Dear Emma,

For the past 4 weeks I have been rereading the Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron and redoing the exercises. The main one is journalling 3 pages each morning the moment I wake up. That is a bit of a challenge on the days I work since I am not a morning person and I have to set the alarm 30 minutes earlier. But I do set up my coffee maker on my vanity in my bedroom the night before so I can at least have my java fix as I write in a stream of consciousness.

Today is Day 2 of Week 4 and I managed to be inspired to write one poem/haiku…but you would not believe how I got my inspiration!

I noticed a new icon named Co-Pilot, on the task bar of my laptop and out of curiosity, I clicked on it. It popped up on my right side and it is an AI offering to answer questions, create background images …basically everything and anything. So, I typed in “poetry prompts” and it listed a bunch of types of poems…then I typed in “Haiku prompt” and it gave the definition of a haiku and gave me a bunch of prompts that were mediocre but the one that struck me was “sound”. I was hearing a sound in my office that stimulated emotions in me…and so here is the haiku that turned into a troiku.

Sleeping Sounds of Innocents (troiku)

Gentle whimpering
soothes the ears as she writes
sleeping feline moans

gentle whimpering
subtle sounds of innocence
moments of pure joy

soothes the ears as she writes
recalling sleeping infants
tugging at the heart

sleeping feline moans
dreaming chase in open fields
feasting on its prey.

© Tournesol 2024/02/11

Daily Moments Feb 11 2024 – Troiku