Patchwork Prose and Verse
I went home this past weekend to visit – and Dad has been hard at work cleaning out his attic. He‘d found a little treasure for me.
micentennial childhood art from Dad’s attic decade fingerprint
Yesterday was the last day of five days of January’s Open Write at http://www.ethicalela.com. Each month, this writing group gathers to write and give positive feedback to at least three other writers. I took a break yesterday to pause and give thanks for my daughter Mallory on her birthday.
Yesterday’s prompt was to write a Postcard Poem. Using a postcard or a blank index card, you draw a vertical line to separate the address and the poem on the writing side. Here’s my Haiku poem, prompted by a suspension bridge I crossed in December at Fall Creek Falls in Tennessee:
tracking feet suspension bridges crossable risk-taking feat empowering treks
Today is the third day of five days of January’s Open Write at http://www.ethicalela.com. Each month, this writing group gathers to write and give positive feedback to at least three other writers. Please join us! Here is the direct link, where you can read about today’s host, Barb Edler of Iowa, and the inspiration she brings in her prompt: https://www.ethicalela.com/connecting-with-your-inner-self/
Today’s poem is about reflecting on our goals. I think this prompt was designed just for me! I’m reflecting on my goals the last day of each month in the areas of creativity, experience, literature, gratitude, reflection, self-improvement, and spirituality that I spent the first days of the year crafting and describing on my blog. Today, a Haiku is a great way to celebrate the journey:
I'm in No Hurry praying for answers wondering about outcomes I'm in no hurry seeking my weight range closet-eating M&Ms I'm in no hurry Reading Around the U.S.A - savoring words I'm in no hurry counting my blessings focusing on gratitude I'm in no hurry Route 66 plans dreams in the making: someday I'm in no hurry creative touches camera-ready journeys I'm in no hurry family stories capturing the past in ink I'm in no hurry slowing down the pace seeing more of it ~ not more I'm in no hurry
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