A poem every day – week 4

Dear readers,

As the fourth week of my attempt to write a poem every day in 2023 draws to a close (for more information, see my post from January 1st), I’m still having a lot of mixed feelings. I feel like I’ve done some good and interesting work, and I’m sure some of these pieces would never have come into existence if I hadn’t made myself sit down and finish a poem rather than just have a nice idea or sentence and then abandon it.

However, I am afraid of pushing myself into not enjoying the wo...