Monthly Archives: June 2023

fallout

There are wildfires in Canada. And though they are thousands of miles from the Blue Ridge Mountain foothills where I live, the hazy air tastes of ash and sulfur. We are eerily connected by the very air that we breathe. Our man-made boundaries rendered meaningless by our mother the earth.

fallout

smoke settles in the hollows
mutes the blue in ruddy haze
breaching vain borders
we breathe the same air

~kat

Naani Poem


The Naani poem has its roots in India. It’s a modern day type of poem. It has four lines only. The entire poem can have 20-25 syllables. there is no restriction concerning the theme of the poem.


spent

spent

when i remember to…
i breathe
inhaling deeply, exhaling slowly,
to rise from the shallows

~kat

Naani Poem

The Naani poem has its roots in India. It’s a modern day type of poem. It has four lines only. The entire poem can have 20-25 syllables. there is no restriction concerning the theme of the poem.


reaper

reaper

gathering wild blackberries
nipped by brambles
daubs of blood and nectar
staining my fingertips

~kat

Naani Poem

The Naani poem has its roots in India. It’s a modern day type of poem. It has four lines only. The entire poem can have 20-25 syllables. there is no restriction concerning the theme of the poem.


memorabilia

memorabilia 

how I treasured them,
cards, handwritten notes, photographs…
they’re digitized now,
eating up memory

~kat

Naani Poem

The Naani poem has its roots in India. It’s a modern day type of poem. It has four lines only. The entire poem can have 20-25 syllables. there is no restriction concerning the theme of the poem.


feathered squatter

feathered squatter

persistent little wren
thrice thwarted from nesting
in nooks on my porch
making peace in the lily pot

~kat

Naani Poem

So…this week I’m exploring the Naani. See a description of this form below:

The Naani poem has its roots in India. It’s a modern day type of poem. It has four lines only. The entire poem can have 20-25 syllables. there is no restriction concerning the theme of the poem.