The Take Away – 20th February 2026

~ shaun tenzenmen

An erasure poem using Maya Stein’s Bless The Stars, shared with What’s Going On – Blessings

crossword cream coffee

sun slips by breezes

on the drive


cheer the age

just before the run

days difficult mixed ache


the night watches

minus time

marks rest


if the stars feel still

stars left blue over light


music fills this entry

poetry might shape fog

as the stars remember home

Today’s Daily Stoic poem:

The Grand Parade of Desire

The dictators harem filled with plotting
Are the pleasures worth all the stressing?
When every desire is ageing and rotting
What were your indulgences addressing?

7 thoughts on “The Take Away – 20th February 2026”

  3. I enjoyed your erasure poem It works really well with some great lines like “days difficult mixed ache” and “the night watches/ minus time/ marks rest” and your stoic poem is spot on! great stuff 👏

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