Try to turn up the warmth:
the hot cup of tea, the adoring puppy,
the morning sun through your writing studio window,
the Rumi poems, your healing sauna,
your crispy chocolate chip cookies,
a recipe from your grandma,
and the matzo ball soup from
your long-gone aunt,
the bag of potato chips left unopened,
the pink bathrobe you got for Christmas,
your laptop and the thesaurus
holding all your new words
and the hot shower
that you begin and end your day with.
Diana Raab, MFA, PhD, is a memoirist, poet, speaker, and award-winning author of fourteen books of poetry and nonfiction. Her writings have been published and anthologized worldwide. Her latest book is HUMMINGBIRD: MESSAGES FROM MY ANCESTORS. (Modern History Press, January 2024). She writes for Psychology Today, The Wisdom Daily, and Thrive Global and is a guest writer for many others. Visit her at: dianaraab.com.