Stunning work!

A poem for spring trees x

“floral shouts, floral brides”

shedding frost, tree hides
crack open in the sun, bloom
blush-pink and dream wide.

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Sunshine and warmth will win, eventually:

“never mind the chilly air, never mind”

winter’s grip, hanging on.
a bee made it to your door,
so plant some flowers.

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For the quiet, contemplative, radical idealist who silently does any good work they can do:

“I am looking for the meek, for the ones who”

pause, before they speak.
silent heroes, unseen, who
heal what once was bleak.

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I call it a win! Starting with “write” BEFORE “doubt everything” is more than half the battle 🙌🏾

What kinds of things do you like to write about?

Not sure where this one came from, but it’s here all the same:

“halves are like”

boulders in the gut,
unwanted weight, your core pulled
apart, broken, lost.

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That second stanza is so rich in imagery ❤️

Mother Charlotte should carry the bags for a few flights 😂

Looking forward to warmer seasons for walking through gardens!

Gorgeous colors!

Apparently, time is on my mind this week…

“what can be said about unmarked time?”

rivers flow, recede,
winters blow steel snow, spring grows
what they know, summer…seethes.

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Small hopes realized are what I’ve been clinging to these past two weeks:

“there is still time for one”

haiku. one small hope
realized in one, small poem.
yes. there is still time.

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A haiku for flowers budding and bringing new life into the world:

“springtime spirits rise again in”

pink and white spotlights:
they glow, refreshed, and ready
to dance. and will you?

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This is a haiku for my tired 40yo body getting back to hard, physical (and mental) work:

“soft body”

draped across sofas,
you rested for far too long.
wake! hard hours beckon.

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First day of work today and feeling majorly nervous. Wish me luck!

“you don’t have to like everyone. you also don’t have to talk about it so loudly:”

shut up. do something
else. shut up. do something else.
shut up. do something.

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What are you writing about these days, or…what have you been avoiding writing about??

A haiku written to get back into the groove of writing haiku… and also to throw some shade at something:

“talking points”

the same notes, always.
straight lines, pressed shirts, plastic smiles.
any questions? no.

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Hope your day is chock full of sharing love and joy with the ones you love most x

Today’s #lovenote on a coffee mug x

A haiku for anyone who struggles often but hasn’t given up:

“the world is not ending today, because lights are still turning on, because”

grass blades still stab through
hard winter plains, because life
persists, beyond death.

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Day 100 of My Writing Year #writingcommunity #creativewriting #mywritingyear #keepwriting YouTube video by Alexis Florentina

I made it to 100 days of living/working like a full-time writer (as much as I am able), and it’s been a messy road, and it all feels a little anticlimactic.

BUT

I haven’t completely given up on writing, and for me, that’s the biggest thing to celebrate today! 🥇🥳🥂

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A haiku for current for a stalled mind…

“yesterday, and the day before,”

the sun rose. it fell.
yet here I remain. unmoved
by time. still the same.

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Today’s #lovenote on a coffee mug x

This haiku’s for the brain fog that clouded my mind and slowed my movement this week:

“the week-long storm passes:”

dense fog retreats, and
revived, I search, once again,
for sacred objects.

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Today’s #lovenote on a coffee mug ☺️

A haiku to remember that life is a collection of many things:

“whatever happens, please don’t forget that”

fail, win, lose, draw: each
one, a single drop. it’s not
Everything. just try.

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A haiku for a snowy week so far in Notts:

“Winter has finally arrived”

slow sunrise, blue-grey.
snow blankets, green tucked away,
hush now. not today.

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