I recently listened to poet Ada Limón on the On Being podcast (listen here) and am very, very inspired by her style, her perspective, her humor. I will share one of her poems here at the top so you get it:
“If we could light up the room with pain,
we’d be such a glorious fire.”
― Ada Limon, Bright Dead Things
Definitely put her on the reading list as she speaks so beautifully in the podcast and in her poetry about how to be silent, how to be creative and my favorite part, how people who have found peace are frowned upon but she won’t let that stop her.
So here I go again with the haiku from the hot water … on my waterproof post it notes in the shower. Here is my second collection to share:
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These Days
To feel hope is like
When the lotus emerges.
So then, I am mud.
FAQs
How do I self care?
I guess the real question is,
Do I care for me?
New Job Title
“You are an artist”,
He said so matter of fact.
I often forget.
Motherhood In Springtime
When the kids get sick,
The world slows to a hard stop.
I become a world.
Big Questions with Big Feelings
She asked about death.
My voice steady when I speak,
The heart though, is not.
My Nora, years 1-4
She came out raging
From my warm cocoon-like hug,
”I don’t like it here.”
The I Love You Forever Book
Rocking back and forth,
Our bodies and emotions.
A constant rocking.
Bio-hacking
’Mood boosting’, it reads
A cherry berry gummy.
What if I just yell?
There is a poet within us all. I do believe.
Share a haiku in the comments and let us start an Optional Optimism reader collection.
“A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. Often focusing on images from nature, haiku emphasizes simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression”. (poets.org)
Night, ready for bed.
Do I have to leave this day?
No, just swallow it.