December 16, 2015

Ecstacy

By Kat Myrman

 

Photo Credit: Nasa’s “Diamonds in Space”

 
One
might think
that it is
the diamond
who seeks out the light
but most surprisingly
it seems that it is the light
in her magnificent splendor
who is wooed by her own reflection
manipulated by each facet
called to dance in prismatic bliss
splintering in ecstasy…
it is the diamond
who holds the power
rendering light
unable
to look
hence.

kat ~ 16 December 2015

An ascending/descending nonet in response to Jane Dougherty’s poetry prompt #10 based the photo above, Diamonds in Space, from NASA. To see other verse on this prompt or to enter your own click HERE.

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December 15, 2015

Season of Light

By Kat Myrman

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Lingering dark night
In dreamy slumber we wait
For the dawning Light.

kat ~ 15 December2015

This Haiku in response to TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – prompt: Christmas. If you would like to see other Haiku or participate, click HERE.

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December 15, 2015

Special Delivery

By Kat Myrman
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Photo Credit: pixabay.com

Charlie always saved Mrs. Delaney’s delivery for the end of the day. He had picked up the courier job when his roommate moved across country. You might say he inherited Mrs. Delaney too.

She was a regular customer. Every week her son Gordon sent a short note and cash for essentials, special delivery. Charlie learned that if he delivered the package later in the afternoon, he might get an invite to dinner or at least a cup of hot cocoa and some home-made cookies.

Mrs. Delaney was full in interesting stories about the “way things were before all this technology mumbo jumbo” as she would say.  Charlie didn’t have many friends in town. And Mrs. “D”? Well, most of her friends had passed on.

Some might consider them two of the lost invisible souls that so often go unnoticed in a big city. Though Charlie and Mrs. Delaney would never consider themselves lost…or invisible. After all, they had each other.

kat ~ 15 December 2015
(159 Words)

This story for Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) weekly challenge was inspired by the photo above. If you would like to read other stories or join the challenge, click HERE.  Thanks to Priceless Joy for hosting the challenge.

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December 15, 2015

Charming Looks can be Deceiving

By Kat Myrman
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Photo Credit: ardea.com

Ronovan’s prompt words this week, LOOK and CHARM, when applied to the added challenge of making the formed sentences opposites sent my mind into a swirl of deception! How else to explain the look of something charming or the like? At least for me, I came up with several scenarios on the theme. Good one Ronovan. A worthy challenge as always! If you’d like to enter the challenge or read more click HERE.

He was charmed
By her demure smile
Looks deceive.

A blooming beauty,
the Flytrap woos her suitor
With a look that kills!

“Charmed, I’m sure.”
Said she, as she glanced his way,
“What a pompous pig!”

Silky threads of lace
Enchanting view from afar
Up close…sticky death.

kat ~ 15 December 2015

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December 13, 2015

Newsfeed

By Kat Myrman

It’s been a productive day…chores done, a flash of fiction penned and a resurrected poem from the vaults that needed a bit of tweaking. Like the one here. Not surprisingly, I am plastered to my computer screen…scrolling, trolling and thinking to myself…I need a LIFE! Haha! I am hooked. It is my love of reading I tell myself, why I flip back and forth in my browser from WordPress Reader to Facebook Wall. Living a distance from my grown children and my grandchildren are one of the reasons why I can’t stay away. That’s what I tell myself. In fact, the flashing blue screen is a guilty obsession. I do have a life waiting for me on the other side of the door…but first…just one more look…;)

blank fb wall
Like a beast to
the trough I sift
through the backwash
of drivel and banter.
A daily practice in search
of things worth liking.
To be be inspired,
affirmed and yes, even
provoked and to enjoy
an occasional LOL.
Faceless Book of
smoke and mirrors!
Try as I may
I cannot resist.
To like or not to like?
There is no question.
Only longing
for authenticity ‘midst
the dross of human
experiences that post
incessantly to my
useless wall, for it
keeps nothing out.
Seductive graffiti
masquerading
as news…feed.
kat ~ 13 December 2015

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