Writing Prompt: I Told You So

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025 / Katrina Kaye

Let’s talk about gut feelings. Those times when you knew something or understood something without being told. I don’t mean paranoia and insecurities, but those moments when your instinct or intuition took over and it was correct.

Describe the situation, the feeling. Did you tell anyone? Did they believe you? How did it feel to be “right”? Did you listen to your gut? Change your behavior because of what your intuition whispered to you? You might also choose to explore the idea of trusting your gut verses following expectation.

You might be able to create a poem or short story from this prompt, or it might feel good just to vent on the page. As always, choose your own adventure! Feel free to share your creation in the comments section.

To the student who introduced me to Philip Glass:

July 16, 2025 / Katrina Kaye / Leave a comment

Katrina Kaye

There must have been more to you.

A strength kept far
below your commonplace skin;

a philosophy found
in the keys of grand piano.

Perhaps I never noticed it
because it was in your hands,

the clean nails and posed
fingers of a pianist.

I was looking at a face
too eager to avoid my glance.

Maybe you didn’t play at all and
that secret was resting beside ear drum

and closed eyes as you followed
the notes with nodding head.

But oh,
how the staccato pierced me,
repetition and awakening,

The familiar and the cloaked
taking turns at who leads the dance.

The known or unknown, sage or novice,
Teacher becomes student and student-teacher.

Of all I have learned from doing
nothing more than listening,

this lesson is one of the sweetest.

“To the student who introduced me to Philip Glass:” is previously published in Verse Vital (2023).

Poetry Prompt: Sonder

July 13, 2025 / Katrina Kaye / Leave a comment

For your prompt use the concept of the word “sonder” to inspire a poem/free write/journal entry. Take a look at the definition and explore what it means in your own words. Does this word remind you of something/ someone/ a time in your life? How does this word play a role in your life? Maybe try some people watching and create a short story/dialogue of what is the mind of a stranger? You do not have to use the word in your writing but use the concept.