
they will return in the spring,
dormant leaves, wintering,
when the days grow longer,
dawn’s chorus erupting
~kat

they will return in the spring,
dormant leaves, wintering,
when the days grow longer,
dawn’s chorus erupting
~kat
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