Written by Susan Lane

This new ColourMine website

Hello From ColourMine and Susan Lane

Is coming along nicely
It’s really slow but hopefully
Will be quite strong
I’m hoping to bring it all to you
Fully fledged and maybe loaded with poems old and new

Even though this platform for ColourMine is brand new
The one on Squarespace was an experience for me too
But it’s not for everyone you see; I found it very difficult to adapt
Having learned on WordPress previously

The Squarespace website was like Tetris you see
It was drop and drag
And I couldn’t get to grips with it
I gave it a good chance but I found it wasn’t for me
So, now I’m on WordPress, luckily

Familiar Territory

I’m having fun on almost familiar territory
No more drop and drag for me
Although relearning has been an adventure
Quite a feat, learning again to find my feet
It seems that after a decade I’m not, as yet, quite so fleet
But WordPress is definitely adapting to me

With all the ColourMine poems I have written and uploaded diligently
Including my own images that I have taken
Just basically, everything, generally, 
I must, however, check all things with
Alt text and meta descriptions, which
Are beginning to nudge me because WordPress is insistent
They be included suitably

But even with all this
I’m finding blogging poems enjoyable
With the ability to add my poems like verses
That’s definitely a plus for a poetry website
Like ColourMine and
I’m finding it easier to add everything I need
Everything is all in one or two places
And I haven’t had to search endlessly
I’m definitely thinking WordPress
Is the platform for ColourMine and me

It appears to be so much more adaptive
In many different ways I see
And it’s more like I can do mostly what I need
So, verily this is where I’m staying
Because it’s now ColourMine’s home for all eternity
Now for a nice hot cup of tea with AssTea
My trusty pen friend who helps me

When I’m knee-deep in all this enjoyment of writing
Every day, what I call normal poetry
And adding my poems online
Means I can do it whilst I sit and enjoy my cup of tea
I’m one extremely happy author and poet, hehe.

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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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Speak freely, ColourMine and myself will be pleased to hear from you.