Category: May 2025
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May: Fifth Week Special Post
This week Antoinette and I are tackling a distinct form of poetry: the Haiku. Traditional Haiku are nature focused, do not rhyme, and have a strict syllable count (5-7-5). It is surprisingly challenging to write with such strict rules, but for this week, we have decided to embrace it. As…
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When Fate Becomes Our Scapegoat
In this poem I wanted to talk a little bit about how we often try to deal with comparison. Blaming the uncomfortable and painful emotions we experience on fate. Something completely out of our control. When in reality these circumstances are caused by what we choose to focus on. I…
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A Thousand Molds
This poem is inspired by a time when I was shamefully annoyed that a friend of mine was “copying” me. I know the adage that “mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery”. Yet at the time, I was almost angry. I felt like being an original was so important for…
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Resist The Urge to Make Lemonade
I think that we often compare ourselves to others because its the only way we have found to measure happiness. It gives us a concrete way to decipher our well-being. Even if it is inaccurate in the long run. As you read this poem I hope that you are encouraged…
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May Topic
I think it is common to hear this phrase in Christian circles. “Comparison is the thief of joy.” Comparison has a way of cloaking itself in darkness. Sneaking up behind you when you become distracted. Measuring the value of what you possess against an unreliable standard of another’s possessions. And…
Streams of Comfort 