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February 27, 2016

Silent Swell

By Kat Myrman

Photo Credit: Letiha @ Pixabay.com

Hush
Silent
Soft humming
Grace embracing
Lull

Grace
Lovely
Undeserved
Boundless
Gift

Breath
Slowing
Deepening
Heart murmuring
Calm

Heart
Trusting
Unguarded
Brimming
Swell

Peace
Blissful
Centering
Mindful presence
Rest.

kat ~ 27 February 2016

A trio of Lanterns interspersed by a duo of Lanturnes…imagining an Asian-themed garden of paper lanterns for Jane Dougherty’s Poetry Challenge.

To read more click HERE. Here are the poetry form descriptions:

Lantern Poem Form:

line one: one syllable (Subject)
line two: two syllables (Description)
line three: three syllables (Description)
line four: four syllables (Description
line five: one syllable (synonym of or related to the first line)

Lanturne Poem Form: (5 lines/Syllable Pattern: 1-2-3-2-1)

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February 17, 2016

Magnolia Dawn

By Kat Myrman
tree

Photograph and Digital Enhancement by Kat Myrman 2016

but for the soft coo-cooing
wooing
of mourning dove cry
nigh
the earth is hushed
crushed
under a blanket of snow
glow
magnolia tree towers
flowers
roots burrowed deep
sleep
until spring’s first kiss
bliss.

kat ~ 17 January 2016

An “Echo Verse” for Jane Dougherty’s weekly poetry challenge. The following describes this poetry form:

Echo verse goes back centuries but it has a very modern feel about it. The concept is simple—after each line there is an echo, of the last syllable (or two), or a word that rhymes. In the instructions it doesn’t say what the poem has to be about, line length, or whether there has to be any other kind of rhyme pattern.

If you would like to read other Echo Verses or enter your own, click HERE.

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February 14, 2016

A Red Sky Valentine’s Morning

By Kat Myrman


Awash in brush strokes crimson red
Sleepy dreamers rouse at the dawn
Snuggled under layers of down
Awash in brush strokes crimson red
It is tempting to pause instead
Serenaded by sweet birdsong
Awash in brush strokes crimson red
Sleepy dreamers rouse at the dawn.

kat ~ 14 February 2016

A Triolet for your Valentine’s Day. Happy warm snugly day loving the one you are with …(whispering) even if that someone is simply you! ❤️ Be sweet!

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February 14, 2016

Tree Nymph

By Kat Myrman

 

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Photo Credit: Kat Myrman 2016

I am obsessed with this tree! This is an image from a different vantage point. It actually looks like there are two branch antlers on her head. She just may be a tree nymph, which explains my obsession. I pass by her every day on my drive home and I can’t look away!

From the Theoi Greek Mythology Website:

THE NYMPHAI (or Nymphs) were female spirits of the natural world, minor goddesses of the forests, rivers, springs, meadows, mountains and seas. They were responsible for the crafting of nature’s wild beauty, from the arrangement and growth of the plants, flowers and trees, to the nurture of wild birds and animals, and the formation of rocky caverns, springs, wetlands and brooks.

Nymphs were also companions of the gods. Dionysos had his wild-eyed Mainades and Bakkhai, Artemis was accompanied by a band of huntress nymphs, Hekate by the dark Lampades nymphs of the underworld. Poseidon‘s court was attended by Nereides and sea nymphs, and the Olympian court by nymph handmaidens.

Other nymphs were nurses of the gods, including the Idaian nymphs that nursed the god Zeus, and the Nysian nymphs who cared for Dionysos.

Tree Nymph

Oaken Nymph
fair blushing Dryad
clinging there
evergreen
dance with us on frostbit earth
sing to us of spring!

kat ~ 13 February 2016

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February 1, 2016

Run

By Kat Myrman

She ran in the cold, heat and rain
everyday she would push past the pain
not to win any race
but to forget his face
moving on was her ultimate aim.

kat ~ 1 February 2016

A Limerick for Mind and Life Matters Weekly Limerick Challenge. This week’s promot is Pain. Thanks Rashmi for challenging us once again. If you would like to read other Limericks or join in by entering your own, click HERE.

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