Khaya Ronkainen

Beauty of Clarity

Posted on 04/10/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen

Beauty comes tiptoeing in the morning.

backstory: I don’t write a poem everyday but I read or listen to a poem every morning. This morning ritual helps me ease into the day with a sense of gratitude. But once in a while I get an aha moment, a beautiful and quiet kind of clarity, from a poem line or the story behind a poem.

Since it’s National Poetry Month (in the US and Canada), an occasion I also celebrate in my own way, I thought I’d share some of my favourite poetry podcasts. First is A Mouthful of Air by Mark McGuinness. Poetry readings and conversations with poets are a delight and inspire me greatly. If you are poetry lover, do check out this podcast! If you think you hate poetry, do check out this podcast! 🙂

But over to you. How are you supporting poets this month and beyond, if at all?

And of course, I wish I could say spring is tiptoeing in too, but it’s been snowing endlessly in my part of the world. Anyway, enjoy your Sunday!

Poetry

Yesterday

Posted on 04/03/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen

Yesterday the sky was blue
And clouds gathered
Running away from wind
But not for long, for the sun
Arrived smiling bright
Calling everyone outside;
I walked on the frozen lake
To test my faith.

special note: If you were expecting a prose piece today, as I usually publish one every first Sunday of the month, I apologize.

I want to plant compassion, this spring. But this proves to be more difficult than I thought. That is, I’ve written numerous drafts on choosing compassion, even managed to schedule one, only to edit it later and eventually giving up on the whole thing. It remains a work in progress.

In the meantime, I give you this poem. It’s a description of the weather (beautiful and cold) here, at this time of the year. The featured image, which I took during my day hike yesterday, inspired the poem.

Wishing you a lovely and bright Sunday!

Project Finding Beauty

Sweet is Spring!

Posted on 03/27/2022 by Khaya Ronkainen

Spring is really sweet after a long and trying winter. This past Sunday, I was resting on a bench by the lake and soaking up the warmth of the sun when the magpie (pictured above) flew in. It perched itself right in front of me.

If you are superstitious, you might be saying: “Oh, a lone magpie! Sign of bad luck.” But not me. These birds can be silent companions. And this one obviously thought I needed a companion, as it tried to impress me with its acrobatic stunts.

 Sweet is spring after long winter.

Anyway, I don’t know what is it that I’ll be planting this spring. Perhaps, listening to life and trusting that whatever it is I’m supposed to sow will reveal itself is what I do should. How about you? What are you planting (literally and metaphorically) this season?

Wishing you a restful Sunday & Happy Spring!