Wednesday Rains

Oh Wednesday, that insipid day in the middle of the week.  I woke up on the wrong side of the bed.  There is a saying that goes if you want to start your day right, you get up with purpose.  Hmmm.  I think my purpose is on snooze. I want to crawl back into bed, pull the duvet over my head and call it a day.  I know it's the old ostrich maneuver not wanting to face what this day will bring. I have my hair wrapped up in a towel willing it to dry whilst writing this entry, when really I should be getting ready for work.  I need to leave in 10 minutes but I'm not sure I'm ready to face the cold rain or the packed train.  And the longer I wait, the worse it will be.  * Sigh *  I need some traveling music.  A-ha!  Avicci's Wake Me Up will be my morning song.  May the day be a blessing!!

Peace,
L~

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Monday Morning

the day is cold, damp
sun light diffused
by cloud cover
thin pale lumen
reflected on ice
patches, frozen
sidewalk, crackling
footsteps beneath
a quiet dawn blooms

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Working Sunday

The last couple of weeks I've been frustrated with the creative writing.  So much so that I've lost my equilibrium.  If I'm not writing, I'm losing my mind.  It's been hectic in the day job and my usual steady state has been topsy-turvy.  

I had drinks with my very good friend CF on Friday night.  She encouraged me to just give playwriting another try.  As I was waiting for the train, a small idea took shape and I grabbed my journal and began to write.  I had the beginning of something.

I spent the whole day on Sunday working on a 10-minute play.  Good lord, it's been awhile since I've tried writing a scene.  I feel rusty. The conflict is too easy...I need to raise the stakes.  Make the conflict a bit more difficult on the characters. Make them work for what they want.  It's the issue I am constantly struggling with on the page.  After one day of writing, I am starting to feel like my old self.  Strange how that happens.  It's like all the chatter that happens in my head begins to die down.

All the contentious issues I'm dealing with in my personal life and my day job become not quite so big. The problems deflate a bit.  And I'm able to stop reminiscing about lost love.  Thank goodness.

Peace,
L~


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