tyranny
it’s a masquerade
their vile deluge of pretense,
their temerity
is but a drizzling ruse
a tempest, shrouded in guile
raining down on us,
deliquescent victims, we
are dying of thirst
~kat
A Tanka/Senryu for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, prompt words (using synonyms only): ‘Cover’ (pretense, masquerade, shroud) and ‘Precipitation’ (drizzle, deluge, deliquescence, temerity, tempest).
like mercury colliding... 
December 19th, 2017 at 2:07 pm
Excellent poetry, Kat. I feel the weight of the political arena. You captured that perfectly. ❤
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December 19th, 2017 at 2:08 pm
Thank you Colleen. I think we’re all growing weary of it! 😟
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December 19th, 2017 at 2:10 pm
The tax plan is passing. We are all going to suffer!
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December 19th, 2017 at 2:16 pm
Ugh. So sad.
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December 19th, 2017 at 3:24 pm
Brava.. 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
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December 19th, 2017 at 6:36 pm
Thanks Dorna. 😊
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December 26th, 2017 at 2:05 am
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