forgotten? I think not! with these great monikers…
Offa, Wermund, Ermingarde, Gruffydd, Tilka, Rhys,
Ingilrat, Theobald, Helga, Poppa, Cleph,
Dode, Thibault, Ludmilla, just to name a few
from epic times when just plain Jane won’t do
~kat
For Jane Dougherty’s August Stanza Challenge.
I have been fascinated by the names of my ancestors. Some are so unique. I’ve featured only a handful here, but there are many…and of course plenty if Tom’s, Dick’s and Mary’s too! 😊
the weakest of links
may not be the weakest link
breaking free takes strength
~kat
For Haiku Horizons, Prompt Word, Link.
the wisest of fools
plays to lesser idiots
with no lick of lack
~kat
For Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: lack & fool.
the tide
sweeps the strand
reclaiming beached remnants
of cockles and shell shards; the sea
yearning
~kat~
A Cinquain for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, Synonyms Only, Prompt Words: Love (yearning) & Time (tide).
legend has it, have you heard, so they say…
from inconceivable to the absurd, tales
of the notorious evolve from voice to page
fantastical, believe it or nots, boring history
rewritten, o’er and again, ne’er to be forgot
~kat
For Jane Dougherty’s August Stanza Challenge.
Many a tale has been spun regarding Sigurd. Most notable and corroborated by several traditions is the story of how he killed a dragon. Truly the stuff of legend, because, of course, one must believe that dragons actually existed to give it any weight. There are love triangles, a jilted lover Brünhild who called for his murder and then asks to be burned with him on his burial pyre. Honestly, I read about it all with a grain of salt. According to history, they did manage to have a daughter, Aslaug, who married Ragnor Lodbrok, another legendary figure…and down the line the links in the chain eventually led to my grandfather, my mother and me. But Dragons? You’ll be relieved to know I haven’t found a reference to unicorns in my tree…yet! 🤣
like mercury colliding... 