The Space between the Pen and the Paper

On March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 By Marissa J NeilIn journaling, writing, spiritual practices, creativity, poetry, poem, daydreaming, poet, fear, resistance, fatigue, disassociationLeave a comment

my pen is
hovering not
touching the
paper

yet words move
through my
mind

I wonder
what keeps
the pen
still

what exists
in the
small space
between
the pen
and the paper

resistance?
fear?
fatigue?
disassociation?
maybe just
air

finally the
pen leans
and makes
contact

victory
or defeat?

wind

On March 13, 2023 By Marissa J NeilIn acceptance, aging, journey, life, poem, poet, poetry, seasons, transition, truthLeave a comment

wind blowing my hair
curly mess
into straw
like a Barbie
doll I am no
longer

different shape
pace
style
cannot decide if
I miss it

rounder
heavier
softer
slower
older

wiser maybe
I really hope
so
could make
it worth it
then

evidence
of a life
lived and loved
lessons learned
wisdom gathered

adventures
as Marissa
not Barbie

amen

How it started….

On February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 By Marissa J NeilIn art, creativity, poem, poet, poetry, writingLeave a comment

I have been wanting to post more of my artwork, however, I often feel the need to provide a backstory. I went foraging for some childhood artwork and what I found, interestingly enough, was poetry.

So, here is how it started….

And no, I did not know cursive in First Grade. This was in a book of poems I put together in a later grade.

I did not know how to draw the body of a dog, so I cleverly hid him behind a wall.

I am not very good at rhyming so I am always impressed with anything I have written that rhymes.

A haiku

Another haiku

Hmmm, not bad

My first published poem in a school district anthology (1983-84)

Maybe I am a poet after all.