I recently attended an impromptu poetry workshop with Kate Jenkinson, my friend and fellow coach. She is an amazing poet and I love the way her words make me feel. Kate asked our group of around ten people to use a writing prompt and come up with a stream of ideas – writing in a free flow for three minutes.
The prompt was – ‘I am soothed by…’
I wrote for three minutes in my usual chaotic style and it was a nice experience just to write without overthinking it. Writing with a pen is quite unusual now we have phones and keypads, so that was also a grounding part of the activity making me feel present in the moment.
After three minutes of writing we picked three words from our scribbles and Kate asked us to make a poem. I am definitely not a poet, but using the haiku framework made it doable, so here it is…
Walking in nature
Hearing the birds and the trees
I feel warm and safe
Thank you Kate for my unexpected poetry experience – I loved it!
(You can buy Kate’s book of neurodiversity poetry prompts here)
