Explosion of Joy, by Amy Giacomelli
It’s the first Sunday in a new month… July 2018! That means I’m highlighting my poetry page, Wednesday Whims of Poetry: https://stepsinbetween.com/poetry/
What an explosive month of possibility. I always feel free in July. The weather is generally lovely. My mood is typically fair to outright happy. And if anything, I can just be. These are my rules of summer.
Rules of Summer
There are no rules of summer,
only suggestions
for time.
Let its tick tock metronome nest
with the robins, and wait for babies
chirping cheer for mama’s worm,
caught at dawn, after dewy jewels
adorn the day.
There are no rules of summer,
only counsel
for cares.
Let them gather in a tinderbox
as fuel to set flame, for sunsets
melting ruby red against
blackened Independence
Day skies.
There are no rules of summer,
only blessings
for joy.
Let it run rivulets down chins,
spit seeds in the grass,
green and growing like vines
underfoot, tethered gently to
season’s wind,
forever blowing freely
… for a spell.
~Celaine Charles
Writing Advice: Write at a different time
If you usually write in the morning, try writing in the afternoon or at night. Mix up your routine in honor of summer and notice the difference in your space. Study the light coming through your window. Notice the steam from our coffee or possibly the legs on a glass of wine. Be in a different moment of the day and draw from your creative core. See if something new and enlightening can crawl out onto the page.
I tried this the other day. I typically write in the mornings or at night. Never mid-day. It’s usually never a good time because of my day-job, or the kids, or other responsibilities that nag me away from writing by then. However, on summer vacation from teaching, the house was unusually quiet and free from family interruptions. I had already been working on homework for a class all morning and knew I had plans that evening. After a quick bite of nourishment, and a change of pace, I decided to head back to my office to work on my fantasy rewrite. Wow – the room was filled with light bouncing off the walls. The multiple lawn mowers from down the street were in tune with one another. My ice cubes clinked in my glass and I had a refreshed energy I hadn’t felt in a while. I started writing.
Writing routines are comfortable, and I love mine. Coffee in the mornings while I’m awake and feeling creative, or at night to candlelight, settling into my next big idea. But this afternoon writing was rejuvenating and animated. There was so much busyness going on outside my window. The clouds moved the light every few moments and the birds bickered with the squirrels. The day was alive, and I accepted its gift of time.
I offer this summertime gift to you too! Try out a new writing time and see what happens.
Art by Vladimir Volegov
Image Links:
https://freelancewritingjournal.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/wallpapers-for-writers-2/ (writing time)
https://www.wallpaperup.com/618675/ART_-_summer_watermelon_girl_butterfly_painting.html (watermelon)
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/original-abstract-modern-flowers-garden-art–explosion-of-joy-amy-giacomelli.html (flower art – Explosion of Joy – Amy Giacomelli)
http://framingpainting.com/painting/summer_wind-6825.html (Volegov painting)
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Steps In Between 
I love summer best — thank you for another meaningful post. I am going to read it again and get all the juice out of it.
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I treasure this gift of time. Cheers to the both of us (and all the other creators out there). Thanks, as always. I appreciate your comments. 💕
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Beautiful… Stanza 3 be my fav 😄
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Why thank you! I love that one too… “let it run rivulets down chins…” 😊
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