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A Blink – NaPoWriMo 2017 #15


look at us,
two old people,
achy and cranky,
graying hair, eyes dimming
i still remember when
and how and where we met,
a hint of summer in the air, raindrops
on pebbles, the solstice moon,
the touch of your hand on my back,
how your lips tasted
that first time…
i remember
a blink
the distance
in between,
the better, the worst,
the sickness, the health,
the day in, day out,
turns and twists,
it’s all a blur
and now there’s this
two old people
look at us

~kat ~ 15 April 2017
(NaPoWriMo 2017 – Prompt: write about the middle or on between of something )


Silenced

Silenced

the things that i would do if i were brave
i’d look you in the eyes and speak my mind
i wouldn’t worry what you’d think or say
the things that i would do if i were brave
but i’m a coward, worried you won’t stay
i die a bit each day to pass the time…
the things that i would do if i were brave
i’d look you in the eyes and speak my mind

~kat – 14 April 2017
(A Triolet – ABaAabAB in Pentameter)


Niceties – NaPoWriMo 2017 #13


people don’t really want to know

how you’re doing or where you’re from
they don’t care if you’re feeling glum
that’s tmi, just let it go

it’s just polite, it’s not a slight,
a nicety that means “hello”
they’ll ask, just smile, don’t succumb

people don’t really want to know

~kat – 13 April 2017
(NaPoWriMo 2017 #13 – A Single Octain Refrain – A / b-b-a /c/c-a-b / A)


Each Moment’s Bliss – NaPoWriMo 2017 #12

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savor each moment’s bliss
dawn’s sparkling threads of light
buds with dewdrops clinging
fluttering wings in flight
fragrant breezes, warblers trilling

savor each moment’s bliss
cups of tea, honey sweet
sleepy morning sighs
ling’ring between cool sheets
pale cerulean skies

savor each moment’s bliss
acts of random kindness
miracles in the wings
havens from the madness
important things, not things

savor each moment’s bliss
such beauty all around
breath of heaven hov’ring
the blessings to be found
moments spent discov’ring

~kat – 12 April 2017
(NaPoWriMo 2017 #12 – A Monchielle Poem – A poem that consists of four five-line stanzas where the first line repeats in each verse. Each line within the stazas consist of six syllables, and lines three and five rhyme. The rhyme pattern is Abcdc Aefgf Ahiji Aklml.)


Sink or Swim – A Haiku


it’s instinctual
swimming comes naturally
unless you’re a rock 😊

-kat 11 April 2017
For Haiku Horizons prompt word: Swim