we
should not
concede what
we know to be
true, just to keep peace,
nor honor that which is
dishonorable, lest we
fall short of our best selves, instead
may we remember that agreeing
to disagree won’t do when truth’s at stake
~kat
An Etheree for Colleen Chesebro’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, Prompt Words (Synonyms Only): Celebrate honor, remember and Number concede, agree.
there’s a cool rain
dampening the fading leaves
turning bare branches dark
underneath a frosted moon
~kat
she glows ever bright
on this cloudy night
crystalline frosted
framed in black lattice
~kat
she’s waxing to full
reflecting the light
her dark side ever hidden
in the star dappled void of night
~kat
ever slowly, bit by bit
from that first gulp of air
haunted by time’s tocking tick
we’re dying, unaware
-kat
