One of my personal goals was to create 365 haikus this year. So far I have 13. Not so great,eh? So I am not a brilliant poet. But practice makes perfect so I will keep at it. I plan to write lots more now that summer is here and I can be outside more.
Even though I haven't been as prolific with my poetry as I had hoped the challenge has had the effect that I hoped it would. I spend much more time being in the moment throughout the day, using all my senses to try to capture each moment. To feel the wind, to smell the air, to hear the crunching of my steps and the rustle of birds in the trees. I am constantly thinking: let me really feel this moment so that I can write about it later. This has been wonderful. Now to capture these moments in words...
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