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My Writing Day

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MY TYPICAL WRITING DAY? WELL, IT USUALLY STARTS IN THE MORNING But today it didn’t. And come to think of it – it is rare to get to the page every morning – but that is the aim. Before I run out of energy, time or inclination, I like to schedule writing time at the beginning of the day. But I had to go to an appointment this morning, so writing was delayed till the afternoon.  walking over slabs       of ice to our parked Yaris             city sparrows sing *** THERE IS SO MUCH HOPE NESTLED IN MY PLAN TO WRITE But when it finally comes down to putting pen to page – I’m already doubting how much can be done. I mean writing isn’t a linear journey. It’s not as if I can plan to write a poem in an afternoon – writing has a mind of its own – or at least poetry does. There seems to be a contradiction at work when it comes to putting aside time to write. Even a half hour dev...