Time to Get Back into My New Poetry Book

Back in 2021 I had this idea for a new poetry book to be titled Seasonal Memories. It would include four sections, one for each season. The poetry in each section would include nature with memories of the past or something that happened in the past mixed in. 

I’ve stopped working on this book but I don’t want to leave it unfinished. I will have to go back to my manuscript and see how many poems I have left to write. I was aiming for ten poems per section. Seems like a good enough number. If I really feel inspired I may add more poems to the manuscript. Each section doesn’t necessarily need to have the same number of poems in it but I’d prefer it to be the same.

I don’t want to force anything but I do want to make progress so any ideas I may have I will jot them down. I can always edit something or get rid of it altogether if I don’t like what I’ve come up with.

I think it starts with opening the manuscript, going to a blank page, and seeing where that takes me. Just waiting for ideas or inspiration to come may not lead to anything. I’ve got to give myself a push. Perhaps the passing and memory of a fellow poet this summer can help steer me on the path of progress. 

Once I finish writing, I’ll need to proofread and edit. Then I’ll need to format the manuscript and think about the book cover. I will start working on it once I come up with what I want the cover to be. The book will be published with Lulu just like my previous books. Once it’s out there it will become my 13th book, not including the two poetry anthologies I put together and published, featuring poems from around the world.

What Inspired My New Poem

Last week, I was shocked to learn that a fellow poet—someone I met on AuthorsDen and have known for many years—had passed away. I went to his profile on Facebook to see what his last post was about. I knew most likely it would be a poem of his and it was. It was not a happy one however. “I would die for you” was the last line of the sad piece.  

That inspired me to bring a new poem to life. I wrote it June 27, 2025. I chose to title it with the same words he ended his poem with. I’d like to share it with you. Here it is: I Would Die for You 

I Wrote a New Poem

February 4th, I was watching the new season of The Voice on DVR when a few lines came to me. I quickly paused the recording and decided to write down the lines so I won’t forget them. I wasn’t planning on doing anything else but write down those two lines. 

Of course, the universe had other plans for me. More lines started coming to me. One after another, after another. I couldn’t stop writing. And before I knew it I had written a long poem, which I chose to call “My Life”. I chose to publish the poem on my writing blog (Lena’s Timeless Treasures) without editing it. It doesn’t mean that I won’t go back to the piece and edit it but for now it will remain as is.

I’m glad that I decided to write those two lines down. If I hadn’t done that this new poem probably wouldn’t have come to life. 

You can read my new poem here: My Life.