When I saw Margaret Simon’s blog post on May 1 with Georgia Heard’s calendar inviting tiny writing, my soul breathed a sigh of relief. Tiny writing. Yes, I need a month of tiny writing after the double marathon months of the Slice of Life Challenge in March and VerseLove in April. Tiny writing sounds dreamy right now, like a shade tree with a hammock and a warm, gentle breeze.
I glanced at the topics, and one caught my eye. May 16’s prompt is the meaning of your name. It’s been with me all my life – since I was a curious child who wanted to find answers to things like that.
Kimberly. From the Royal Fortress Meadow.
From the Royal Fortress Meadow
Kimberly
means from the royal
fortress meadow ~
and I’m no princess here,
but I drink my
velvety green
rolling hills
cloaked in wildflowers
crowned with a sunshine-drizzled
scepter of rain clouds
casting a gold-tipped
swing-choir grass breeze
strumming harp strings
across my countryside kingdom
Common Threads 