Students - I took my mom to an appointment this week, and her doctor said something very wise, something I will hope to remember for the rest of my life. It was actually something she remembered someone else saying to her. She said, As my father-in-law used to say, all we can do each day is make memories. Memories are all we really have. This wisdom is helping me commit to getting more daily-back to my writing, as writing helps me know which small memories I wish to keep in my life-pocket.
Today's little poem is a true one, meaning it happened in real life. I love collecting rocks, all kinds, and I love the sound rocks make along pavement too. I've written about it before, and I'll write about it again. One thing I didn't include in this poem, though, is my wondering if other people in the TOPS parking lot were wondering, Why is that lady picking up a boring old gray rock? Well, I picked it up anyway and now it reminds me how even the smallest and humblest, even the most least fancy things in our lives can offer us windows of joy, pockets of delight.
This week I encourage you to pay attention to what makes you a tiny bit curious or a small bit excited about something you see or something that happens to you. You might even keep a list in your notebook of these tiny-but-meaningful bits. I plan to do this all week long and welcome you to join me. And if you wish, write a poem about one of them. It need not rhyme (notice that mine doesn't), and perhaps you, too, will repeat some words throughout your piece.
Or...perhaps you will be inspired to write about a no-longer-secret secret!
Jama is hosting today's Poetry Friday roundup over at Jama's Alphabet Soup with a cinnamon rolls and goodness. Each Poetry Friday, all are invited to share poems, poem books, poetry ideas, and friendship in this open and welcoming poetry community.
Thank you for visiting today. Writing a blog is a little like having a party, and I am so glad you are here.
Love your poem! The ending is perfect -- a secret to share with the reader (so intimate). Thanks for the wisdom of making memories each day and taking delight in the smallest and humblest of things.
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