Na|GloPoWriMo 2026 – Day 28 Prompt: Today, try writing a poem that follows the same beats: three sentences, six lines: statement, question, conclusion.
sleight of hand
many moths had perished flocking too close to the gaslight. what is it about the flame, possesses them, at their own peril? once was a man-child cried fire so frequently, they stopped believing.
~kat
Today’s glimmer is soooo green! That brilliant after an overnight spring rain. Leaves drenched, the earth, a soft, wet cushion beneath my feet. There’s nothing quite like a good rain to feed the soul! Much love, peace, and green glimmers to you!
it was a reasonable goal, when I was young, naive enough to trust the promises of politicians who, by the way, never keep promises…pay into the machine, they explained, in fact, we’ll help you…we’ll pass a law to nab it (I mean deduct it) from your hard-earned, blood, sweat and tears, wages…skim it right off the top, so you don’t even miss it, for safekeeping, in a special fund (unless of course we need it for, say, millionaire bailouts, those poor, rich misers who long to be billionaires…just a bit…you won’t even notice…and we’ll raise the age, people are living longer, healthier, these days you know…to balance the books, add a sliding scale to incentivize you to work and pay longer into the slush… I mean security fund…potāto…tomăto… just wait until you’re 65…66…66 and 4-5-6 months or more…or if you’re feeling immortal, retire at 70…72 in a few years more to maximize your return…it’s just a few years…it’s a gamble…what a deal… you live long enough…they’re betting you won’t, and actually have a plan for that too, cancel accessible, affordable healthcare…but I digress…it was a reasonable goal when I was young and naive…as 70 fast approaches, this year in fact, I suppose I made it, beat the odds, will finally claim the ultimate reward, that big payout, except I won’t be retiring any time soon…I can’t afford to do that…thank goodness I still have a job and enough of my wits to work it
~kat
Na|GloPoWrMo 2026 Day 25 Prompt: Today’s challenge asks you to write your own poem in which you use at least three metaphors for a single thing, include an exclamation, ruminate on the definition of a word, and come back in the closing line to the image or idea with which you opened the poem.
I’m calling today’s glimmer “mission accomplished!” There is a certain satisfaction in accomplishing a task without any leftover parts! Our resident plecostomus has outgrown our meager 30 gallon fish tank…perfectly fine for tetras and snails, but totally inadequate for a monster, prehistoric looking ground feeder. We decided to gift our wine cabinet buffet hutch to a young couple we know…we don’t even drink wine!!! What were we thinking when we thought we needed that piece of furniture in our dining room…pass a shot of good bourbon on the rocks if you please! 😉 I ordered a rush tank cabinet and it arrived this week. Managed to dolly it up to the back porch and set to the task of piecing it together…let’s just say I am an expert with an allen wrench, the go-to tool for all furniture kits from China! A short three hours later, I had completed the project! It is beautiful, sturdy, and will make a nice addition to our dining area…and I can’t wait to introduce our pleco to his new digs! There are sure to be more photos to come!!!
there’s nothing new about the news today another war, another grift, more lies America the great’s on full display…
just live what’s left to live for, anyway ignore the fools, believe your lying eyes there’s nothing new about the news today
the bots will lure you in, just walk away turn off your phone, and get yourself outside America the great’s on full display…
take a walk, sink your bare feet in the clay turn your face toward the sun under blue skies there’s nothing new about the news today
use this moment, breathe for heaven’s sake listen to the breeze, hug a tree, get high America the great’s on full display…
you don’t owe anyone the time of day so when you’re overwhelmed, just step away there’s nothing new about the news today America the great’s on full display?
~kat
This afternoon’s glimmer…it’s the simplest of things that touch us the deepest…much love, peace, and glimmers to you! 🥰 ~kat
Poetry style: The villanelle consists of five tercets and a quatrain with line lengths of 8-10 syllables. The first and third lines of the first stanza become refrains that repeat throughout the poem. It looks like this:
and the gods created them dark, bald, and brooding, not exactly the life of the party, more like the cleanup crew, not averse to leftovers, picking bones clean, saving the planet from methane gas, one carcass of rotting flesh at a time, the gentlest of creatures who wouldn’t, couldn’t kill a fly, totally misunderstood, a six foot wing span that blocks the sun as it swoops overhead, darkening the sky, causing one to wonder if they might be descended from dragons, or demons…looming from the corner of the room watching, waiting, at the ready to clean the refuse left behind by privileged, out of touch souls who wouldn’t be caught dead doing what they do, ironically, their inevitable death is exactly what these dark angels are watching, waiting for… despise them at you own peril for they will have the last laugh, happily disemboweling you simply because it’s their job to clean up the world’s mess, and because the gods created them dark
~kat
Na|GloPoWriMo 2026 Day 20 prompt: For today, try writing your own poem that uses an animal that shows up in myths and legends as a metaphor for some aspect of a contemporary person’s life. Include one spoken phrase.
Today’s Glimmer…my wife is determined to create a butterfly/bird garden for me…because she knows how much I love them. It’s going to be beautiful! It IS beautiful.
So it is easier for you to find all the parts/chapters of my ongoing fiction series, I created a new page that lists all the links. You can check it out HERE!
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