
white sails
the
lilies
are blooming
pearlescent flutes,
ambassadors of peace with prickly tongues
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10.

white sails
the
lilies
are blooming
pearlescent flutes,
ambassadors of peace with prickly tongues
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10.

tread-softly
horse
nettle
deadly weed,
taint of poison,
apple of sodom, bane of innocents
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10.

the gloaming
cool
dusk slips
into night
it is quiet
but for the leaves whispering in the breeze
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10.

magnolia
soon
she will
be blooming,
magnolia,
petals bursting in brief, fragrant splendor
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10.
the rain
how
freely
each droplet
surrenders…would
that I could lose myself so completely
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10