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

I close my eyes
for a moment
my dreams are dust
endless
we are dust
nothing lasts forever
but another minute
is everything
everything
~kat
A Blackout (Found) Poem for Manic Monday’s Three-Way Prompt Challenge. Prompt Word: evanescent; Song: Dust in the Wind by Kansas; Photo: pictured above.
The lyrics with bolded found text below:
Dust in the Wind by Kansas
I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment’s gone
All my dreams pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind
All they are is dust in the wind
Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
Oh, ho, ho
Now, don’t hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away
And all your money won’t another minute buy
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind
Everything is dust in the wind
Everything is dust in the wind
The wind
Songwriters: Kerry Livgren / Kerry A Livgren
Dust in the Wind lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC