Yikes! I was losing my drive to complete the book, Lyrical Porch II. The inspiration for a Lyrical Porch III was not within me. I decided to move on to prose and defocus on writing poetry.

What did I quickly discover? I missed writing poetry! Although I tried to steer myself into prose, the desire to write poetry kept popping up. Well I'm not an idiot. If I needed to write poetry, I was not going to deny myself just so I could focus on prose. Experience told me denying myself one thing I really want; gets in the way of other things I want to do. If I can find a way to accommodate conflicting desires, then I can move forward. Therefore, I indulged in poetry writing. I added poems to existing poetry books and started the book Seek Harmony. For a short time, I made progress on writing prose.

However, my internal challenges were not over. I yearned to continue writing poems about nature, gardening, and children. Starting another poetry book felt like one poetry book too many. Besides, I wanted to focus on the messages in the book Seek Harmony. The internal push and pull derailed the focus I needed to write prose. I resorted to sitting in silence and asking for help. The answer did not come for a while. When it did, I chuckled, feeling a little bit like a dunce.

I realized that writing about nature, gardening, and children were ways I reach a state of harmony. Eureka! I can roll these types of poems into the Seek Harmony book. My challenges were resolved. At least I hoped they were! I found the desire to work on my prose stories returning.

I am learning to listen to all my internal writing desires. They may contain hints and nudges to help me sort out writing challenges and keep me focused.

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