Looking back over poems I wrote in the past, I realise what a catharsis they provided and thought it a good idea to try and get back into the swing of it. I needed to make a small statement (and a trial).
Start Again
How long, how many years?
Pen on paper held no fears
Laziness, time, other things
The good and bad that it brings
So back to it, start again
New book and brand new pen
Conscious to make the time
To find that special word to rhyme
Throw emotions out in words
From realistic to absurd
My own form of meditation
To re-read all my own creation
9th Jan 2026 – Shared with Poets and Storytellers United #209
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful to discover the Oasis vegetarian restaurant in the city. Dylan took me there yesterday. They have a wide range of delicious fake meat and vegetable dishes. I’ll keep going back if Amy doesn’t cook me lunch.
This morning, I got up a little earlier so that I could do my 5 minutes of exercise and start getting back into some good habits again, and I think it really helped set me up for a positive and happy day.
I’ve started sketching again when I go for my coffee and also want to start writing more poems too. The one I wrote today may be the first one I’ve written in, I don’t know, two decades or more! I used to look out for interesting phrases I would come across and use them as a basis. I came across a cool phrase today in some article I was reading and jotted it down. I hope to keep inspiring myself in different ways whenever I can.
Things are good today. George even looked me in the eye when he was talking to me today. Even that small change made me feel good.
I went to visit Bruno and Nut after lunch, and we talked mostly about his garden exploits – he’s really into it, which is cool – it’s great to see his enthusiasm for it. It inspires me in that direction, too, but I am still a little lazy when I get home from work. Or, more accurately, I prioritise other things instead.
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