This was a project I did basically during the pandemic. I started writing a poem a day. Once ‘real life’ started again it got harder to write everyday, which is interesting.
I have started to edit some of these mostly the kids poetry. I think there might be enough here for a book. We shall see.
I make no claim that much of this is “good” poetry. But I do make the claim that I loved doing it and I learned something and some of it makes me cry.
for the fun of it
this writing has been harder
than it used to be
I must have things in my head
that are blocking me
I seem to want to be
witty, clever, wise
say it all with some aplomb
make people surprised
but these are only smallish words
with no real big ideas
sometimes it is just good fun
to find a rhyme - tortillas!
today I will sound applause
at the value of pure play
something for the fun of it
nothing deep to say
beyond letters
silly is funny
oops makes a sound
purple feels creamy
thud hits the ground
words have a shape
way beyond letters
to live in that place
is to make life better