April is National Poetry Month/ Productive Idleness

Published on 7 April 2026 at 20:03

Productive Idleness


This is the day that the Lord has made,

Perfectly pleasant and full of promise.
Will I squander it in idleness?
Or do something productive?

Maybe I will...
Clean the house that the busyness of other things kept me from, or
Paint the front porch chair yellow or red.

Or maybe I will...
Enjoy this day in productive idleness.
After all, it is the day that the Lord has made.
Shouldn't I just be glad and rejoice in it?