about saying yes to life, to new things, and to the terrifying ordinary experiments that do not come with guarantees. It is about dreading your last twenties birthday and finding, on the other side of it, a room with windows.

Srishtiscape is a spoken word poetry podcast, one episode, one poem, one month at a time. This is April, episode 4 of 12.

If you have ever waited for the right time, kept something in drafts, or stood outside a version of your life with your coat still on, this one is for you.

March is the month of in-betweens. Not winter, not spring. Not who you were, not yet who you are becoming. This episode is about change that happens quietly, about feeling lost, about becoming someone new without even realising it. About the strange, beautiful phase where nothing looks like it’s happening, but everything is beginning.

February was 28 days, 4 full weeks, a perfect square of a month. It felt fast and slow all at once. In this episode, I'm reading you four poems, one for each week, about growth, doubt, the unnamed feelings, and the exhale at the end. This is Shades of February.

This year on Srishtiscape, time becomes the theme.

Each month, I share one poem, written for the month it belongs to. Not to capture it. Just to sit inside it.

The series begins with January.

January’s Velvet Drag lingers in slow hours, bright resolutions, unfinished momentum, and the strange generosity of a month that asks us not to rush. It’s a reflection on beginnings, patience, and the space time gives us before anything becomes real.

This is the first poem in a year-long series.

Twelve months. Twelve poems.

February will follow, warmer, closer, different.

Until then, stay with the moment.

Let time linger.

Every story has a moment where the next chapter refuses to reveal itself. If you’re in that in-between space, where life feels blurry, confusing, or paused, this episode is for you.

Through gentle reflection and grounding perspective, we explore how uncertainty is not a setback but the doorway to your becoming.

Press play when your heart needs softness, clarity, and a reminder that you’re not alone.🕊️

In this episode of the Srishtiscape Podcast, Srishti Verma explores the concept of 'soft power' in creativity, emphasizing the importance of creating for oneself rather than for external validation. She discusses the pressures of performance in the creative process, the resulting burnout, and the need to reconnect with one's authentic expression. Srishti invites listeners to embrace softness in their creative endeavors and offers gentle prompts to inspire joy in creation.

Takeaways

• ​The pressure to perform can stifle creativity.
• ​Creating for validation leads to burnout and disconnection.
• ​Soft power in creativity is about personal expression.
• ​It's important to create without the need for an audience.
• ​Rediscovering joy in creation can be a rebellion against performance culture.
• ​Gentle invitations can help reconnect with creativity.
• ​Silence and reflection are essential in the creative process.
• ​Softness in creativity is a strength, not a weakness.
• ​Creating for joy fosters a deeper connection to art.
• ​Self-acceptance is crucial in the creative journey.

Discover the transformative power of stillness in life's rush. Embrace tranquility, find joy, and share the beauty of the journey on the Srishtiscape podcast.