We’re halfway through the year, and this is becoming less and less like wading through treacle. The haiku have always been easier (though occasionally I slip up on syllables) but making decent, fully-formed poems is still causing issues, before making sure the five verses combine to work as a cohesive whole. The learning process on these is often harder than the long-form poetry. Perfectionism is a harsh mistress.
The effort is becoming more and more worthwhile with each passing week.
All Change
Kind, the new mantra
Applied liberally: think
Consideration.
Care, in the moments
Where others falter: conscience
Bought to this debate.
It’s okay to leave,
If all else fails: walk away
Reconsider change.
From this chaos grows
Fresh impetus: defining
Your new way forward.
Congratulations,
It’s happening: transforming
This life, redefined.
The Internet of Words 