Mission Collecting Smiles #AtoZChallenge

The A to Z Challenge
is just around the corner
I’d so love to do it
I swear upon my honor

This is my fifth year
Laughing from A to Z
How could I not be here
And set my words free?

I have no computer
Nor is my internet stable
My work is all but gone
Morose, I sit at the table

I couldn’t access my blog
I sought my friend’s help
To keep up with my editorial log
Or else I’d only yelp

I felt so listless
I thought, is this the end
I cried, I agonized
Almost went around the bend

Then came a ray of hope
In the form of my son
Mom, don’t you mope
He said, you’re the original cool ‘un

I’d love to believe him
And his words that heal
But no matter how hard I try
I can’t help how I feel

Loss of this magnitude
is so hard to take
All my data’s fried
And joy is hard to fake

Hey Mom, said my son
I think you need a break
Forget what’s lost
It is time to awake

Look here, Mom, he said,
It is time to walk the talk
Chin up and move ahead
Buck up, now take stock

Maybe he’s right, I thought,
I must escape my blues
Let me focus on what I’ve got
Oh dear, but I need some clues

I heard my Mom’s voice
“Bounce back” she said to me,
“Because you have a choice
I know you better than thee”

You can, you will, you must
Snap out of that rut
In yourself, please do trust
You know you’ll make the cut

If ‘Plan A’ didn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters. I just added one more!

So yes, I’ll try my best
To stick to the A to Z schedule
I know it is a test
But I can be a mule

Next comes the question
To theme or not to theme
I think I’ll take a tip from Fate
and hatch a little scheme

So here’s what I hope to do
Ignore the lows and highs
To my own self I’ll be true
My theme? It’s a Surprise!

I hope you enjoy each post
I promise to keep it short
I know I’ll enjoy playing host
With coffee, at least a quart!

There’ll be stories, some humor
A guest post or three
Perhaps some book reviews
Oh, I am so excited now, whee!

Via my favorite topics
I’ll be collecting smiles
We’ll go places, we’ll see pics
Yes, we’ll travel miles

No entry for ranting
I refuse to complain
I’d rather be chanting
My mindfulness refrain!

Join me, won’t you?
Coffee and snacks WILL be served.

And that’s my AtoZChallenge Theme Reveal!

My dear friends, life, as I know it, has changed. Lightning struck, literally and I lost my computer, my hard disks and all my data, among other things. That’s not all. I am having a series of mishaps. I am trying to pick up the pieces. I am trying to focus on what I have, not what I’ve lost.

It is hard. But I am trying harder.

Encourage me, won’t you? Let’s collect smiles together.

Today is World Poetry Day (thus declared by the UNESCO in 1999). Hence the verse.

Are you doing the AtoZ Challenge 2017? Let me know. Let’s buddy up!