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Today marks post #1000 on my blog. Wow! This has happened one word at a time, one post at a time. When I started this blog nearly 5 years ago, I had no idea where this writing journey would lead. I have a wonderful community of friends through my connections with various weekly memes. Slice of Life was one of the first communities I joined. I appreciate all of you who read my musings. Here’s to the next thousand!
Through Poetry Friday, I connected with Laura Shovan. This year marks her 5th annual poem-a-day writing challenge for February, her birthday month. This year she’s hosting it on Facebook in a closed group. The theme is ten found words from current news articles. I check the morning post, copy the ten chosen words into a Google doc, and work on my poem whenever I have a chance throughout the day. At first, I didn’t want to have this much interaction with the daily news, but each article has been different. Not only am I reading poems, practicing writing, building community, I am also learning some amazing stuff.
On February 4th, the article was from earthsky.org, and I learned about the change in the moon’s orbit. Fascinating and certainly not an article I would normally have read. Sometimes the article informs the poetry, but more often the poems come from that inner poet, the one who surprises me constantly.
The axis turns
one rotation at a time
keeping in balance
this ancient path
tilting toward unity.The gods knew this truth
when they painted pictures
in the night sky.Our bodies want to return
to balance and knowing
and wandering; we look for a leader,
a shaman, a yogi master.Analyze the words
of Langston, or Maya,
or Martin, and you’ll
see a common axis,
a dream that crept into each heart.Spin around.
Face the stars.
Reach out.
Dream on.–Margaret Simon
Reflections on the Teche 
That one word at a time thing does really inspire me, Margaret. Sometimes it’s just about the word. Thanks for the reminder.
Congrats Margaret! Looking forward to the next 1000.
Things are shaping up here, and hope to see you soon.
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Lovely, Margaret, just lovely ❤.
I love that you are an “Eclectic” writer, Margaret! Poetry, narratives, digilit Sunday – so much writing on so many topics! 1000 posts. What an awesome milestone! ❤
I love this poem and the fact that reading helped create writing such as this. AND, congratulations on the 1,000 post mark.
One thousandth – wow! Sorry I missed the first 999. Funny, the moon wobbles as it rotates the earth. Wobbling to find balance, David I.
Congratulations on your blog’s anniversary and on your writing journey, Margaret. I’m grateful for the February project every year. Not only do the prompts challenge me, but we’ve got such a great community. I’m glad you’re part of it.
Margaret, congratulations on your 1000th post-quite an accomplishment. Your poem blends history, science, and beautiful words together into a digital composition that has me dreaming about a better way of life.
Moving… such a moving poem. Connected with your line: “Sometimes the article informs the poetry, but more often the poems come from that inner poet, the one who surprises me constantly.” … because often an inner writer surprises me. Congratulations on 1000!
Wow. The earth spinning toward unity….the words of Langston, May and Martin doing the same. Great poem, Margaret. Keep going!
Congratulations on your 1,000th post! I’ve been blogging for five years and have yet to hit the 500 mark! I love what you did with these words, Margaret. The final stanza is especially powerful. “Dream on” indeed!