Zoe Dancing ~ kat 2016
the dance doesn’t end
when you can’t hear the music
listen to your heart!
kat ~ 30 June 2016
For Haiku Horizon’s Weekly Challenge, prompt: Music.
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Chelicerata Civility
For TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge, prompt word, “Wing”.
A coy hostess waits
in the wings, charming her guests
’til dinner is served.
~kat – 25 June 2016
Sprint of the Lemmings – A Cautionary Tale
Photo Credit: https://unsplash.com/photos/NPFu4GfFZ7E
The running began quite benignly, I heard, starting with one, then two, then more and more, no end in sight, no one knew why or what for, but on they surged.
The first eventually plummeted into the sea, followed by the others, one by one they disappeared into the blue, never again to be seen.
The moral of this sad tale is simply this, if you see a crowd running willy nilly, stay put…or consider running the other way, for it is wise to know, at the very least, what you’re running from; the crowd does not always know the way.
The End
~kat – 24 June 2016
A three line tale for Sonya of Only 100 Words weekly challenge based on the photo above (and certain disturbing news of the day).
No Words – A Trilonnet
For Jane Dougherty’s latest poetry challenge to write a Trilonnet beginning with the opening phrase, “the light is gone…”
Struggling this week to find the Muse midst overwhelming workplace drama and our nation’s polarizing rage. I think I might need to stop watching the news and reading company memos. Ignorance is bliss!
The light is gone, there are no words
as grief’s consuming shroud descends
and swelling tears cascade like rain
The reaper’s sickle sweeps again
more innocents will meet their end,
our vain laments will go unheard
the aftermath’s familiar dirge
as liberty clouds common sense,
unanswered why’s and how’s remain,
no consolation for the pain,
resigned there’ll be no recompense
for terrorism’s bloody scourge.
A consequence of apathy,
thus doomed to repeat history.
kat ~ 24 June 2016
Cactus Haiku
Got TJ’s Househild Hauku Challenge, prompt word: Cactus. (Confess in my eagerness to complete the challenge I missed the word Dry! So much so that I went the opposite direction! But here is my first take!)
I read that the prickly pear variety of cactus are quite delicious. A legend of herbal folklore the prickly pear gained accolades for a number of medicinal applications including treatment for burns, indigestion, diarrhea, inflammation and ulcers, as well as new studies exploring their use in lowering cholesterol and blood sugar. I have never tasted this delicacy, but I’m tempted to add it to my to-do list, noting one must be wary of its sharp spines in the harvesting!
Surly succulents,
Prickly pears cure many ills
when ripe for pricking!
kat ~
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