What does it mean to be a kid at heart?
that kid
you know her you know
she’s the one who reminds you
you’ve made it this far
~kat
she’s just a glimmer some days…
day 301
day 300
the circus
the elephant is sitting
in the middle of the room
having left its corner though
no one seemed to notice…
an elephant is no small thing
but we were distracted
by flying monkeys and rats,
so many rats, termites gnawing
through the walls, ants and roaches
reducing the foundation to dust
it was the elephant
in the middle of the room…
an elephant is no small thing,
perched on a pedestal,
a blue ball balanced
vicariously on his snout
that held our attention
as the walls came tumbling down
~kat
I need a glimmer. When this happens I head to the hills…(out my back door) and dear Mother Nature draws me in. She’s fading these days into gold, orange and crimson, as if to say, kat, what you really need is a good long nap. I’m not entirely convinced that is a good idea with winter’s blight closing in. But she shushes me with a lullaby as soft as new fallen snow, and whispers as I drift to sleep…spring is coming.
and just like that…in my dreams the circus disappeared, as circuses do, leaving only sawdust in its wake…
Much love, peace, and glimmers to you. ~kat ✨✨✨💚💚💚✨✨✨
day 299
Describe a family member.
in the aftermath…where heroes emerge
she is
I refuse to dwell
on who she was…
strong, full of life,
because she is
all of that still
though muted by adversity
the injustice of incompetence
of a system that values profit
over people, bottom lines
over excellence
a system that moves on from oops
to oh well…good luck…next…
there’s nothing more
we can do for you
these days, she lives with
unbearable, relentless pain
these days, she still manages
to smile, to give, to care,
I have thought, and even
said out loud on occasion,
I don’t know how she does it
but that’s not true, I know…
because she is…
strong, full of life,
and that is all you or me,
or anyone needs to know
~kat
My wife has CRPS brought on by an act of medical neglect…incompetence, that has changed our life and plans forever. They call CRPS the suicide disease. For a reason.
Over the past several years as we have made our way through the stages of grief for what we thought was our plan for the future, to settling in to what I had called the new normal. Silly me. There is nothing normal about living with a debilitating disease that brought everything that we thought we knew to a full stop. It has taken a while for us to realize that while everything changed around us, we didn’t. In fact, we grew stronger.
These days, I’ve stopped looking back, determined to make each moment count. Like everyone we have bad days and good. These days the good days taste even sweeter, and glimmer even brighter…because…life.-
Much love, peace, and glimmers to you!
~kat
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My Glimmer…
day 298 ~ A ReVerse Poem
A ReVerse Poem ~ 26 October 2025
roots of grass
in horror, the world sees our once great nation fall
I was so hoping
the pain, the cruelty, the hate…
it’s hard to tell, to imagine the peril we're in
there is no limit (to)
the price I’d pay to send away
a certain orange man with tiny hands,
never trust a fool
~kat
Gentle Sunday to you. I’d like to imagine that we’ve seen the worst of it. That things will get better, but I know that’s wishful thinking on my part. Already the landscape and landmarks that chronicled the centuries old history of this nation have been irrevocably destroyed, dumped onto the dustheap of failed governments.
But we the people are still here. We’re not going away. Compassion, peace, respect, kindness and liberty are worth fighting for.
And finally…last week wasn’t a complete disaster. Just look at those glimmers!
Much love, peace, and glimmers to you!
~kat
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A ReVerse poem (a practice I started many years ago) is a summary poem with a single line lifted from each entry of a collection of work over a particular timeframe and re-penned in chronological order as a new poem. Unlike a collaborative poem, the ReVerse features the words of one writer, providing a glimpse into their thoughts over time. I use it here as a review of the past week.
day 297…a proper glimmer
As promised, a proper glimmer. Busy day out and about…voted…did some shopping…got my COVID shot (while they’re still available! And now I’m taking a moment to take it all in, to call it a day. It was a good day actually. But the is nothing better than this…Gabby snoring on my lap as I rest my eyes a bit. Ending today on a glimmer. We don’t deserve dogs. I realize how blessed I am to have charge over this loyal little soul.
May you have a lovely rest of your weekend. Much love, peace and glimmers to you!
~kat
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