Here, in this not-my-neighborhood,
My new not-neighbors live;
I'd bring them a fresh-baked pumpkin pie
If I had one to give --
They're rather uninteresting, these folks;
In fact, they rather bore me;
For just because we live far away
They've chosen to ignore me!
But, I'll show them: I'm going to leave,
And wave "bye" with this poem --
For here in this not-my-neighborhood
I just don't feel
At home
I haven’t been writing much this year, and it’s left me feeling rather off-kilter. Between my wife’s three surgeries and the new job at work, life has been pretty much just work-family-sleep-work-family-sleep, for days on end… with a fair amount of eating thrown in. And a lot of caffeine.
I’m looking forward to reading and writing again for Nano Poblano, and I’m hoping to feel a little less off-balance by the time the month winds down. Or maybe just a more familiar and comfortable form of off-balanced.
I’m excited to see what you write for nanopoblano! Hope things look up in general! 🩵,🦙
Always good to see you Owen, especially after a hiatus. I hope for more normality, and health, for you and your wife soon.
Prayers up for balance. 🙂 Happy Pepper Season! Oh, since you’ve done this so many years, do you think you might have a few words for the website? 70 words or less probably, but you know how we do everything– I’m not big on those kinds of rules. The point is to give people a glimpse into WHY we do this, or HOW we do this, or what we get out of it, or just let them know we’re rooting for them. 🙂
I might have something like 62 and a half words on that. I’ll send it your way. 🙂
I feel that. The need to feel less off balanced, or in the least feel more comfortable with feeling off balanced. Same. Thanks for sharing and reinforcing my decision to share and meet folks like yourself. Here’s hoping all is well and you find a new normal that feels comfy soon!