<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xml:lang="en-us" xml:base="https://easymindfulnessforeveryone.com/"><title>Pencil Poems - Easy Mindfulness for Everyone</title><subtitle type="html">Easy Mindfulness for Everyone (EM4E) — short writing and practical companions for stress, worry, and uncertainty. No jargon. No programs. No path to commit to.</subtitle><link href="/pencil_poems/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="html"/><link href="/pencil_poems/index.xml" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="rss"/><icon>https://easymindfulnessforeveryone.com/img/open-graph-logo_hu_cfda06ea0adc9739.png</icon><logo>https://easymindfulnessforeveryone.com/img/open-graph-logo_hu_cfda06ea0adc9739.png</logo><generator uri="https://gohugo.io" version="0.154.5">Hugo</generator><updated>2026-05-26T00:00:00Z</updated><id>urn:uuid:278f2717-4946-5191-b96f-73e0d9b3831e</id><entry><category term="pencil_poems"/><link rel="alternate" type="type/html" href="https://easymindfulnessforeveryone.com/pencil_poems/life-as-a-bubble/?utm_source=atom_feed"/><title type="html">Life as a Bubble</title><published>2026-03-21T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2026-03-21T00:00:00Z</updated><id>urn:uuid:b3bbe7c3-969b-590e-79a7-a23fee699475</id><summary type="html"><![CDATA[<hr>
<p>Life as a shimmering bubble<br>
of fantastic stories and tales&hellip;</p>
<p>Seductive vibrant colors<br>
Alive with a glimmering sheen</p>
<p>Carefully carried in buckets<br>
Filled with hopes and dreams and more…</p>
<p>But wait! What happens when our bubbles pop?<br>
As they surely will…</p>
<p>Who will we be then?</p>]]></summary></entry><entry><category term="pencil_poems"/><link rel="alternate" type="type/html" href="https://easymindfulnessforeveryone.com/pencil_poems/words/?utm_source=atom_feed"/><title type="html">Words</title><published>2026-03-21T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2026-03-21T00:00:00Z</updated><id>urn:uuid:04cc4877-5361-5373-89e0-a883ec591ea6</id><summary type="html"><![CDATA[<hr>
<p>Words…<br>
Great fun!</p>
<p>Sometimes useful…<br>
Or seemingly so</p>
<p>Sly phantoms weaving<br>
drama and intrigue…</p>
<p>Masquerading as truth<br>
While dancing in the light…</p>
<p>We become entranced</p>]]></summary></entry><entry><category term="pencil_poems"/><link rel="alternate" type="type/html" href="https://easymindfulnessforeveryone.com/pencil_poems/the-stones-of-ballast/?utm_source=atom_feed"/><title type="html">The Stones of Ballast</title><published>2026-03-21T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2026-03-21T00:00:00Z</updated><id>urn:uuid:48d3ba22-23b0-59e7-59f3-1804791c5378</id><summary type="html"><![CDATA[<hr>
<p>Drop the stones of ballast<br>
that anchor embodied &amp; embedded views</p>
<p>Release the mental knots of<br>
worry &amp; dismay&hellip;</p>
<p>Allow perceptions to<br>
float and flow&hellip;</p>
<p>Meander in the swirl<br>
of curiosity&rsquo;s joy&hellip;</p>
<p>Laugh, rest and be amazed here…<br>
even if only for a moment or two</p>]]></summary></entry></feed>