A ReVerse Poem

Off topic today for Na/GloPoWriMo2022. Couldn’t really go there just yet. but if you would like to give it a try, here’s a link:CLICK HERE. 

Thought this was a good time for a ReVerse. Maybe bring me some closure. it’s been a rough year 2022, but i’m really trying to write a little bit every day. 

Have a lovely end to your weekend…

A ReVerse Poem 

death comes a-calling
letting go to ride the wind, to fall to pieces, 
on bursts of breath 
Shadow follows close, a breath away
we don’t want to be late
(to) day’s fiery dénouement 
we’ll tip whistling kettle to cup, 
act like everything’s okay…
curse the Muse, blow out the candles one by one
think i’m gonna go unplug 
the moments after the rain
because ignorance is bliss 
after all these years
life cycles on,
don’t look back, but if you do,
(there’s) a cricket crooning loudly
this is what growing up feels like
spring on the cusp.
i don’t want your opinion
left in the wake of a visit from death

~kat

A ReVerse poem (a practice I started many years ago) is a summary poem with a single line lifted from each entry of a collection of work over a particular timeframe and re-penned in chronological order as a new poem. Unlike a collaborative poem, the ReVerse features the words of one writer, providing a glimpse into their thoughts over time.