Written by Susan Lane

ColourMine on Squarespace: A Progress Poem

This is a poetic reflection on the early days of ColourMine’s build – with lots of Squarespace trials, tribulations, creative breakthroughs, and the unexpected joy of watching pages bloom. Follow me on my crafted journey of discovery toward the ColourMine of today.

Thought you might like 
A progress update thus far 
On ColourMine, 
My super shining poetry star, 

Who’d have thought I could open my heart 
To such a glorious start 
I was so pleased, it felt so good 
To add two new pages to the 
ColourMine neighbourhood 

I was so glad that it had grown there 
Without even a second being spared 
Then having spent so many days 
Finding my way around 
Like this was a game 

Back and forth, 
I always seemed to be 
And it was still 
So confusing for me 
But it was growing gradually 

In just a few days, with a few frowns 
This platform was still jumping 
And playing around 
But on Squarespace I believed 
The drop and drag would be a relief 

I just thought I’d give it a go 
Now for me, I know this way of working 
Was just for show 
Even though I persevered I knew 

Deep down it would take some 
Really strong glue 
Like Gorilla to keep me 
On Squarespace for all eternity 
Because I still felt 
It wasn’t for me

I continued diligently 
And even though I found annoyingly 
That adding new pages 
Was reasonably easy for me 

ColourMine – Still Forging Ahead

Everything was actually hampered 
By those poems that kind of jumped out at me 
Definitely no stopping them you see 
This was quickly followed 
By others that flowed through 

They just kept coming you see 
And I had nowhere to put them 
Because of the place they were in 
So, Susan’s Kitchen came for me 
Followed by Susan’s Garden 
To make sure you could find those 
Special poems to read

Who’d have thought there would be 
Such an ingenious way 
To include some older poems 
And their photos on that day 
Must have got married, hehe

Anyway, it’s so good you’ve come my way 
To help everyone to celebrate 
Such a very wonderful day 
It’s always good to see 
Another poem that has come from me 

That has been written, typed and uploaded 
For you all to read 
On all different subjects 
From old to modernity 
And AssTea lets me see 

All the good things 
That were Squarespace for me 
But don’t be fooled 
I could actually see 
All that time ago that 

WordPress was probably 
The actual place I was 
Considering for
This massive feat
As the Lady of the House 
On The Swing Seat, 
Thank you all, now it’s time 
For another cup of tea

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ColourMine poetry, and the original photographs, are completely authentic to myself, Susan Lane – no AI, no plagiarism, all checked and verified by copyleaks

Apologies for the emoji presentation – I tested several, but this was the only one that worked reliably on ColourMine. Just click the box next to the emoji and hit submit, and I’ll know if the poem resonated with you. Thank you for sharing your feelings.

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