
weeping,
the survivors,
unearthing buried mem’ries,
wounds too deep to heal unaided,
none to stop the bleeding
~kat

weeping,
the survivors,
unearthing buried mem’ries,
wounds too deep to heal unaided,
none to stop the bleeding
~kat

chamber
of mockery
whispering roar, piercing hearts
blubbering, belligerent rage
truth hid, on holiday
~kat
Congress corrupted…check. Laughing stock of the world…check. Media slandered…check. The 1% richer…check. Natural resources squandered…check. The Supreme Court’s integrity destroyed…check. Allies dismissed, enemies embraced…check, check, check. Democracy dies a slow, ugly death, does it not?

Autumn Rhapsody
she weeps fallow fronds,
flushed crimson, vermillion,
sienas, ochres,
yearning for cool eventide’s
frosted plunge, and dreams of spring
~kat
A Tanka this week for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, Synonyms Only, Prompt Words: Fall (Autumn, weep, plunge) and Try (yearn, dream).

minutes
sixty seconds
tick tock so very slowly
but only when I am waiting
never when I am late
~kat