Esteemed subscribers
who have noticed my substantive newsletter silence:

In Solstice season, it's sometimes hard
to sustain the cadence of messages.
And life.

I suspect you have not noticed
since your inboxes are sodden with
holiday sales missives.

I am instead sending this small poetry sample
based on a MONDAYS ARE FREE prompt
(work inside constraints: one hundred fifty syllables plus at least thirty "s" sounds)

to:
share some small, surprising fun
suggest a Substack newsletter I love
swear I'll soon send more of significance
say I'm grateful for your support and subscriptions
spark a smile

Sincerely,
Rachel