bitter sweetness
she
smiles
when she thinks
of simpler times
before life became
complicated, before
the world split into two
when blood was thick and skin was deep
and love bore all things and believed all things...
smiles, though remembering breaks her heart
~kat
An Etheree for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Theme prompt based on the poem below by Sue Vincent. clouds cover the moon, beyond dawn's pale horizon sun rises unseen ©2020 Sue Vincent
only one
in the end there is only one
left standing in the widening breach
to mend our brokenness, to reach
out, lead, to show us how it’s done
by example, in compassion
only one, though some may cast doubt
one will be raised up, one cast out
just like the seasons come and go
every four years change comes, you know
democracy, where each vote counts
when chaos lingers
we trust our higher angels
to restore balance
~kat
For Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge – Prompt word: One/A-Line Rhyme combined with this week’s Haiku Poetry Challenge – Prompt Words: First (higher)/Heal (restore).
we winter in hope
when the last leaf has fallen
and the blue, crisp and clear, is revealed
behind a tangled web of exposed branches
we can cling to the promise of spring
buds of hope waiting to bloom anew
~kat
A Gogyohka for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday – Poet’s Choice Prompt.
blooms from dust
weeds burst into seed
wintering beneath the dust
first to bloom come spring
what does it say about our soul
when half of us subscribe to hate
‘twas apathy led to this fate
spiraling down this rabbit hole
inhabited by greedy trolls
who prey upon us while we sleep
and fill our heads with lies and tweets
but half of us are wide awake
we’ll right what’s wrong, for all our sake,
that day when love takes to the streets
~kat
Ronovan’s Decima Poetry Challenge – Prompt word FATE – B Line Rhyme and Haiku Poetry Challenge – Prompt words DUST & WEED.
homecoming
soaking the treetops
aflame in red, amber, gold,
cool rain in autumn
cannot quench the fading leaves
but softs the loam to tend them
~kat
A Tanka for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday.
like mercury colliding... 