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Inspired by Haiku

September 27, 20133 Comments

I sift through this process of grieving and balancing living the new normal. There are plenty of topics to cover about the subject of infertility, miscarriage and baby loss. I have organized my thoughts and created calendars and made notes of what I’ll write next.

Today, I decided to simply take a mental break from the brainstorming of my daily work routine. I took to writing haikus. Actually, I was inspired by my mother-in-law. She just began to share some of her poetry, the first two being haikus. I’m no poet, certainly not, but I liked the idea of creating a haiku. I adhered to only the simple rules of syllables, as one would with a haiku. The rules of 5, 7, 5. Five syllables. Seven syllables. Five again to end. I embraced this challenge. Although I could be free to write what I chose, there is a set of rules, boundaries. They’re short. There was no excuse.

Today, I wrote three.

XO, Isabel - Haiku - Loud Expecations

XO, Isabel - Haiku - F. Demise

XO, Isabel - Haiku - Hope

 

These, of course, are about my experiences. The last, about hope.

Because, as Emily Dickinson says, “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” and oh how right she is.

xo-isabel-hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers

XO, Isabel

P.S. All images, photography and writings in this post & blog are of my own creation (unless noted). Please do not modify in any way. Thank you! 🙂

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  1. Train Man says

    September 27, 2013 at 8:17 pm

    Just happen to come across this amazing site while riding the train today. Keep up the great work. You ought to consider becoming a Life Coach! ; )

    Reply
    • xoisabel says

      September 27, 2013 at 8:25 pm

      Thanks! What a brilliant idea. 😉

      Reply
  2. Nanci Ginsberg says

    September 30, 2013 at 8:49 am

    Isabel:
    Your poems are wonderful. They call me in poetry the “cinquain queen”. Those syllables are 2,4,6,8,2. I love writing syllabic count. Try one, it’s fun. You would probably love it – Love You!!!

    Reply

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Hello. my name is Isabel and this blog is all about my experiences dealing with infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and our new adventure as intended parents in our surrogacy journey. Also, a little bit of everything else in my life. Welcome! read more...

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