Day 44:

Aug 13-This being the thirteenth, some people may be superstitious. There’s a lot on the net of different things, making one wonder. Good things, bad things. Reading through some blogs, one gets the idea that some bloggers are only doing this to make themselves feel important. Why not use the technology to help others? I was challenged to write a poem every day for a year and post it on this blog as proof. Can’t there be a way to do that and help people? Teaching experience has become almost automatic, so this forum allows the opportunity to show the different forms available, and hopefully an opportunity to help struggling poets to find ways to improve their craft. I’m not perfect. Not every poem is a gem. But perhaps perfect practice produces perfect poetry. I welcome any input to improving the craft. Even opening up a can of worms by sharing this email address: Arthur.rider1958@gmail.com

Enough of this, now a poem. See what patterns are used to make this.(#11,401)
Thinking outside the box:
What box do we live in?
Comforted by constant constraints.
Prejudices, pride
Educational limits
Close to home
Few friends
What is outside the box?
Scary things
Wonderful things
Humbling things
Challenging things
A world of travel
A world of experience
A world of education
A world of acquaintances
Thinking outside the box
Don’t just stay within the lines
Broaden you opinions
Yet stay within one’s principles.
Learn a new language
Learn about nature
Learn a new skill
Learn from another
What is keeping you in your box?
Fear?
Arrogance?
Hate?
Ignorance?
Climb out your box
Stretch your arms
Breathe in the air
And start a new life.
Fill the box
With new things
To accompany
The old
Familiar
Comfortable
Treasures
You already have.