March 1 - a slice poem

It's March! It's March!  It's time for the March Slice of Life Challenge hosted by the Two Writing Teachers blog.  Join in by sharing a slice or just sit back and read a few.

 

This is my third year participating in the March SOLC and usually, a couple weeks before March begins, I work on a list of ideas for the days that the ideas don't come easily.  I just have felt a little better knowing I was starting the challenge with a few ideas in my back pocket.  However, this year when I sat down to generate my list, instead I wrote the first two stanzas of a poem.  The next time I tried, I ended up working on the poem again instead.  I took it as a sign that maybe I didn't need a list to fall back on this year.  It's my new challenge to myself.  No list.  I'm starting fresh each day with my writer's eyes wide open to all the things around me, seeds of a story just waiting for me to notice.

 



A slice of me

A slice of you

Mixing together

A tasty chew

 

Morsels of soul

Left on the page

Positive comments

The author's wage

 

A story of love

A regretful tale

A writer's heart

Our words prevail

 

Your very own stage

A place to call home

To play with your words

Let your thoughts roam

 

So, serve up a slice

Or read, take a bite

Sample sweet stories

Let your ideas ignite!

 

 

Now...sit back, enjoy your coffee, read some more slices...it's going to be a great month!