If you have been following this blog for any amount of time, you may have noticed I have a penchant for writing bad poetry. I don't have any delusions my poems are good, they are just fun and funny (to me).

For me, poetry is less of an art, and more a puzzle with words. I enjoy rearranging words and sentences to make them (almost) rhyme to tell a story. In the beginning, it always seems I won’t be able to get the puzzle to tell a cohesive story, but when I keep playing with the words and sentence structure, it always comes together.

It's flashback Friday when I dig in the archives to share a blog post or two that you may have missed the first time around because after five years of blog posts a few probably have slipped by your attention.

Since it's Valentine's Day, I'll share a love poem I wrote to running years ago. Can you relate? Then we can flashback to revisit a few of the past poems I shared on the blog.

Valentine's Day Love Poem

Dear Running,

How do I love thee?

Let me count the ways…

You clear my head, shrink my butt,

And bring me happier days.

You are always there

When I need you most,

To run away stress

Through the mileposts.

When I need to unwind

You are heaven-sent,

I lace up my shoes

And hit the pavement.

When I take you for granted

And neglect the burn

You patiently wait for

For my inevitable return.

When much time has passed

And you're calling my name

I always know

We can re-spark the flame.

Running, I thank you

For all that you do,

For my heart, my soul,

And my mind, I love you.

Are you intrigued by my bad poetry skills? Here are some other poems I shared on the blog over the years.

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Coach Lea

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