June 2021 Blog
Brass Ring: A Haiku
Happiness is a
Lifelong pursuit without a
Lifetime guarantee.
by Ann Wilmer-Lasky
I
have never been a happy-go-lucky person, but I’d like to think I have had some
fun in my life. Lately, it seems, “I’m getting too old for this sh*t” has
become my theme song.
I
am sitting out in the sunshine between storms writing this. The sun’s warmth
feels wonderful, but the re-gathering clouds loom ominously. Kind of like a
metaphor for my life now.
Truly,
I feel I am in a race against time to pour my remaining words out into the
ether. And I seem to be losing that race.
I
have no one to blame but myself. I just don’t seem to be up to the challenge
anymore. “That which needs to be done” always seems better done tomorrow than
today, even though I realize tomorrow is not a given and today needs to better
embraced.
But
then, this has been my theme for quite a while, hasn’t it? I’m beginning to
wonder if I can change. Perhaps I’m afraid the if I complete things (or even a
thing) that will be the end. Foolish,for
sure, but still within the realm of real truth.
I’d
like to prove myself wrong about this. If for no other reason, than I am
happiest when I am in that world of words and nothing else can penetrate – no undone
task, no upcoming responsibility, no worry, no care...
See?
There I go happily into that world, even with the clouds looming. Wouldn’t even
care if I got rained on right now. (Okay, getting wet would not be a real great
idea.)
Seems
rain has become a theme lately. Besides posting that lead-in Haiku on Twitter
the other day, I also recently posted:
Cloud Burst: A Haiku
It rained upon my
Parade of words today; they
Lie in turgid pool.
by Ann Wilmer-Lasky
Guess
I’m really not fond of storms and wet weather, even though any moisture is appreciated when you’ve lived in drought
conditions for so long.
But
enough about today’s flood in my front and back yard. Let’s talk about the
torrent of words not flowing from my drought-stricken mind.
I
keep thinking that maybe if I didn’t have so much to do (actually no more than
anyone else) and less stuff to worry about (actually have less than a lot of
people), I could concentrate more on my writing.
Well,
that seems like a no-brainer. Did I mention interruptions? Someone just dropped
a text message on my phone. Now I get to worry about who and what the message
is. I can’t stop and check right now, because I‘m outside. I also can’t see my
screen when I’m outside, but I don’t want to stop and go inside, let my eyes
adjust to the dark and either check the message or lose it as I do frequently,
and this isn’t even a Smartphone.
Now,
where was I? Oh yes, the year is almost half over, and it has pretty much gone
the way of the last one. I pretty much
still don’t get out much and don’t get anything done.
Every
time I sit down to write or edit, I have to re-gather my papers and my
thoughts. It’s far too long between sessions. It’s a good thing the I have a running
synopsis now of what I have already written, so I don’t have to go back over
the whole manuscript. But every such stop and start is time-consuming and not
the best use of the time yet allotted to me.
I’m
happy that Steve Hamm is now narrating my first “Black Oak” novel, so I have
that release to look forward to. But any other releases are strictly up to me,
and so is the advertising campaign I need to start working on.
I
need more reviews for my books on Amazon, so I’m going to be heavily promoting
that in June. Any of my readers, who have enjoyed my books, if you can, please
post a review to Amazon. People do tend to pay attention to those, and I could
certainly use a boost – you know – like
the Experian Cow on TV – BOOOOST!
Okay,
I’m smiling now and the sun is still shining . I guess I’ll wrap this up before
my parade gets rained on again and go and check that message I got.
Have
a great June! See you again come July!
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