Writing in Snow

Friday Poem and Gratitude List

Istiqlál (Independence), 13 Kalimát (Words) 176 B.E. - Friday, July 26, 2019

Thoughts on Writing Poems1

Find the theme,
sometimes it's a dream,
write the first word--
an echo you heard.

One line at a time,
sometimes there are rhymes,
focus of simile or metaphor:
What is the subject
you are looking for?

Gratitude List for 13 Kalimát

Today I am thankful ...
          ...that I was able to get my hair colored today.
          ...for the merit badge I received today/

          ...that I have 1,099,317 GPs in my Gift Points account.
          ...for the fresh brewed hot coffee I have to drink this morning.
          ...for the chocolate doughnut I had with my coffee this morning.

Footnotes
1  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/07/t-houghts-on-writing-poems.html.