5 years!

Hello Universe 260

I have a calendar reminder for each Tuesday that says “Write Hello Universe today!”. I see it as soon as I wake up. Then once I am showered and fresh, I put on a red shirt, and seeing myself in the mirror wearing red reminds me, “Write Hello Universe today!” Throughout the day, I keep telling my friends, “Today’s Tuesday, gotta write my poem.”

Sometimes I have a concept that I have been thinking about for a long time. Sometimes I start thinking about a concept while I start writing it. Sometimes I have a draft I have churned and reworked several times. Sometimes I just push out a perfect first draft.

This irregular process helps me publish a poem every Tuesday. I have now been doing this for five years. It feels unreal to even write that statement, but, thanks to you dear reader, it is true now. And that’s what today’s poem celebrates!

Alright, poem starts in 3… 2… 1!

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Half a decade, gone so quick,
half a decade, done, that's it!
Half a decade, that's the time,
I've written to you all these rhymes!

For every poem, every post,
each week I've been your humble host.
Each week, I've come to say hello,
through periods high and periods low.

I've learned the worth of showing up,
of making my own special club.
With people who explore the world,
and actively build their self-worth.

It's you, my friend, it's you I thank!
Your inbox is my home, my bank!
Reaching you is just the gift,
for which I've really truly wished.

Each Tuesday you have found me back.
Each Tuesday you have had my back.
Each Tuesday, that's the discipline,
that's brought us here, five years in.

Five years together, more to come,
there's so much more yet to be done!
There's so much more yet to be said!
There's so much fun yet to be had!

As time goes by, as weeks fly by,
I'll make attempts, yes I will try,
each week I hope you'll see this sight,
I'll sit. I'll think. I'll think. I'll write.

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That’s it! Thank you for reading edition 260 of Hello Universe.

FIVE YEARS OMGGG!

Thank you for being there, dear reader. Here is the Hello Universe playlist to party to.

That’s it for this week, see you next Tuesday!