A Haiga, written for Frank J. Tassone, the top American Haijin at Haikai Poetry Matters Website for haikai challenge II. This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku,…
Written for Colleen for 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 15, 1/2/24,Part I, Early Cold (January 5 – 20) Shokan 小寒 The first two days of the year have not been…
Pouring a glass of water on New Year's Day reflects me a buoyant star, bouncing in the water in my glass, and I write a tanka poem.
We haven’t seen this one before— this new day, this new year. How lucky for us to be here to welcome yet another year. 2023! As we stand at the start line, forward-looking, I want to wish you a Spectacularly Happy New Year.
Decluttering is not hard. But one has to distinguish between what's trivial and what's important according to the amount of attention or inattention one gives to things. Each person's capacity to derive importance from "clutter" translates to gratifying moments that matter to that individual. In short, what's trivial and what's important are whatever you make them out to be. If you're struggling to get started decluttering, here are two questions to help.