10 X 1 = 10
remember
when a fact
was a fact?
when
ten times one was
always ten, not
up for debate
or opinion
when
the truth meant something
and lies were abhorred?
we can’t even trust
our own eyes…I heard
the sky is falling
(did you just look up?) 😉
~kat
Following a theme from yesterday for Day 1 of NaPoWriMo 2023’s challenge to write a poem inspired by book cover art found at the site: The Public Domain Review.
whatever
whatever
used to be
just a word
choice
deferred, polite,
a way to say,
one conveys trust,
perhaps concern
when
we still cared about
other people, to say
‘whatever you need’
and really mean it…
I know…whatever…
~kat
A Cadae for the early bird challenge in this year’s NaPoWriMo, inspired by the random fact found on Mental Floss illustrated above.
warm wet…fever
it’s that time
of year when
spring swoops in
warm
breezes that smell
of musk and life
simmering just
below the loam
wet
air that makes me wish
i’d worn less today
my skin sweating from
the heat, my core
on fire with fever
~kat
Another Cadae. I love this poetry form! The weather wtoday is quite balmy. A calm before a storm heading our way. As I type hornets that have roused from their boroughs are swirling around me with their incessant buzzing. I’m sure they are just as happy as me that spring is ever near, but they add a bit of drama to my attempt to soak in the sun and rest for a spell. 🙄
ohhhh spring
they are here
the bluebirds,
phoebes, wrens
ohhhh
and the robins,
tree swallows too
on warm zephyrs
come to announce
spring
to rouse us at dawn
to taste the first drops
of sweet, sweet nectar
crooning songs that all
lovers know by heart
~kat
Happy First Day of Spring!🌷🌷🌷
breath less
it’s the wind’s
bellowing
blustering
breath
of heaven sent
challenging me
to bend, not break
to dance with grace
less
about standing ground
more about letting
go…the fear, the pain
until all that’s left
is my soul, washed clean
~kat
Really enjoying the Cadae poetry form. Peace to you on this lovely day! 💞
like mercury colliding... 