The day begins with energy renewed
when rising sun peeps between the curtains
a lively cycle has already bloomed
In half-light dawn with some yawning, subdued,
the dozy moment won’t last, that’s certain
since overnight their energy renewed
As soon as those bright eyelids are unglued
recharged by sleep, ready again for fun
the lively cycle re-bursts into bloom
Nooks and crannies are where playtime is brewed
a house full of toys ready for action
each day with joy finds energy renewed
So full of beans, sunny young through and through
springing round life like two happy beacons
they play and rest with vigor in full bloom
A brother sister furry motley crew
bounding from bed like shots from a canon
the day begins with energy renewed
and life’s sweet cycle ready to rebloom
I shared this on my instagram as well, but once again I wanted to say more about it so y’all are getting it as a blog post too. We have two kittens in the house and I’ve been having a hard time concentrating in preparation for next month’s 30/30 project. This morning I managed to read a few villanelles, and I wrote the above as a warmup. I also broke in the book I’ll be using (which I discovered, appropriately, when one of the kittens crawled into a space I’d been stashing things and forgetting about.)
Obviously I ordered this intending it to be a journal or something. The pressure of deciding how to personalize an item is challenging for me! I’m a little concerned the page size isn’t big enough, so for future villanelles I’m planning to have them span facing pages.
I need ROOOOOM for my messy handwriting, for crossing out and revising! I don’t like to erase, because I want to see all the words I considered in case I want to go back and use them. . . . although I prefer to write in pencil since I still have the option of erasing. Picking, picky, picky.
Thanks for stopping by and reading! Please remember that my 30/30 project is a fundraiser benefitting Tupelo Press, which is a non-profit. If you have a couple of extra dollars, please consider donating! Here is the link : my fundraiser page.
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