
i trust in facts, not points of view
your opinions are yours alone
righteous beliefs aren’t set in stone,
though they may mean the world to you
your opinions are yours alone
i trust in facts, not points of view
~kat

i trust in facts, not points of view
your opinions are yours alone
righteous beliefs aren’t set in stone,
though they may mean the world to you
your opinions are yours alone
i trust in facts, not points of view
~kat

it takes considerable grace
to love unconditionally
embracing every frailty
offenses overlooked, erased
to love unconditionally
it takes considerable grace
~kat

I’m grateful
on these two-dog nights
for a bed
and two dogs
who warm me while the tempest
rages on
~kat
A Shadorma (3/5/3/3/7/5) for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, Synonyms Only. Prompt Words: cold – blast, two-dog night and storm – tempest, rage.

there are moments, I must confess
i curse the void inside my brain
in search of witty, rhymed refrains,
inspired streams of consciousness
i curse the void inside my brain
there are moments, I must confess
~kat

her brilliance cannot be muted
luminous mistress of the night
cloud swells magnify her light
even shaded, she blushes red
luminous mistress of the night
her brilliance cannot be muted
~kat