
cubicles require
potted zen
to be livable
~kat

burdens we carry
for sake of obligation
forsake what matters
~kat
For Haiku Horizons Challenge, Prompt Word, Load (Burden, Obligation).

hope swells defiant
‘midst a tyrant’s oppression
ashes to embers
~kat
For Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge, Prompt Words: Hope & Tyrant.

it’s not flattery
but acknowledgement
rouses our spirits,
yet we save for eulogies,
lauds the dead will never hear
~kat
For Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge using synonyms only for the prompt words praise (flattery, acknowledgement, eulogies, lauds) and excite (rouses).
loyalty required
no reward
power feeds on souls
~kat
My thoughts on the current cult following of our “great” leader…oy!