Category Archives: Poetry

September 20, 2015

In Darkness

By Kat Myrman

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We are a generation born
into a world of artificial
light, of neon gas, fluorescent
tubes and bulbous globes of amber
hue. Our restless nights are
peppered by the glaring strobe of
LED’s. Some of us will never
see the dazzling, unobstructed
view of distant stars along the milky
way. We boast of our inventiveness
to cheat the limits of the day,
to toil instead from dawn to murky
dusk, through nights that glow in
eerie candescence, oblivious,
we’ve sold our souls and cannot
see how in the dark we are.

kat ~ 20 september 2015

7 Comments | posted in Poetry, Random Thoughts and Musings, Spirituality

September 18, 2015

Until Further Notice…A Memorandum

By Kat Myrman

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We regret to inform you that Reason
is on holiday. Kindly keep all rational
thoughts to yourself, unless of course,
you are given to outbursts of absurdity,
fueled by heavy doses of fear, ignorance
or religiousity. These are the only views
we are currently entertaining.

If you are a member of the thinking
minority, our sincere condolences.
We recently received a postcard from
Reason…from someplace called
Over the Edge. It reads,
“Wish you were here.”

kat ~ 18 September 2015

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September 18, 2015

Shibboleth…Friday’s Haiku Challenge

By Kat Myrman

  

 

An interesting word, Shibboleth. I really had to do my homework on this one! The abridged definition in Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day graphic was slightly vague in scope and I wanted to be sure I captured the full flavor of this colorful word. I hope I’ve done it justice. Here’s an expanded definition and my take. 

Expanded Definition: Shibboleth
: an old idea, opinion, or saying that is commonly believed and repeated but that may be seen as old-fashioned or untrue
: a word or way of speaking or behaving which shows that a person belongs to a particular group.

Shibboleth…a Haiku

“Can you hear me now?”
It’s a useless shibboleth.
No one is list’ning.

Kat ~ 18 September 2015

Phew! Another challenging challenge. Wanna play? I’d love to see your take! 😊 Be sure to ping your Haiku back if you give it a go.

(The Challenge: Use Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day in a Haiku – a 3-line poem with 5 syllables in lines 1 & 3 and 7 syllables in line 2) 


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September 14, 2015

Start & Hot Haiku Challenge

By Kat Myrman
Photo Credit: Stock Photo: http://www.alamy.com/

Photo Credit: Stock Photo: http://www.alamy.com/

From Ronovan Writes: Haiku Challenge #62/Start & Hot

As the venom spread
his skin flushed hot with fever…
start the antidote!

As the venom spread his skin flushed hot with fever
His skin flushed hot with fever…start the antidote!

kat – 14 September 2015

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September 12, 2015

A Beautiful Obsession

By Kat Myrman


My love for you began
before I understood that
you would be a life-long
obsession. You wooed me
with promises of blissful
release, and pledged to
sustain me, encouraging
me to use you whenever
I had need. You tickled
my ears with sweet
nothings, encouraging
me to dance, to twirl
through lyrical dips and
curves that left me
breathless and wanting
for more.

You held nothing back,
revealing your fierce
passion and power to
rattle and persuade, cool
and cunning, cutting me
to the heart with
razor-like precision.
It only made me love
you more, drawing me
deep, with a yearning to
trace every syllable of
your complexity, fingers
trembling with each
touch, you became
an empty open book
begging to be filled.

Beautiful, beautiful
Words…if you must
know, you had me at
“hello”.

kat ~ 12 September 2015

(This poem was featured on Women’s Spiritual Poetry Blogspot on October 6, 2015)

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