from a life of wandering
an internal clock tick-tock
whispers
the old road is calling
its winter deserts of stars
and loneliness
the cold north coast
valleys of rivers and wildflowers
mountain peaks that line the heavens
but i will not go
a new road calls and whispers
this way
into seasons of forgetting
where i am
and where i’ve been
from a life of wandering
Reflection:
Constant change is both burden and reward.
Writing Prompt:
What are the burdens and the rewards of your life?
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How does a writer/poet find readers?
Should I follow the machine's maze, the game designed for us to play?
Or post endlessly on social feeds that scream, “Look at me!”?
Should I break the bank subscribing to every sales pitch from SAAS (Software as a Service) as my strategy for success?
How does one navigate the ever changing landscape of the Internet, buried beneath walled gardens, algorithms, and AI overviews?
Or should I optimize and strategize for SEO, but wait, isn't SEO dead?
Should I pay to play to be seen?
I honestly don't know.
But for now, I'll write every day.
I'll fill the screen with my words until they stretch across the web, and hope you'll find them to read.
And when you do, please, share me.
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parched earth for love
to drink its water
lost on those
who drink its river
Reflection:
Does abundance blind the view of those without?
Writing prompt:
Are you parched earth, or in the river? Describe it.
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if i never came
i'd never know what i've seen
if i never leave
i'll never see the rest of everything
Reflection:
After 37 years of wandering, rambling, drifting, living on well-worn trails with a view of constant change, following seasons of the sun as I age along the way, I've come to a simple conclusion. I call it my Wanderer’s Summation.
Writing Prompt:
If you sum up the knowledge and wisdom of your life experience, what summation would it be?
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for what i haven't seen
i see through you
in such a way to taste
touch and feel
the experience
full
Reflection:
To see all of life, look through others’ eyes.
Writing Prompt:
What would you lose without the story of others’ lives?
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little flower
leaning towards the sun
adorned
with the smile
of a thousand blooms
Reflection:
Divine reliance can crown us with beauty and humility.
Writing Prompt:
Go to a mirror. Write who you see.
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how deep the souls of poets bleed
on sheets of white
in tangled dreams
nor know the endless hour be
between dark of night and morning
from birth of life 'til cold closed eyes
a poet's poem we read
Reflection:
Poets’ and Writers’ words expose their minds, like drops of red on sheets of white.
Writing Prompt:
Make a list of six words that expose your strengths and weaknesses. Now write each word separately in a sentance to describe yourself.
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the morning glow of amber red
in your eyes
from smoke-filled skies
and last goodbyes
Reflecton:
I wrote this end of summer ‘23, while the burning West burned. Every year when show season ends, the skies are fire red. That morning included my heart.
Writing Prompt:
Write a four line story of a last goodbye. Include your heart.
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i don't do these things once
as if to hold
or preserve a moment forever
i do them
i forget
then live again to remember
until there's nothing left that's fleeting
except the rush of repeating
again and again
Reflection:
I don't carry space for nostalgia, because life is now, not then.
Writing Prompt:
What makes your life more beautiful now, or greater than, then?
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her petals have bloomed from the womb of her garden where in her garden we played like frolicking children til children became the fruit of love's harvest
Reflection:
Love is a circle.
Writing prompt:
Who loves in your circle?
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