Photo and Editing by Kat Myrman 2016
In movement…
Go fast but take care
you certainly cannot win
if you don’t arrive.
In abstinence…
When the pious fast
abstaining from all pleasure
more for the wicked!
kat ~ 10 February 2016
A few Haiku in response to Haiku Horizon’s weekly challenge, prompt word: “Fast”. There are two to reflect the two very distinct meanings of the word. If you would like to read other haiku or enter your own poem, click HERE.
If you don’t slow down
You’ll likely arrive too soon
To an early grave!
~kat – 3 February 2016
This Haiku is inspired by Haiku Horizon’s prompt this week: Slow. To read other Haiku or enter your own click HERE.
Zoe in a Tutu ~ kat 2015
Stars taunt us with hope
ravenous for our wishes
childhood is lost.kat ~ 2 February 2016
(Stars taunt us with hope, ravenous for our wishes. / Ravenous for our wishes, childhood is lost.)
A Haiku for Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge. This week’s prompts were Star & Child. Initially my head filled with innocent angelic-like cherubs hanging on moonbeams and dancing with the stars…but it felt too easy to fall into the obvious. I took a decidedly darker view. We hope our wishes upon stars will come true, but the reality that stars do not have the power to impact our lives is probably one of the first lessons learned as a child. So begins a life then of learning to appreciate the value of every experience good or bad. Loss of innocence perhaps, but a gain of wisdom in return. 🙂
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Photo Credit: Thinkstock
For centuries we’ve placed our hope
upon a groundling whistle pig
as gather we on Candlemas
to celebrate his yearly gig.
No fancy dopplered modern tools
can out-predict his artistry
he simply takes a look outside
to see what he has come to see.
If sunshine greets him at the dawn
he’ll likely turn his tail and hide
foreshadowing a distant Spring
‘tis fog that coaxes him outside.
Some think it’s foolish to rely
on rodents for one’s weather cues
they trust the educated guess
of weather people on the news!
But it’s a fuzzy science at best
the wise will take the groundhog’s lead
Your best predictor for the day?
Just have a look, that’s all you need!
kat ~ 2 February 2016
Overcast…wet? It looks like a rainy day to me! 🙂
Photo Credit: A Mixed Bag 2011
I was late! It wasn’t entirely my fault. First there was the phone call from Mom. She goes on and on…And then, there was the puppy. He had to pee. And poop, and you know how long that can take. Mortimer likes to peruse the yard…circle here and there….”c’mon Mortie! I gotta go!”
Once I finally got on the road, I hit every red light. “What next?!”
“Oh no, you’ve got to be kidding me! Maybe I’m not meant to get to that interview!” There crossing the road was a momma duck and her brood of ducklings!
I was only five minutes away and I could see flashing lights in the distance. Clearly there had been a serious accident. The traffic was backed up for over a mile.
Suddenly it occurred to me, if I had been on time I might have been right in the middle of that pile-up. At that moment, I counted my blessings…my long-winded chattering Mom, Mortimer, those cute ducklings and even every annoying red light. And I said a prayer for those travelers who were not so fortunate. Sometimes being late isn’t the worst thing that can happen.
kat ~ 31 January 2016
(199 Words)
A story inspired by the photo above by Al Forbes of Sunday Photo Fiction. If you would like to read other stories or enter your own story, click HERE.
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