Tell Me Who You Are
tell me who you are
not what you are; that’s just an illusion
tell me who you are
with beautiful words, show me your heart
identifiers just cause confusion
and labels to presumptive conclusions
tell me who you are
~kat
A Rondelet (AbAabbA). Photo by 3dman_eu @ Pixabay.
‘I would that the Boar without bristles had come from the West
And had rooted the sun and moon and stars out of the sky’
—W.B. Yeats
apocalypse
when the world ends
it won’t matter who was wrong, who was right
when the world ends
and nothing’s left to fight for, or defend
will bitterness darken our path to the light
when the world ends
~kat
A Rondelet* for Jane Dougherty’s ‘A Month With Yeats: Day Twenty-Eight’ Poetry Challenge inspired by Yeats’ poem, ‘He Mourns for the Change That Has Come Upon Him And His Beloved, And Longs For The End Of The World’.
*The Rondelet is a French form consisting of a single septet with two rhymes and one refrain: AbAabbA. The capital letters are the refrains, or repeats. The refrain is written in tetra-syllabic or dimeter and the other lines are twice as long – octasyllabic or tetrameter.
I see your heart
your gentle smile; your tender touch
I see your heart
though your tough act is off the charts
I know the truth, you care too much
that mask you wear is just a crutch
I see your heart
kat ~ 3 March 2017
(A Rondelet)
cool kisses at dawn
hints of amber, cloves and cinnamon,
cool kisses at dawn
as days rush to dusk and nights amble long,
scamperers gather, cicadas drone on,
earth’s final fruits clinging low, reaper comes,
cool kisses at dawn
~kat ~ 4 September 2016
(A Rondelet)
The Rondelet is a French form consisting of a single septet with two rhymes and one refrain: AbAabbA. The capital letters are the refrains, or repeats. The refrain is written in tetra-syllabic or dimeter and the other lines are twice as long – octasyllabic or tetrameter.
Don’t rush for coverphoto © Fir0002
for there is inspiration to be found.
Don’t rush for cover
when a rumbling summer storm hovers.
Let your senses be filled with wild wind sounds,
skin tingling wet from the rain falling down,
Don’t rush for cover!kat ~ 24 August 2016
A Rondelet for Jane Dougherty’s Poetry Challenge this week. The prompt is Summer Storm. The Rondelet is a French form consisting of a single septet with two rhymes and one refrain:AbAabbA. The capital letters are the refrains, or repeats. The refrain is written in tetra-syllabic or dimeter and the other lines are twice as long – octasyllabic or tetrameter.
like mercury colliding... 
