Writers often take journeys in their minds. Observation, memory, and imagination create thoughts to travel by. Experience, learning, and time mark signposts along the way. We draw from an interior well or search for a fresh fountain. Of course, sharing the trip with friends enriches and expands us.
We write one step after the other: a few scribbles in a notebook, an idea tapped on the keyboard, a poem submitted here or there. If we do the work, why are we surprised by acceptance and publication? With or without a map, no journey goes as planned but that’s part of the adventure!
Sometimes we face roadblocks to overcome. Do not give up; do not quit the trail. Keep moving forward. Whether as a career or a hobby, we discover that writing feels satisfying and readers prove gratifying. Is it possible that book you’re dream-wording will appear in print?
journeys of the mind
where everyone’s a poet
words expose secrets
Frank J. Tassone hosts haibun Monday at dVerse…join us on the journey! I think my haiku is actually a senryu 🙂
a poem in my pocket 
Aug 10, 2026 @ 09:55:47
I love how your haibun is personalised to the journey of writing, and speaks of experiences I know well.
Aug 10, 2026 @ 20:46:48
Glad you can relate, Paul 🙂
Aug 05, 2026 @ 10:32:07
I love it. And this fits me right now ”Do not give up; do not quit the trail. Keep moving forward.” Aww thanks. I will.
Aug 06, 2026 @ 20:07:33
God bless you, Selma!
Aug 07, 2026 @ 07:41:21
May He Bless you abundantly. Thanks Lynn
Aug 05, 2026 @ 04:52:04
Is it possible that book you’re dream-wording will appear in print?
That is the ultimate lynn! It is easier to compile what were written through the years than to sit down to write! Great close!
Hank
Aug 06, 2026 @ 20:09:24
Thank you, Hank…glad you liked it!
Aug 04, 2026 @ 20:01:07
I really needed to read this right at the moment. Thanks, lynn
Aug 04, 2026 @ 21:30:41
You are welcome, Ron!
Aug 04, 2026 @ 10:06:06
I love the thought of travel being a writing journey… yes that is my other journey
Aug 04, 2026 @ 12:50:43
😀
Aug 04, 2026 @ 05:11:43
No need for a map, Lynn, relax and enjoy the trip. I have a mound of notebooks, some full, other half finished, and others blank and waiting for words. I agree that ‘no journey goes as planned but that’s part of the adventure!’
Aug 04, 2026 @ 12:52:00
Thanks for your encouraging comment, Kim 🙂
Aug 04, 2026 @ 14:01:22
You’re welcome, Lynn!
Aug 04, 2026 @ 04:54:17
ah yes, continue to write, continue your journeying with words
Thanks for dropping by my blog
much love
Aug 04, 2026 @ 01:59:42
Absolutely – just keeping on, keeping on with words is definitely worth the highs and lows – Jae
Aug 04, 2026 @ 12:52:31
Thanks, Jae!
Aug 03, 2026 @ 22:36:11
Most of my books have come from journals..Writing every day is the best way to remember!!!
Aug 04, 2026 @ 12:54:21
I wish I’d written more…so true, Judy!