I appreciate this so much, Danusha. You said something like, “A repetitive task done with gratitude.” For 10 years, every day, in all weathers, I’ve been walking the same path through the forest park near our home. Somehow I never grow tired of it, the familiar turns, the trees, the birds, the light (or darkness). It sets my day. Even now, when because of some medical issues it’s growing difficult, I’m still needing that and enjoying it. Thank you for your light on the everyday forms that lead us to creativity.
I also love your quotes from other poets about a sonnet. What makes my life a poem is bringing together ordinary attentions to meet each other and discover how they may become acquainted on the page to expand my own life. I'm a huge fan of your poems.
Oh, so well put, Danusha. Hi from Catamaran some years back. Such good timing, too, as I'm working on one now combining a move, a dream, and a stroke! Thank you.
I love how you explain this. I am trying to appreciate the small moments more. They are what inspire my poems anyways. I have been thinking about lately how a sonnet may be the highest/most beautiful form of poetry there is. How fitting that you would compare life to it!!
I appreciate this so much, Danusha. You said something like, “A repetitive task done with gratitude.” For 10 years, every day, in all weathers, I’ve been walking the same path through the forest park near our home. Somehow I never grow tired of it, the familiar turns, the trees, the birds, the light (or darkness). It sets my day. Even now, when because of some medical issues it’s growing difficult, I’m still needing that and enjoying it. Thank you for your light on the everyday forms that lead us to creativity.
Oh gosh —-yes on a daily walk. A lifeline in all seasons. I appreciate your kind words.
I also love your quotes from other poets about a sonnet. What makes my life a poem is bringing together ordinary attentions to meet each other and discover how they may become acquainted on the page to expand my own life. I'm a huge fan of your poems.
I love that definition—-and thank you!
There are so many extraordinary moments in the ordinary moments of a day. That’s where so many poems begin.
“Being is a kind of music.” I love this, and your attention to the beats of living. Isn’t that the whole thing? The noticing.
Oh, so well put, Danusha. Hi from Catamaran some years back. Such good timing, too, as I'm working on one now combining a move, a dream, and a stroke! Thank you.
You might like to check out Madeleine Dores Daily Observations. Often very insightful. X
I love how you explain this. I am trying to appreciate the small moments more. They are what inspire my poems anyways. I have been thinking about lately how a sonnet may be the highest/most beautiful form of poetry there is. How fitting that you would compare life to it!!