Tag: joy

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 215

Day 215: “Co-Author”

If you ever need a laugh,

Ask your partner for help

I said my brain was tired and I needed help

coming up with today’s poem

Please enjoy this poem à la Jeremy

“It’s bright outside

It makes me light

inside

So much that I can glide

And that also gives me pride

This is the best poem ever

You couldn’t even pull it with a lever”

It did make me laugh

It did make me smile

But perhaps poetry really isn’t for everybody

“You know you really shouldn’t talk about yourself like that”

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 203

Day 203: “The Present is a Friend”

Today I learned

I’ve been at war with the present moment

The now has always been a means to an end

A stop on the way to the great big something

The future I’m working toward

Clawing my way toward

But now is now

And that future is beautiful yet uncertain

Is in my mind

Not in my body

Today I’m refocusing

Getting back in my body

Putting my weapons down

And putting my arms out for the here and now

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 186

Day 186: “The Movies”

We come to this place

To be transported

Another place

Another time

Another version of ourselves

We have aspirations

Fears

Laughs

We want to see play out

We push the button

Put our feet up

And relax into 2 hours of large-screen hilarity

Or passion

Or terror

Or whatever most excites us

We gawk at the previews

Planning our next move

Excited to see what our neighbor deems unwatchable

The lights dim

The movie starts

We’ll exit once the sun goes down

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 178

Day 178: “Lighting Up”

I aspire to light up

Often

To be so excited about what I’m talking about

That it’s visible to everyone in the room

To be unapologetic

Elated

At the thought of something I love

However minuscule it might seem to others

It lifts up my cells

Brightens my smile

Helps me stand taller

Be louder

Shining

You’ve seen it

You’ve felt it

When someone is so passionate

Happy

When you’re so passionate

Happy

Let’s devote ourselves to the shine