Tonight I vowed to pen a sonnetRegardless of the question askedI suppose I laid a hope upon itA writing talent to be unmasked “Why do you write?” arrives the questionWhat stirs my need to be verbose?How am I stirred each scribing session?Be it rhyme or be it prose? There is a voice deep withinThat clamoursContinue reading “Why do you write? – a Sonnet”
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An Ode to Joy
Bloganuary asks “What Brings You Joy in Life?” Joy is a habit to be cultivated, in spite of its foreboding nature. I recently explored this phenomenon of reluctance to embrace joy and its fleeting nature due to the defence mechanism we employ to soften disappointment when it passes. It is also an aspect of yesterday’sContinue reading “An Ode to Joy”
Lost Treasure – closer than you think!
We only need to open our eyes and pay attention. Bloganuary asks “What is a treasure that’s been lost?” Well, it’s all around us. You’ve opened your eyes now, but you still have to go searching. Some will find clues in quantum physics – that realm of discovery that allows for random, invisible, and transcendentContinue reading “Lost Treasure – closer than you think!”
Try to Remember – a Sequel
My earliest memory “tomato-throwing” episode last night must have prompted some dreamwork while I slept. I awoke this morning with the questions, “Why is this my earliest memory?” and “Is this a metaphor for something deeper?” So I ponder how “chucking tomatoes from behind a fence” is a picture for a basic life stance. IContinue reading “Try to Remember – a Sequel”
Try to Remember
Bloganuary today asks us to recall our earliest memory. This is a tough one because it is challenging to unravel the faculties with which I recall my early days. My cognitive function can regale you with stories of others’ memories of my first years. Some old Brownie snapshots have captured one or two images ofContinue reading “Try to Remember”
An Ode to Courage
Bloganuary, to which I have sold my soul for a month, asks today’s audacious question, “How are you brave?” In keeping with my primary goal of messing around with some words, let me offer a limerick: Image by 0fjd125gk87 from Pixabay One day a pilgrim did wonderIf writing poetry would just be a blunderSo heContinue reading “An Ode to Courage”
Let’s try a Sonnet
When one feels the urge to writeYet thoughts refuse to formAnd sense retires in spite,One takes such as the normAnd lifts the pen in hopeOf catching what flies byWhile making wide one’s scopeAnd snaring what is nigh. And so a poem is bornRaw and gasping for airLying lost and forlornSeeking to avoid despairBut now it’sContinue reading “Let’s try a Sonnet”
A 2022 Tanka
Last day of old yearDawns with tired resignationHolding her dry breath –Desiring the calendar to turn a shiny new page. Image by NoName_13 from PixabayA tanka is an ancient form of Japanese poem – the first two lines describe an experience; the third is a kind of pivot that leads into the last two linesContinue reading “A 2022 Tanka”
Listening to the Voice
You’re the voice, try and understand itMake a noise and make it clear, oh, woah– John Farhham Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament will be held before December 2023.– ABC News Image by Thomas Wolter from Pixabay A friend observed that there’s not much point to a VoiceContinue reading “Listening to the Voice”
Prodding the Muse
An urge to scrawlCalls from deep withinRiding waves of ennuiOver the will to begin!Something stirsThrough my fog ofIndolenceCarpe Diem! Speaking in HaikusTo the one who sleeps and dreams Prodding the poet CinquainPrecise, disciplinedChallenging, digging, questingPulsing, poetic, pulchritudinous, promiseElucidation DiamanteIce-cold sharpSparkles entices attractsCarbon baseball jewel caratShapes cuts slicesClear lucidGem A couplet to awaken the poetWho isContinue reading “Prodding the Muse”
Wondering Pilgrim 