Very good days
Made a bed
Wrote a note
Baked a cake
Sat in a nook
Read a book
Delivered a smile
Forgot the time
A thought became aligned
Worked only awhile
Stopped for a childhood
The present was engaging
Checked in with a lover
Feasted with family
Serenity slipped into slumber
A self-determined day
Is a productive day
-Camille Delaquise
This poem appears in RISE, Camille’s second contemporary poetry collection. Very good days considers the quiet architecture of an intentional life — suggesting that fulfilment is not found in relentless productivity, but in the gentle balance of care, presence, love and self-direction.
This poem is available as a contemporary poetry print on textured recycled card.