NaPoWriMO #1: Self-portrait poem

I’ll be doing NaPoWrimo, but instead of a long explanation, just going to dive in because the water’s fine. Will only be posting words, no images with these.

Prompt: Self-portrait poem in which you make a specific action a metaphor for your life – one that typically isn’t done all that often, or only in specific circumstances. For example, bowling, or shopping for socks, or shoveling snow, or teaching a child to tie its shoes.

Catching waves

When you surf,

Things don’t always go to plan. 

Sometimes your timing is off.

Sometimes people drop in on your wave.

Sometimes you miss a wave by a mere stroke or two. 

Even with that, you don’t give up,

Because the pursuit is half the reward.

You keep searching.

You keep paddling. 

Because although every wave isn’t epic,

You have to give yourself the chance.

Not because you owe it to yourself,

But because why not?

You look at the horizon and smile

The familiar darker hue signals a set is coming

And although there are no guarantees

The prospect is often enough to remind you

Just how good it feels to be alive

and enjoy the moment.