It is Tuesday and time to write a 'Slice of Life."
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Last week, I shared that my one little word for 2024 is ‘hold.’ Nine days into this new year, I am having fun writing one ‘summative’ poem a day, some aspect of the day that I want to hold onto – or that I am so preoccupied by, it has a hold on me. (I’d prefer all my ‘holds’ to be uplifting, but let’s be real – life isn’t that way.)
Basically, this is poetry as daily reflection. My poetry is weak/easy, mostly ‘free’ writing with no specific forms being used…I am not feeling especially proud of the writing itself. However, I am excited by how the writing settles me, allowing me to pause for a bit and review my day. It has been a nice intention for the new year – to stop and think about what I want to remember about each day.
I have lots of questions for myself, beyond whether I’ll be able to write a poem a day. I’m wondering if there will be patterns to what I’m writing about, if I’ll revisit the same topics over and over again. I wonder if my poetry writing will improve, especially if I try to write into new and different forms of poetry. I wonder if I’ll feel ‘called’ to edit, rewrite, or rethink certain poems.
For now, I’m just exploring. Here’s today’s poem – from babysitting three-year-old Bird, my granddaughter.
she tucks herself in now she never wants me to tarry at naptime insists I leave and she unwinds readies for bed all by herself she is growing up too quickly later I slip in to witness her stir from her nap she is snuggling under a blanket and laying right next to her its small head poking out is a plush small giraffe nestled under its own little blanket so dear did she sing did she coo did she hold the giraffe before its nap?
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