First Friday Poetry: October 2026

I'm joining Beverly A Baird & Linda Schueler in another year long poetry practice. On the first Friday of each month we, and anyone else who joins, write a poem and share it.

This year, Bev and Linda have organized themes for each month. This month's theme is gratitude.

The house was full of guests last week and so I am late. It's still full of guests, but I am determined to get this poem posted. 

I spent the month playing with ideas before scrapping them all and focusing on a poem honouring the one thing I am most grateful for: the sun. 

be like the sun

show up and shine

let your light

be a reminder

that every ordinary bit

of this whole wild word

is sacred

Next month the theme is “Remembering/Memory.”