legacy
coursing through my veins, directing my existence,
lifeblood, DNA containing the legacy of my ancestors
heroes, scoundrels, paupers, royalty, saints, average folk,
their footprints in the dust long disbursed to the wind
and me here, now, my simple life carrying us on anonymously
~kat
A Gogyohka for Wordcraft Poetry’s Tanka Tuesday Ekphrastic Challenge inspired by the photo above.
A Shadorma (3/5/3/3/7/5) for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge. Today’s Prompt: Poet’s Choice, following Colleen’s suggestion to give thanks this December as the year draws to an end.
in the end
compassion prevailed
but only
by a thread
history in the making’s
ours for the taking
Also tried a Gogyohka. Each line of a Gogyohka comprises one phrase with a line-break after each phrase or breath.
nightmares
do not linger
in the minds
of daydreamers
roused by the light
And finally a Tanka. 57577
thank you dear strangers
for caring about others
for wearing a mask
to all unlikely heroes
we see you; we won’t forget
~kat
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.
spin
resistance is fruitful
heard impunity is catching
we’re tired of being tried
you win some, you loose some
this life is not for the feigned of heart
~kat
A Gogyohka of random one-liners with a twist.
apple cider sunset
leaves droop drearily on exposed branches
tinged amber from the sun’s fierce fading,
fire-red on the horizon at dusk of day,
the autumnal equinox is upon us, crisp and cool,
apple cider, cinnamon steeped, nips my tongue
~kat
A Gogyohka for Colleen Cheesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge.
