I can’t write notes
to my past self
with antidotes
for on my shelf
But future me's
happy to see
mistakes I make
© Stephen W. Buchanan 2023
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Yes it’s Friday, not Saturday when my next post should come. But it’s four years today (10 Feb) for this site and I’m still posting to it. I didn’t expect myself to keep to it this long. 😁 Thank you for reading!
If You Haven't Got A Sonnet 
I feel the same way. Yep, four years for me very soon, I’d almost forgotten about it. I haven’t been on here as much lately.
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I almost missed mine, but remembered when I posted the poem before this one. I understand not being here as much. My problem is I feel I should read all the posts of the people I follow, but then miss a day and feel like I’m behind by a 100. I don’t know how some people can post so many a day. Miss two days and I feel too overwhelmed to even attempt reading. Then it spirals. So trying to make sure I have my two poems a week takes effort to get on the site.
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Exactly. It gets to the point that you are reading so much you have no time left to write.
I started slowing down when WordPress wouldn’t let me on. At best I wait a few minutes for each page to load which means I don’t have the time to visit everyone anymore.
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If it is something you love, or like, it shouldn’t feel a chore to get to. Enjoy your additional family time. 😁
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It’s felt like a chore for a while. Some weeks it flows but it happens rarely these days.
Are you still playing to end your blog this year?
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I haven’t decided. After deciding this past year to stop worrying about readers and likes, which lead to stopping worrying about reading everything the posters I follow post, I don’t feel it to be so much a chore. It was starting to cause stress last year. (I even made a post about it – https://muttado.com/2022/11/16/dont-ask-me-why/) Now I find having two posts a week doesn’t feel too hard. (Though sometimes they aren’t as good as I would like 😁.) So we’ll see.
How about you? I hope your vacation/holiday helps you relax a bit and refreshes your ability to post what you want.
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Congrats on the milestone!!!
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Thank you, Mouse! 😁 I really am surprised I’ve kept at it this long. Yours is coming up/just happened, too, right?
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Good for you accomplishing four years of these poems! Also i like your photo!
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Thank you very much! 😊
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