You exist

And move

With intent

Choose

This or that

Always knowing

Why

Always

Understanding

The impact

Of our

Actions

As we

Careen

Off

The lives

Around

Us…

Always

Aware.

Of the

People

We send

Flying

Into the

Sun

And

Beyond.

2025 was the year I began an experiment – could I write a poem every single day (whether I wanted to or not) for the whole year? My Anno Vitae MMXXV.

It turns out I could. Many of them are not great (the good, the bad, and the ugly) but I learned that forcing myself to crank the cold engine often led to better results later in the day now that the engine was warming up. Writing as a discipline led to inspiration that may not have occurred had I not sat down in the first place.

Now as I look back I see a 2025 filled with self-portraits. Most of what I wrote was inward looking.

Given a year that has shown me the value of a disciplined project I think for 2026 it is worth doing again.

Nothing as strict as writing a poem a day. No I want to commit this new year to landscapes instead.

I will endeavor to write about the world around me instead of the world within me.

It should be interesting. Stay tuned.