
if
ever
I forget
why I am here
the earth reminds me whispering… “just be”
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10.

if
ever
I forget
why I am here
the earth reminds me whispering… “just be”
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10.

Memorial Day
some
gave all
for country
remember them
remember freedom is worth fighting for
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10.

life goes on…
then
having
given all,
faded, wilting,
she clings to petals, pod swollen with seed
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10.

…at what cost?
if
i had
a penny
for every
penny lost, i would barely break even
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10.

aging gracefully
the
mirror
reveals
a softer me,
thinning skin, hair…eyes unchanged, rememb’ring
~kat
Poetry form for the month of May: Tetractys/5 lines/syllable count 1-2-3-4-10.