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So as you can see, I’ve feel far from grace on this month’s poetry challenge. 10 out of 30 on the 27th of the month is rather disgraceful. Buuuuttt, I’ve been sooo busy with my full-time, and then my internship, and then my ministry, and then… well, just life! Hence, the following haiku for my 10/30 piece:
10/30 balance
too far to the left
or maybe the right, balance
was always my thorn.haiku.
…and then suddenly all this poetry fills my head, and I write… xoxo, la. 12/30 it’s not the big things not at all like the celebrations or the milestones but the mundane the everyday when i’m washing dishes painting my toenails sitting in traffic it’s the nothing too particular the not very special the i’ve…
It’s finally here! Banter & Bourbon. And when I say finally, I do mean finally! It has been 20 years since I released my first collection of poetry, When Paper Met Pen, in 2000. I remember it clearly – the fresh smell of newly printed pages, flipping through them all and listening to the sound…
Feeling down about feeling down during this pandemic quarantine situation? It’s ok, and you’re not alone!
So this what it’s like to look down the barrel of a gun. I’ve always kinda wondered what what felt like, but not really…
“There is a quiet kind of courage in knowing when to quit
When losing all hope is not really a loss at all
And the idea of holding on a moment longer is worse than the fear of actually failing…”
Between my day job and my many outside jobs, ya girl has been moving non-stop… which pretty much sums up my 6/30 haiku. I’ll update everyone on my other goings ons in a later post, but for now enjoy this haiku.