W3 ::Poet of the Week!

my Valentine’s Day flowers

Hello! I’m proud to say that Svenja (thanks Sveja!) has chosen my poem Renewal for last week’s W3 challenge and I’m the poet of the week (PoW) for the W3 challenge this week! As the PoW I set the guidelines for the week’s challenge.

Since it’s February, the month of love, I thought love poems would be perfect, in particular ‘self-love’. And I chose a sonet as a poetry form for it. Click here for all the guidelines details, and join the challenge. I’d love to read your thoughts about self-love and get inspired by them. Below is my sonet loaded with self-love messages for myself, you can use them too! 

love yourself today 
less than tomorrow
and more than yesterday
completely, not hollow

without fear or shame
embrace the flaws
ignite the flame
do not withdraw

you’ve permission to dream
leave the past behind
work on self-esteem 
peace in your mind

know you are enough
you need to be tough

w3 :: fat

food
always 
everywhere
looking for it
sugar, fat, protein, and carbohydrate 
accumulating in the fat body
moderation 
is the key
right now
fit

W3 – II. Svenja’s prompt: Double Tetractys

This week, write a Double Tetractys — a 10-line poem with a fixed syllable pattern.

Theme: something spicy or a little naughty. Keep it suggestive rather than explicit. Let tension, humor, and implication do the work.

Journals

gratitude journal

I got two new journals for this year, Moleskine. I love this brand; the pages are soft and inviting to write on. 

The 2026 weekly planner is my gratitude journal. I’m really enjoying having the dates nicely organized, and the space is perfect for a few words per day. The side page has enough space in case I want to elaborate a little more.

The pocket one is my creativity journal. I draft poems, collages, and scribble whatever comes to mind. The size is perfect to have it with me all the time. 

I’m still using last year’s journal for my morning pages. I started it almost at the end of the year, so still lots of blank pages to be filled. 

And you? Have you got a new journal for this year?

2026 journals

WDYS :: lost

Four years to get a degree, 2 semesters per year, 8 books per semester. At the end 64 books and no jobs available. Last resort, sell the books and go away, a journey without destination to find my trueself. To discover what the books weren't able to teach me. 

Sadly this is the path of many students nowadays. 

WDYS