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My name is Joy, and I love to write. Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground. Kiya's gift. I love it!
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#1072640 added June 14, 2024 at 10:59am
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Barefoot???
Let this quote inspire your writing today: "If you're not barefoot, then you're overdressed." –Unknown

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I guess the approach to life of this quote has to do with informal and often playful way of expressing a laid-back, relaxed, and minimalist way of being. In my case, as much as I value simplicity and comfort, I was never a minimalist and neither will I be. Plus, I don't like being barefoot except for swimming and in the shower.

I assume, whoever said it, meant--by barefoot--a natural way of being and attending more to comfort and casual dresses. Especially at my age, I do agree with that wholeheartedly. Then, even if I'm not a minimalist and think of people who advocate minimalism as fakes or misinformed ones, I don't like clutter either.

Clutter refers to items that are strewn about in a disorganized fashion. Things we now use and those we may have a use for in the future are not clutter. Remember the time during the onset of Covid, when we had a toilet tissue shortage in my area? Well, I ended up supplying friends and family from my stash, particularly those who beat their drums to minimalism.

Life can be more relaxed, authentic and aligned with our true needs and wishes, but without going barefoot and getting stubbed toes and being bit by the insects and snakes on our bare feet. This is true especially because we have armies of those creatures where I live.






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