My friend Mara has challenged her online community to write a sonnet on the 14th day of the month. I will definitely try my hand at something more traditional some month, but today I was feeling experimental, and I read an interesting abecedarian today, so I thought: Half of 26 letters in the alphabet is 13, and if I emphasize the last two letters by giving them their own lines, then I’ll have the 14 lines necessary for a sonnet. Read across? Read down? Read on a downward zigzag? You choose the pathway.

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Gratitude List:
1. Weekend–my energy for the work week was definitely flagging
2. A good long walk (on the treadmill, because darkness and cold)
3. One of my colleagues complimented my sweater today by saying I was rocking the 80s vibe, and I feel Seen.
4. Water–nothing like a cold drink of water when you’re tired
5. Experimentation and wordplay
May we walk in Beauty!