sweet slumber
there is something oh
so calming about the soft
snoring of a dog
it is safety, and freedom
dreams of squirrels to be chased
~kat ✨💚✨
Tag Archives: Poem a Day
sweet slumber
here in the valley
Today, I am starting with a glimmer. My sago palm is sprouting fronds. Every glimmer of new life is a thrilling gift.
Sharing today’s glimmer with you first because recent days have been a bit dark. I am learning that being a caregiver means learning to support your charge in whatever way they need. I can’t possibly hope to understand how excruciating CRPS is, but textbooks say it is the worst pain on the pain scale. They call it the suicide disease for this reason. My wife’s pain is being ill managed by the medical community where we live. I know that she has thought about ending the suffering. She has told me as much. Being a caregiver means supporting your her in whatever she needs, in the choices she makes, even if she decides she can’t do it anymore. So…I have been coming to terms with this. And wrote about it. Sometimes being strong for someone means being utterly weak and helpless and wrapping yourselves in grace together come what may. That’s where I find myself. Thank goodness for glimmers…and life’s surprises in the form of palm fronds.
Much love, peace, glimmers, and much grace to you.
~kat ✨✨✨💚💚💚✨✨✨
here in the valley
in the shadow of the reaper
it is futile to negotiate
suggest that he be on his way
he never leaves, waits at the gate
eventually he wins the game
when life becomes too much to bear
helps load the gun, helps spill the pills
how, doesn’t matter once you’re there
to witness this impending doom
a soul in peril, shutting down
when love becomes a bitter toll
you want to leave but stick around
to help, as if there is a chance
to stay the reaper one more day
suffering changes us so deep
that empathy can’t grasp its sway
I watch her as she presses on, sleeps through the days to numb the pain
and wonder how she stays so strong
the fight seems cruel, inhumane
there comes a point to let it go
to welcome death with no regrets
when living sucks the life from us
to acquiesce…I understand, and yet
my heart breaks silently each day
to know the deed has crossed her mind
I’d never blame her if she left
but part of me just wants more time
~kat
boundless
Write your guide to setting healthy boundaries in relationships.
boundless
before you even ask
I will offer myself
in service to you…
prompted,
i have no choice
but to tell you, I’m here
if you need me, or
even if you don’t, though
secretly I hope you do
because
I need to be needed
which is why
boundaries to me are like
chalk lines on pavement
on rainy day or
ice cubes in warm water
I am severely distracted
by need…
advice you ask? Well,
I’m no expert but
I have heard it’s a simple
two letter word
no…
unfortunately
I can’t bear the thought
of uttering it, but
if you give it a go
please let me know
how it went
~kat
I have a few little glimmers for you…the first is one of my squirrel friends noshing on nuts, perfectly framed by a pair of moon flowers plants. Forgive the graininess of the photo. I was across the yard when I spotted him. Of course I had to take a photo!
Much love, peace, and glimmers to you!
~kat 🌿✨✨✨💚💚💚✨✨✨🌿
slave to a murder
slave to a murder
‘twas not dawn’s first light
that roused me from deep slumber
but loud cackling caws
from a dark murderous brood
their peanut alms depleted
~kat
When one contributes to the food chain, the occasional predator is certain to show up. (Another reason I love my murder of crows…they keep these guys at bay around my bird garden, which is also frequented by squirrels and chipmunks! As much as I hate the idea that I might be providing a buffet for these apex raptors, (again, thank you to my crows for keeping them at bay) I do have to pause to admire the incredible beauty of these juvenile Cooper’s hawks. Did you know that a group of 3 or more hawks is called a “kettle”? We had a full kettle boiling over in our yard the day I captured these photos…at least 4 by my count. An odd glimmer perhaps, but I think they are magnificent in their own right. Part of the amazing cycle of life. (I just never leave Gabby dog to run free in the yard these days!) 😳
Much love, peace, and glimmers to you…stay safe. Always look both ways, up and down when crossing nature! 😄
~kat
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Na|GloPoWriMo 2026 Day 30
muse
Annoying! You know I’m busy…now is not the time! The presentation, that we just found out about THIS MORNING, is due by COB today…TODAY! And there are eight people in five different time zones that need to get their slides to me to complete the task, make it look presentable for tomorrow’s 9 am ET meeting…by COB!!! And I’m already SOL…COB came and went…it’s tomorrow already in Shanghai! But it’ll be okay…that guy never sleeps…I need coffee!
You need jasmine tea my dear…a twist
of lemon or a dash of clover honey, or both…
or your favorite, Sir Earl with a dollop of sweet cream…
What I NEED is for YOU to be quiet!!! Go find yourself a dark corner and brood. Do that tortured thing you do…disappear and torment me when I need you! Where was I? Coffee…send the template to the team, remind them that I need their slide BEFORE COB…so in other words NOW…sorry Barcelona…
You’re missing it…
WHAT? WHAT NOW!?!!!
the dawn…golden streams
of light, dew-kissed leaves
fluttering, a soft breeze transforming
them into amber and emeralds,
the trill of robins fading as wrens,
thrushes, and sparrows pick up
the chorus, the jays and crows
bellowing, doves cooing…
you’re missing it…
WHAT I’M MISSING IS MY DEADLINE IF I DON’T GET ON WITH IT!!! I’ve seen decades of dawns…three slides done, five to go, the usual dawdlers…it’s going to be a long night…
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two more loaded, edited for typos, formats polished, table of contents and the appendix updated…
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and another slide…go team! we might just make that deadline!…wait…what? cancelled?! It’s 4 pm! “Someone” decided the ask was unreasonable given the complexity of the project…the meeting is moving to next week?!!! I need a break!!! I’m going to call it a day…a wasted day at that…uh hello? It’s almost sunset…
hellooooo?
okay…I get it…I’m sorry…
…really sorry… exhausted…
I
need
sleep
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What? …Who? …Oh, it’s you…ARE YOU SERIOUS!!! It’s 3 am!
I love the quiet at night, don’t you?
I forgive you my darling.
Now, about that sunset I missed…
tell me about it, won’t you?
I want to know every magnificent detail…
~kat
And that’s a wrap…30 poems in 30 days. Today’s final Na|GloPoWriMo 2026 Day 30 Prompt: try writing your own poem that discusses a real or mythical being or profession (demons, firefighters, demonic firefighters) with the same sort of musing yet dispassionate tone.
And today’s glimmer is my loyal shadow Gabby…always over my shoulder, next to me, or underfoot. I cherish every day the fates allow me to have her company.
Much love, peace, and glimmers to you!
~kat
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