Better Late than Never

Happy Friday, fellow word artists!

First of all, I want to apologize for not having my prompt ready and shared with you on Monday. I'm currently in art school and the last couple of weeks have been CRAZY getting work prepared for our student art show while continuing to work on new projects for class. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

I decided to embrace my tardiness in posting this week's prompt by making TIME the motivator for our words. Also, since our time until the next prompt is limited, let's consider using a very short and very contemporary poetic form - micropoetry. For those who may be unfamiliar with this form, here's a good website to explain it, full of original micropoem examples: The Micropoets Society.

In addition to our usual linkup, if you'd like, please share your micropoem on Twitter and tag me @ladywithadream.

Word Prompts: time, first time, next time, this time, early, late, prompt, last time, overtime, just in time, yesterday, today, tomorrow, right now

Suggested Form: Micropoem

Enjoy your weekend!

Amy McGrath

Day 20 - Better Late than Never

Photo Credit: Petr Kratochvil

My apologies, fellow poets! I was at a friend's house yesterday and it completely slipped my mind to have this post ready to go. And that brings me to our prompt for today!



The Prompt: Let's dig into the anxiety and stress that comes with forgetting something or being late. How does that feel? What words do you need to express it? Is there a form that would seem to fit for you?



Word Prompts:

• late
• forgot
• rush
• hurry

Suggested form: The Blitz Poem (one of my favorites to write and to read!)

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~ Amy McGrath is a poet, fiction writer, artist, and student of life. She is working toward a new career as a Creative Arts Therapist where she hopes to share with others the healing power of the creative process. You can read her poetry and see some of her art on her blog - Poetry, Prose, Art, and Creativity. When she's not writing or making art, you can find her reading, listening to a wide range of music (even singing karaoke sometimes), or spending time with her husband Patrick and her two sons.

Take It As It Comes

You're walking through the grocery store, list in hand, kids in tow and you're so busy with what you need to accomplish and the various things on your mind, that the notion of taking time to write just seems unfathomable. Finding opportunities to be creative out of hectic days, let alone scheduling time to unleash your muse - it's just not happening.

And yet, when we do finally carve out that precious time, we can often become weighed down under the pressure.  "At last! I've got two hours of uninterrupted time! I'd better make the most of it." I don't know about you, but I sometimes end up thinking too hard.

That's why it's a good idea to take it as it comes. Those little bursts of inspiration can be found in the everyday; even when you're busy. That thing that just happened in Aisle 7 that you chuckled at? That's a poem or a haiku just waiting to happen. Jot it down on your grocery list or smart phone. Carry a small notebook or pocket voice recorder and capture those moments. Notice the little things. The conversations you have with strangers. Children you encounter. The scenery on your drive home.

There's something in everything we do if we pay attention and stay in tune with our surroundings. Sometimes I'll even turn the annoyances into poems. It's a great way to transform something negative into something positive and even funny.  It's one less angry anecdote to share with your spouse! I know my husband is infinitely grateful for that!

How many things happened to you today that could be potential poems? You might be surprised. It's a creative way to keep a journal of your day to day experiences, because once they're strung together, it's an interesting record of a time in your life and your take on things in those moments.

Just relax, live life and take it as it comes.