
we are the
essence of longing,
fragile hearts,
trembling,
for hints that we are worthy
of love’s ecstasy
~kat

we are the
essence of longing,
fragile hearts,
trembling,
for hints that we are worthy
of love’s ecstasy
~kat

cursed clock
i hate you
but i need you so,
without you,
i’d be lost
in my dreams, never waking
snoozing…sleep…dreamless
~kat
For Sunday’s Writing Prompt: Ordinary Things. Write a story (I wrote a shadorma poem) where an ordinary, everyday object plays a significant role.
to be woke
we burden
ourselves by caring,
by serving
others, while
apathetic morons quell
all hope in the dream
~kat
A Shadorma for Colleen Chesebro’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, Synonyms Only: Slow – moronic, apathetic / Work – serve, burden, dream.

I’m grateful
on these two-dog nights
for a bed
and two dogs
who warm me while the tempest
rages on
~kat
A Shadorma (3/5/3/3/7/5) for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, Synonyms Only. Prompt Words: cold – blast, two-dog night and storm – tempest, rage.

the gospel
of intuition
assumes a
certainty
that bliss may be found when we
trust our convictions
~kat
A Shadorma (3/5/3/3/7/5) for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, Synonyms Only, prompt words: Belief: intuition, certainty, conviction, gospel and Joy: bliss.