Dear Writers,
Is your favorite notebook the one you”1l never write in?
A gift a thoughtful friend gave you?
One you bought for the perfect cover?
The one you didn’t realize wasn’t lined?
Or is your favorite notebook that one you bought for $2.99 that you can never find?
It’s got the best stuff in it that you cannot recall precisely.
You wish you wrote it in your notes app or emailed it to yourself wisely.
Mental note to photograph your brilliant entry next time.
Or is your favorite notebook the one you don’t own yet?
Giving you a reason to browse around a bookstore.
Amidst all those books you plan to read, maybe you can find one that’s not too pretty and not too plain.
Seeking a little goldilocks.
Destined to contain your finest work.
It must be out there somewhere.
Your future favorite notebook.
Poems of Pandemic Days by Alice Curley 