The Struggle

First write the sentence

The struggle to spark inspiration:

Sometimes you have to climb the ladder to reach the summit

even if the ladder is not there.

The day was cold on our last meeting. We would be strangers to each other again.

Sincerity of the morning mist:

A hummingbird approaches the wisteria.

A heard conversation: Some gestures can’t cover inadequacies,

there will be time.

A leaky roof and a wet page, words washed away

A distraction that misplayed a pitch.

Today I will get the trowel, plant 

a lemongrass on the page.

 

Effort or Toil

A monk asks: What is toil? What is effort?
Writing is effort, a struggle what fits.
What has meaning?
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It is hard to be sad at springtime.
Sadness strikes like a lightning
Asks no permission.
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Sometimes I understimate light
I overstep on the shadows
I have to start the matrices again
Mistakes are done with pleasure
Neither with sadness
Just remeasuring with more attention.
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I can go and fly the kite or go fishing.
There is no forecast of rain.

note: It is springtime. I'm more distracted these days. I watching the FIDE Chess Candidates Tournament
going on in Toronto, Canada. Strated on April 3, 2024.