Monday, February 10, 2014

Stark Reality


ashes float from the night sky
like an ex lovers letter
set to flame in black and white
no heat or hint of color
just the stark reality
and the hard, cold steely truth


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26 comments:

  1. Maude LynnFebruary 10, 2014 at 10:42 AM

    I really like this, Kathryn!

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  2. UnknownFebruary 10, 2014 at 11:24 AM

    I am a fan of intense, compact verse. You master that here!

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  3. IsabelFebruary 10, 2014 at 12:38 PM

    Love it ,those words really hit home in many ways right now

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  4. SusanFebruary 10, 2014 at 1:05 PM

    I see the ash drift like lighter ice down down, just so, in black and white.

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  5. LauraFebruary 10, 2014 at 1:19 PM

    Well done Kathryn!

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2014 at 2:22 PM

    In so few words you've captured a whole story. So well done, Kathryn.

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  7. Sherry Blue SkyFebruary 10, 2014 at 2:40 PM

    Wonderfully executed! Stark and gray.

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  8. Brian MillerFebruary 10, 2014 at 3:10 PM

    the ends are such hard truths...
    when we have to face it is over....
    tight little piece kathryn

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  9. MaryFebruary 10, 2014 at 7:30 PM

    The hard truth is sometimes difficult to realize; but coming to terms with reality is always the best thing.

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  10. JimFebruary 10, 2014 at 10:22 PM

    Very descriptive, Kathryn. ~~ Burning, the ashes will be the last grim reminder.
    Especially grim because they will necessarily be a grayish black and white.
    Though they would look the same had they been the brightly colored Sunday
    comics, they wouldn't get nearly as much attention and devotion as lover's letter.

    BTW, I never got one of those, did you? I did get letters from my first wife when I
    initially went into the service.
    I'd like to see one now. I am sure she has BURNED them.
    ..

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    1. JimFebruary 10, 2014 at 10:24 PM

      They well may have been love letters, we had not been
      married even one month before I had to leave her.
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    2. Kathryn DycheFebruary 11, 2014 at 9:30 AM

      Thank you Jim. I did have some love letters. I got rid of some and kept others. I wish I'd kept them all because they were a record of where I was at at a particular point in time. It must have been hard leaving your wife after just one month.

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  11. Vandana SharmaFebruary 10, 2014 at 11:10 PM

    truth.........harsh like snow.......cold

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 12:22 AM

    That photo is absolutely magnificent! I am amazed :-)

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  13. Kerry O'ConnorFebruary 11, 2014 at 8:26 AM

    Excellent! So much summed up in so few lines really shows the power of an effective comparison.

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  14. humbirdFebruary 11, 2014 at 1:36 PM

    'hard, cold steely truth' ~ these words caught my attention...feeling cold, but moving, growing...should it be always painful and cold? ...not necessarily, I guess...makes me ponder more...~ Thanks, Kathryn

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  15. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 2:20 PM

    Just last week I asked my step-father to burn an old letter that, though not from an ex-lover, each time he reads it, poisons him. I don't know if he did. But he should. Your pen is sharp here, Kathryn ~

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  16. bgottsabFebruary 11, 2014 at 4:29 PM

    Your words are sharp and fierce. So much said in so few words. Love this pairing of words and icy-sharp image.

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  17. ScarletFebruary 11, 2014 at 6:15 PM

    Those love letters need to be set on fire at some point ~ Love the post & picture - stunning ~

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 7:00 PM

    I like it Kathryn ... stripped and hard ... so appropraiately titled 'Stark' :-)

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  19. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerFebruary 13, 2014 at 10:11 PM

    Stark--but beautiful--I like its minimalist sense--really beautiful work

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  20. mrs mediocrityFebruary 15, 2014 at 9:01 AM

    the hard cold steely truth..yes, we are living that these days. this has fabulous imagery.

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