Crossing the bay, slow first
through estuary, then faster above
dredged channel~
Excitement.
Unstrung words fill each small
wave and tease
beneath the boat.
Poems yet to be.
Wind blows stronger to meet them.
© 2012. Tara Linda
Happy Friday Everyone:
I’ve been reading lots about the new year blog challenges (post a quote-a-day, a photo-a-day, poem-a-day…) and it’s definitely got me thinking about how I want my blog to be & evolve. We all get our blog stats end of year. For me- I don’t worry about stats so much (though some say I should as a working artist). But since this is more of an Muse’s blog than a marketing blog- it all goes back to ‘what Muse’s do I want to accommodate more of this year?’
While I appreciate the daily habit and constancy in expression (really helps my songwriting…), I only want to post/write when something really stops me in my tracks. I get bored easily too, so multiple prompts (poems, photos, mindful musings- make the most sense to me now. I fear boring folks as well.
What I want more of now is sparks of inspiration (mine & others). And rich presence, captured in poetry, photographs, musings, & music. I do need to figure out how to post better when traveling (just found an app!).
Prompts I like now: Poem a week. Macro Mondays. And I’m starting a new prompt called “Inspired in Oakland” mostly photos that celebrate my crazy city & surroundings. Feel free to send me links to your photos taken around the East Bay (mostly Oakland!). ;-))