I'm in the habit of starting FAWM with a #FirstFruits offering to the muses / spirits of song, so it felt appropriate to do the same thing for this sprint.

I've been doing more writing this year, in large part because I've been able to take songwriting classes - it's easier for me to stay in the habit if I have a community and some friendly peer pressure around it. I've been thinking a lot lately about how much of a difference it makes for my mental health when I'm making music regularly, and how easy it is to let that particular form of self care slide to the back burner. So this is also about that.

#Folk #AcousticOneTake #PersonWithGuitar

It's so easy to forget As soon as I stop doing it How much my spirit benefits From putting pen to paper From strumming my guitar From singing silly nonsense From opening my heart

What a gift it is to write a song What a gift it is to write a song

When I was a kid I knew I was a poet Adulthood almost broke it The part of me that needs to play The part that has no fear The part that is creative The part that wants the world to hear

What a gift it is to write a song What a gift it is to write a song

What a gift it is to write a song What a gift it is to write a song