gratitude

four weeks, a month, a twelfth of a year.

i have thrown my words to the wind with caution

they have trailed down, a digital matrix of

thoughts, moments, inspirations.

i did not expect to get noticed--

the wallflower in me expected to blend in.

but you all noticed!

i am tickled proud, now, but not bursting

(thank goodness i still have humility, i think?)

still careful, but more open to your attention.

thank you for tracing my words with your eyes,

my thoughts with your brains,

my emotions with your hearts--

i am full to brimming with

happiness.

this was one of the first poems i wrote on prose, and i just want to leave it up for now. i've decided to take a break from writing here for a while, and let all of you with whom i've had lovely conversations over our writing, well, THANK YOU! i truly appreciate the time you took to engage with me, and i learned much from reading and responding and spending time with you virtually, here in this space. maybe in a few months i'll have the energy and inspiration to add more here. until then, much gratitude to you all!

--mariahv