Living Poetry
written by: Imarkanx
I was going to write a new poem today.
I didn’t. Instead I read.
Made hummus. The way I like.
Extra garlic and cayenne pepper.
Ate chocolate chip cookies.
Had tea. Earl Grey.
Went for a walk at dusk
In the snow. Frost on my beard.
I didn’t write a poem.
Instead I lived one.
Istvan Markan, who writes as imarkanx, is a poet and short prose writer from Waterloo, Ontario in Canada. His work explores the extraordinary within the everyday, using spare language and evocative imagery to reveal emotional undercurrents. His writing can be found at imarkanx at Substack.
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