Infused with tones, hues
Serene, sublime, the path fools
Predator hides, waits
Within fresh green, gold
Hidden by nature, beauty, bold
He captures, sedates
Beyond garden’s edge
Shadowed and dewy, the ledge
Where remains her fate
Pay attention
Feb 212012
Feb 212012
Trifecta, edited by Lisa Marie Harvey and David Moore, offers up a weekly writing challenge. The only thing you can rely on is that it will be challenging; and it will somehow involve the number three.
Lisa and David recently asked those who participate in their challenges and contests to answer a handful of questions to share with others and build community. Usually I demure at such requests, but for reasons I cannot fully articulate, I opted to give this a go. So, here you are – my answers to these depth-seeking questions. Kim Revealed…
What is your name (real or otherwise)?
My real name is Kim Nelson, although I have also been published under the pseudonym, Kate McLaughlin.
Describe your writing style in three words.
Concise
Observational
Outreaching
How long have you been writing online?
Between my two writing identities, I’ve regularly posted online since early 2007.
Which, if any, other writing challenges do you participate in?
I’m on the editorial board and a regular contributor at Poets United. I also frequent Imaginary Garden with Real Toads and Three Word Wednesday.
Describe one way in which you could improve your writing.
I need to continue to write away from cliche. I want to convey familiar messages and meanings in a completely original way.
What is the best writing advice you’ve ever been given?
Just write. Every single day. Lock away the internal editor and write, write, write.
Who is your favorite author?
I read poetry, non-fiction, novels, spiritual and religious texts, short stories, essays, blogs. I read voraciously and have lots of favorites within each realm and genre.
How do you make time to write?
Writing has always been my most natural form of expression. I write. Simple as that. Now… making time for writing something that’s fit for another’s eyes is a completely different story. I usually plan my day so that I have a chunk of time calendared specifically for writing. Of course, when I’m on deadline, my Type-A personality takes over; and I can forego nearly everything else to meet my commitment and make my goal.
Give us one word we should consider using as a prompt.
Clarity
Direct us to one blog post of yours that we shouldn’t miss reading.
Get In The Game … and let me know what you think!
Become highly selective and discerning about the thoughts that come into your mind. Observe your mind. Who is it that observes? You. You are not your mind, your emotions, or your body.
~John Roger
Neither body nor the mind
Nor emotions do define
The miracles combined
To render you
Evolution, quite divine
Contoured your soul, refined
Your divinity’s been mined
God’s burst through
How utterly amazing
Are you?
*Also posted at Poets United
Feb 202012
Fool!
You seem to be a harmlessly deranged person or one lacking in common powers of understanding. How did I arrive at this conclusion? Let me explain…
Fool
You knew
that I could not abide
the choice you made
the life you chose
to hide
Fool
You thought
the truths you’d not confide
would shelter you
from bets you left
to ride
Fool
You hoped
the facts would not collide
with moves you made
then, loss of us
your pride
Fool
You tossed
a partner from your side
self-centeredness
first starved the love
that died
Fool
*Prompted by Trifecta Writing Challenge ~ Fool
Feb 142012
- Hydrangeas in Florence, Photo by Kim Nelson
Walking this path
With you
Has revealed
Full earthly joy
Our connection, the lath
Block, glue
Of a life
Hardship daren’t destroy
Challenges pass
We eschew
Falling victim
No blaming employ
Time moves fast
We two
Keep the deal
We adore, we enjoy
It is good.
