Goals For Today

Accomplish nothing.
Slow down to arrive.
Practice stillness.
Empty the mind
so the soul can fill.

Pay attention.
Write to remember.
Write to forget.
Learn from the river.
Fall to pieces
so you can be rebuilt.

From my new collection The Eden of Perhaps (Spartan Press, 2020)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Faulkner Avatar
April 23, 2020 at 10:20 PM
So profound and empowering - that ending line, sublime!
Gauthier Avatar
March 6, 2020 at 8:10 PM
Great way to start each day, Agnes.
Green Avatar
January 22, 2020 at 2:05 PM
Beautifully expressed Agnes.
Sands Avatar
January 22, 2020 at 8:40 AM
A great one Agnes. A great cleansing :)
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January 22, 2020 at 8:00 AM
I think I needed this one today. A fave x
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