Tag: micropoetry

rolling stone

.Reading time 1 minute.

*photo credit: Kanenori on Pixabay
(I slightly altered photo color and light.)

i am
a rolling stone
mossy
messy
and
deep emerald green

Have you ever tried writing the story of your life in six to ten words? I tried this recently with some of my students, and came up with the following:
a rolling stone, mossy, messy, deep emerald green
After reflecting on it for a bit, I was pleasantly surprised by how much of me unpacked within just eight words! What story do you read in these words? To me they describe a character who is a little unconventional, even a bit rebellious at times, possibly hard-headed and stubborn, but on the other hand original and unique. She has a deep love and reverence for nature. Like a rolling stone, she is adventurous and has lived in many different places—not however, resulting in loss but in an ever deepening and enriching, moss-gathering journey through life. The journey is sometimes messy and most certainly not without many a mishap, but it is also all together magical, enchanting, and beautiful.

What is your life story in ten words?

contentment

.Reading time less than 1 minute.

micropoetry for a rainy day

    sometimes
we just gotta b r e a t h e
      and be
  okay
        with   just being.

Yours truly,
Los Angeles

wild

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                          the beautiful roses in my garden
                                                                                 will always be
                                                                                                                    wild .

When you stop and smell the roses, what do you hear?