Kathryn Collins Poet Rhyme

Only I Decide My Fate

Only I Decide My Fate 

By Kathryn Collins and Terry O'Leary

At times when I am dark and deep 
joy but flickering dim, 
I upon the portal keep 
stilled like phantom limb. 

Braced by winter's welkin wind, 
distant clouds unfold, 
where once the roar of laughter dinned 
I taste the burning cold. 

Stood in life's predicament 
immobile on the sill, 
I wait for grand encouragement, 
to warm this awful chill. 

Stranded in the winter bleak, 
with breezes bitter blown 
slicing like the sleet oblique 
I find myself alone 

If frozen at the brink I stand, 
persist in stagnant stall, 
my feet will melt to silken sand. 
gone my soul, my all.

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Michael Ainsley June 27, 2016 at 12:30 AM Ah yes life is a self fulfilling prophecy that can be as beautiful as it can be damned.The choice is up to us.Take hold of everything Kathryn with booth hands and like the moody blues say"Keep on thinking free. like your work Lady.

Tamara M. Kohlstaedt May 8, 2016 at 12:24 AM Very introspective on the role of Fate --- gives pause for thought :)

Keith Bickerstaffe December 28, 2014 at 4:00 PM Marvelous language... 'winter's welkin wind,' I taste the burning cold,' and more. Classy alliterations, smooth flow and excellent rhyming. From first to last this is a masterpiece, a true work of art. I bow to your excellence. Love, Keith

Kathryn Collins October 18, 2014 at 8:55 AM Thank you Nicholas for taking the time to critique my poem. It sure makes me happy. I hope to get back to writing soon. Kathy

Nicholas Rao October 17, 2014 at 1:47 PM Very enjoyable. I notice that only in the last stanza does the "I" come in the first line. It creates a sense of the last stanza as the focal point of the poem and the current state of the narrator. Nice work Kathryn Collins October 18, 2014 at 8:56 AM my comment is above.

Jan Allison April 8, 2014 at 7:31 PM Hi Kathryn I have written two collaboration poems which I've posted and working on another 2 at the moment. Such a thrill to work with such lovely people and to bounce ideas off each other. Would love to see area in soup where we can get together with an idea and see if someone willing to collaborate - lovely way to make friends too. Hugs Jan xxx

Gwen Benita Mason Gibbs March 23, 2014 at 8:46 AM Good Peom, I love your style of writing Kathryn Collins March 23, 2014 at 5:14 PM Thank you.

Kiran Bisht March 22, 2014 at 1:11 AM Hey Kathryn, Lovely work and congratulations xoxo Kiran Bisht March 22, 2014 at 9:31 AM I'm sure he is. Kathryn Collins March 22, 2014 at 8:58 AM Thank you Kiran. If I may be humble (hard) Terry is very talented love, kathy

Andrea Dietrich March 21, 2014 at 5:22 PM Hey, you sure chose a good poet to work with on this collaboration! Just clicked on your name (from seeing it in hotmail in special announcement from Soup). And this is what popped up . It was good to see you being honored for your premium membership!! Congrats to you. Kathryn Collins March 22, 2014 at 8:59 AM I didn't know the lifetime membership would rumble the bushes. It's nice.

Paul Callus March 21, 2014 at 4:29 PM Beautiful read, with attractive rhyme; no doubt encouragement will not be lacking :) // paul Kathryn Collins March 22, 2014 at 9:23 AM Thank you Paul for your sweet comment. love, Kathy

Karl Marszalowicz March 21, 2014 at 3:35 PM I like your approach not afraid to try various forms and it looks like you get what people are looking for, I get to picture what you write, when I can't I feel like the writer has failed in some way, not you. Kathryn Collins March 22, 2014 at 9:21 AM Thanks Karl, To identify is what I crave. I'm glad you like. Terry and I melded perfectly on this one.

Keith Bickerstaffe March 21, 2014 at 3:27 PM Congratulations on your Lifetime Premium Membership! A Shining Light who will now shine evening more brightly! xxx ooo Keith :) Kathryn Collins March 22, 2014 at 9:24 AM Thanks Keith. I didn't know the membership change would bring such attention. Love it, hugs, Kathy

Jack Ellison March 21, 2014 at 2:21 PM Hi Kathryn! Just got notified that you've become a Lifetime Premium Member! WELCOME dear friend! After reading this one, I will certainly be back to read more! Loving hugs, Jack XOX

Daver Austin March 16, 2014 at 8:32 AM Oh, this is a frozen one indeed! I'm just too old for this kind of weather, ladies. Sending a frosty smile and lots of love. daver Kathryn Collins March 17, 2014 at 7:49 AM So Daver -- Terry is a man and I am no lady (har har) Time to thaw. xxx's ooo's Kathy

Tim Ryerson March 15, 2014 at 6:54 PM Hey! I'm jealous...I wanted to co-write with you (pout)... Magnificent work from the both of you and Kathryn, I am so very thrilled and proud to see you as a premium member...Next step? Post a blog which includes pictures' so I can see the face behind all that talent... Kathryn Collins March 17, 2014 at 7:42 AM Thanks Tim. I'd love to write a poem with you. You start. It was hard for Terry and I to integrate our diivergent styles. Somehow we did it. Some faces are best unseen. love, Kathy

Keith Bickerstaffe March 14, 2014 at 9:34 PM Drenched in alliterations, powerful phrasing, superb rhyming and fascinating content! Congratulations to you both for this outstanding collaboration. Keith Kathryn Collins March 17, 2014 at 7:38 AM Thanks Keith.. xxx's ooo's

Skat A March 13, 2014 at 6:15 PM Kathryn, wow! This is deep.... *Have a nice day* Love ~SKAT~ Kathryn Collins March 13, 2014 at 7:11 PM Thanks Skat!

Ingrid Showalter Swift March 13, 2014 at 8:53 AM OH KATHRYN FANTASTIC WRITE!!!! I absolutely love it "Welkin wind" "silken sand" OH YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!! Kathryn Collins March 13, 2014 at 11:01 AM Ingrid -- what a great surprise. I'll check out your page in the hopes of something new. Terry wrote Welkin wind (isn't that the greatest) and I wrote silken sand.. love, Kathy