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HOMEPAGE2020-12-02T13:55:42-08:00

WHY I WRITE A POEM A DAY

In a quest to find more joy in the tedious rhythm of my life as a new mother, I vowed to write a poem every day that year to train myself to observe the world around me. That was 10 years ago, and I never stopped. May this space inspire you to notice the ordinary moments in your own days and find them suddenly bright with wonder.

TODAY’S POEM

Grief journey

Your heart
isn’t a faucet
you can turn off.

Your sadness
isn’t an inconvenience
you have to wait out
until you can get back
to your old life.

Your anger at the emptiness
isn’t too much
or too loud
or too misshapen.

Your grief is behaving exactly right.

And all you can do is trust
that this ache
is your heart
being dug out
so that it can one day
hold even more
joy.

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