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January 9, 2025

Day 9

By Kat Myrman

Frankie Napping ~ January 9, 2025
today

I remembered 
to breathe today,
drenched in the warmth
of the morning sun.
savored slow sips 
of earl grey, sweet with cream
feasted on hearty lentil soup
and buttery biscuits
worked a bit, tended to
my little dog, the cats, 
the bird, and the fish
joined our nation vicariously 
via tv to bid a final farewell
to a good man…a very good man
a life, lived well, inspiring 
honesty, integrity, and justice…
we need all those things
and more, these days
it was a full day 
it was a good day
I remembered to breathe

~kat

Today’s glimmer…actually succeeding at living intentionally….remembering to breathe. Peace and glimmers to you!

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November 21, 2024

when comes the wind

By Kat Myrman 
when comes the wind

the winds come
and the trees hold ground
for their roots run deep and wide
from seedling to sapling to towering timber
they have learned to bend
when the tempests rage

the winds come 
and the house holds firm
for it was built on a solid foundation 
from brick, to plank, to shingled roof
its walls crafted to shelter kith and kin
when the tempests rage

the winds come
and i shall keep this space sacred
for my ancestors, my children, myself
from maiden to mother to crone
i've grown in perseverance, grace, resilience 
when the tempests rage

~kat

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November 10, 2024

70,916,946

By Kat Myrman 
70,916,946 

seventy million, nine hundred sixteen thousand, nine hundred forty-six 
sparks of light flicker in a sea of darkness 
believers in love, compassion, inclusion,
justice, truth, civility, kindness, peace
we cling to hope as winter closes in

seventy million, nine hundred sixteen thousand, nine hundred forty-six 
despite what you may have heard
is proof beyond a shadow’s doubt
that you are in good company,
light bearers shining for all to see 

seventy million, nine hundred sixteen thousand, nine hundred forty-six 
reasons to grieve, to take time to heal
to cling to the promise of spring…
of a bright dawn after the darkest night
to protect each precious ember of light

seventy million, nine hundred sixteen thousand, nine hundred forty-six 
did not a landslide make, nor mandate
for those who choose the ways of hate
may love’s light lead us from the edge
and gather us to forge the path ahead

seventy million, nine hundred sixteen thousand, nine hundred forty-six 
hold space for victory in this fight
one day we’ll surely get this right
just not today, true change takes years
so rest your hearts for now, we need you here

~kat

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November 8, 2024

fallout

By Kat Myrman 
fallout

everything changed 
nothing changed
i stand at the edge
of despair unable to exhale
shrouded in the dread 
of threatened promises 
unleashed by ignorance,
the stench of hate dripping 
from the rafters amidst 
wind-raped, naked trees
loss of daylight adding 
insult to undeserved misery
a chill, an ungodly silence
cups my ears like a sonic boom
no one hears my screams…
even if they did, they’d revel
in my suffering, the transaction 
of wholesale soul acquisition is
complete, bloodthirsty monsters
wielding the sickle to collect
a harvest sown by lies 
justice buried alive under the heap
I’m fading to black, 
clinging to embers of hope
flickering in the wake of rage 
faint glimpses of love, compassion, 
kindness, and truth to keep me 
as winter approaches swiftly 
from the four corners, everything 
in its season…to sleep…to dream
spring is coming, she’s coming  
she’s coming…right?
this little light of mine
I’m gonna let it shine
let it shine
let it shine
let it
shine

-kat-

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September 9, 2024

soulmate

By Kat Myrman 
soulmate

in another lifetime
I imagine we were friends
lovers even
how familiar your gaze felt
in the back of my eyes
something…you know?
you know.

the fates have me 
engaged this incarnation 
with other concerns
life, love, heartache, 
happiness…joy
still hopelessly lost 
but for a serendipitous, 
ill-timed, breathtaking 
encounter 
on a street corner
in the rain, in autumn
a brief moment when
our eyes met and held
and I remembered…
I remembered 
then you were gone

~kat
A bit of fantasy today. A mix of fiction and poetry. And a Disclaimer…no actual soulmates are implicated in this yarn. You know who you are and where and when and we’ll…you know. 😉🥰

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