Songs Of Kat

What To Do With Your Happiness

Well, first of all, don’t hide from your happiness. Instead, let the light shine, shine, shine on your happiness and show it to the world for all to see

The home of my heart

I traveled recently, and of course I missed my family terribly. These precious people are so many things. They are their own individual manifestations of life. They are touchstones for the love I feel for them. They collaborate with me in the ongoing expression and evolution of our mutual love. When we are apart, they … More The home of my heart

Dollhouse

Two dolls wrestled in Sundoy’s hands. “The dollhouse is not a contact sport,” I said to him as he dropped the dolls down through two floors. He stacked the toilet on top of the dining room table. “What’s for dinner?” he asked as he fell over laughing. “This isn’t Skylanders vying for control of the … More Dollhouse

2013

We didn’t send Christmas cards this year, but here’s what our card insert might have said… Overall, 2013 was a terrible year, but we cleared the dark corners, accepted some things we’d rather avoid and found a new place. We both changed jobs. I finished writing my poetry book and became a regular contributor to … More 2013

Life of a Butterfly

Flowergirl wanted a “butterfly birthday” for her third birthday. Appropriately, one of her birthday gifts was a butterfly garden habitat and a coupon for ten Painted Lady caterpillars. A crawly package with the name Cup of Caterpillars quickly arrived on our doorstep. July 26: A few days later, as if dancing to music only they … More Life of a Butterfly

Bedtime Routine (Sijo poetry)

Bedtime routine She becomes talkative, resisting sleep with lullabies With a twitch, her breath deepens, undulating like a rolling sea I tip-toe out the door, she awakens with a cat’s meow (I’m unsure if there are format restrictions for Sijo, but I’m tempted to use line breaks) Bedtime routine She becomes talkative resisting sleep with … More Bedtime Routine (Sijo poetry)

Love gives the hard medicine

Sunboy’s asthma was severe in his younger years, but Flowergirl seemed to have milder, more normal asthma. We were surprised this week when she had difficulty breathing in a way that wasn’t very responsive to her normal inhalers. We whisked her to urgent care and then to the emergency department of the local children’s hospital. … More Love gives the hard medicine

Where I’ve been and what I found

Earlier this week I was admitted to the hospital due to an adverse reaction to a prescribed medication. Given my symptoms, they imaged, tested, poked and prodded me with enthusiasm. I know hospital routine, having spent most of my three months of pregnancy bedrest there. Needles don’t bother me anymore. I can sleep better than … More Where I’ve been and what I found

Scenes from an Autumn day: hold the mind and wiggle

Hold the mind loosely and wiggle. Watch words fall on the floor. Gather them, snap them together into poems. *** Where does the water come from? All I know is that a river carries things. It carries my troubles away with fallen leaves. Trying to let go of things beyond my control. They don’t belong … More Scenes from an Autumn day: hold the mind and wiggle

Different types of smart

By many measures, Sunboy is academically smart. He started reading at four-years old, has an intuitive feel for math and asks great, complicated questions. Socially, however, he can be overly innocent to the point where his two-year old sister has learned that she can toy with him. She’s probably already surpassed him in social intelligence. … More Different types of smart