
burdens we carry
for sake of obligation
forsake what matters
~kat
For Haiku Horizons Challenge, Prompt Word, Load (Burden, Obligation).

burdens we carry
for sake of obligation
forsake what matters
~kat
For Haiku Horizons Challenge, Prompt Word, Load (Burden, Obligation).

hope swells defiant
‘midst a tyrant’s oppression
ashes to embers
~kat
For Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge, Prompt Words: Hope & Tyrant.

it’s not flattery
but acknowledgement
rouses our spirits,
yet we save for eulogies,
lauds the dead will never hear
~kat
For Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge using synonyms only for the prompt words praise (flattery, acknowledgement, eulogies, lauds) and excite (rouses).

eyes deep as pools
watching me
moist breath on my face
~kat
I almost wrote about the rain…again. Yes, it’s still raining. But Merlin wasn’t having it. Today, as in most days, it is all about him. But I must say, he’s a lovely diversion.
A bit belated…but here it is.

there is no sanctuary
here for the meek,
the pure of heart
wanderers who need
rest…please don’t
come here, we can’t
save you
~kat