
do not pay
to play but rather
play for pay
~kat
For Haiku Horizons, Prompt Word, Pay.

cooing dove, grey morning
perched above in mourning
~kat
Day 29’s Essence for Jane Dougherty’s Daily Essence Poem Challenge. You guessed it! Another dreary day in the mid-Atlantic, Blue Ridge Mountain valley. I love the sound of morning doves in the grey.

restless sleep, pale moonlight
no dreams to keep…long night
~kat
Essence #28 for Jane Dougherty’s Daily Essence Poem Challenge. When I can’t sleep, I wander outside to be with the moon and the stars and the lovely silence of the night while the rest of the world sleeps. It can make for a very long night, but sometimes…I write. 🙂

moments,
where infinity and magic
collide, are the instants
inspiration
finds breath
~kat
A Reverse Cinquain for Colleen Chesebro’s Tuesday Poetry Challenge using synonyms for the prompt words: Charm: spell, grace, magic, poetry, inspiration and Time: moment, infinity, breath, instant.

snow gets old, a bummer…
we’ll miss cold come summer
~kat
Day 27 for Jane Dougherty’s Daily Essence Poem Challenge. As much as I complain about the cold, I am well aware that once mid-summer arrives I will be begging for relief from the heat! We are never happy. 🙂