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April 15, 2016

Wafflestompers – Friday’s Word of the Day Haiku

By Kat Myrman

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Happy Friday!

Well…here’s a word for you…WAFFLESTOMPERS! Today’s dictionary.com word of the day hails to us from 1970’s Americana.

This late middle-aging flower child of the 70’s must admit, I have never heard this word before. It could be that I spent most of the 70’s barefooted; tripping through fields of daisy’s chasing butterflies…or it may be my insane fear of heights! Either way, it is no wonder I never had a need for a pair of wafflestompers!

But given that it is today’s word of the day…and a very high-in-syllable word at that…I shall do my best, despite my obvious inexperience, to render the wafflestomper its proper homage in a contrived haiku. Three lines, syllables 5-7-5…anything but profound with a touch of thesaurus mischief!  Have a great weekend folks!

Wafflestomping

Intrepid trekkers
don high-top wafflestompers
To reach a climax.

kat ~ 15 April 2016

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April 14, 2016

Echoes of my Neighborhood

By Kat Myrman

So…I don’t get out much! I know, I know, I admit I work too much. When I finally did manage an outing this past weekend we had a mini blizzard! So I am afraid the lovely downtown farmer’s market photos I had planned didn’t happen. In fact, the farmers barely showed up! There were a few brave souls but even fewer customers.

Not to worry, in my attempt to escape the elements I happened upon a new shop of metaphysical trinkets and curiosities! And I found a new inside toy! A sand photo box! I can watch these for hours, and have, since I brought it home!

So, I am moving it inside this week, into a dreamy corner of my nest to “listen” to floating drifts of sand, streams of tan and brown with a flash of gold. They have quite a lot to say! Have a wonderful Thursday!

ZenScapes 

  
  
  
  
If you would like to visit other neighborhoods, visit my friend Jacqueline at a cooking pot and twisted tales by clicking HERE!

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April 12, 2016

Life Path Haiku

By Kat Myrman

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Life & Path

Bumpy is the path
to those seizing life fully
suffer no regrets.

Their paths collided
as soulmates spanning life times
promises to keep.

I love life
each twisty turny
path to bliss.

kat ~ 12 April 2016

A few haiku in response to RonovanWrites Haiku Challenge prompted by the words: Life & Path. To read more or enter your own, click  HERE.

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April 11, 2016

April’s Poetry Month – A Poem a Day #11

By Kat Myrman

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Photo Credit: pixabay.com…It’s been a day!


Happy…happy? Monday? Sometimes Mondays are…MONDAYS! Oh I’m being polite. Sometimes Monday’s are a BITCH! Today was one of THOSE Mondays!

But I made a commitment to try a new poetry form each day this month, and so I shall! I give you the “Lai”. It’s French for “Lai”. At least that’s what my translator says. Original eh?!

The Lai is at least one stanza of nine lines with 2 rhymes between lines “a” and “b”. The rhyme sequence is: aabaabaab. And just to make it interesting, the “a” lines have 5 syllables and the “b” lines have 2 syllables. Got it?

It’s a challenging little form. If you’re adventurous, there is a variation called the Lai Nouveau with similar rhyme sequences, 16 lines and repeating lines! Yikes! I think I’ll save that for a day when I have a brain! Today all I got is a lai poem about a lai!

The Lai

This form is called Lai
one stanza, nine lines
Let’s see…
It follows strict rhyme
Line “A” rhymes six times
“B” three
“A” syllable’s five
Two “B”
A challenge to try
This I can’t deny
Oh me!!!

kat ~ 11 April 2016
(I’m even more confused!!!!)

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April 10, 2016

A One Word Story

By Kat Myrman

So…I hopped on over to SometimeStellarStoryteller’s blog to catch this week’s Six Word Story prompt…”impulsive”. I thought about it for a minute and I could only come up with a one word story…. 

Photo Credit: pixabay.com

 

“Oops!”

kat ~ 9 April 2016 🙂

Read other stories or enter your own HERE.

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