Author Archives: createthedawn

About createthedawn

Dawn’s calling is for her poetry to make our world a positive place. She believes in the power of poetry to process, to focus, to align, and to find our way to happiness and fulfillment. Thus, her pen-name is CreatetheDawn. Follow Dawn's work on this blog and in her books to help fill your world with wit, wisdom, and wonder.

Frost Clean Hope

Posted on January 3, 2021 by createthedawn

For every minute of the new year three days in, we have been immersed in a beautiful frost fog, every surface bejeweled with hoarfrost. I thought this poem was going to be about natures glory and it ended up exploring … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas and New Year, Coronavirus COVID19, winter | Tagged hope 2021, nature poetry, new year 2021, postive poetry, self calm, self care, self reliance, year of freedom | 2 Comments

Year of Freedom 2021

Posted on December 30, 2020 by createthedawn

This year’s theme came out of a Solstice journaling exercise. It lead me to flip my forever struggle for security by empowering myself in freedom. Why did I ever look outside myself for security when I have within me so … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas and New Year, solstice | Tagged empowerment, faith in yourself, freedom of choice, inspiration, New Year theme, New Year's mind shift, New Year's resolution, postive poetry, self confidence, self love | 2 Comments

COVID Christmas 2020

Posted on December 14, 2020 by createthedawn

Merry Christmas to you and yours and to the little good things that come out of bad things like a global pandemic. Love and Joy, Dawn COVID Christmas 2020 A new kind of Christmas.We talk to Grandma on the phoneinstead … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas and New Year, Coronavirus COVID19, solstice | Tagged Christmas poem, COVID 19, COVID19, pandemic poetry, positive poetry | Leave a comment

Hunting Holiday

Posted on November 26, 2020 by createthedawn

Decided to post a hunting poem since hunting is such a big part of the Thanksgiving season in Wisconsin. Whether you’re hunting deer, bargains, or just snuggling in at home with good food, enjoy the poem and spend some time … Continue reading →

Posted in forest, Wisconsin | Tagged deer hunting, deer hunting in Wisconsin, hunting poem, hunting tradition, nature poetry, postive poetry | Leave a comment

Star Poems

Posted on November 26, 2020 by createthedawn

I was fortunate to spend last weekend off grid with the stars. The best part of an outhouse, is standing under the moon and stars in the middle of the night. Here are three poems that came out of those … Continue reading →

Posted in Moon, Mystical | Tagged look up at the sky, moon poem, nature poetry, postive poetry, star poem, star poetry | Leave a comment

Birthday Hike and River Talk

Posted on November 10, 2020 by createthedawn

What a lovely day of doing nothing important in celebration of my birthday. Here is a poem written after hiking the Athens Park trail, sitting in the shelter listening to the river. Photo is from AthensWisconsin.com because my camera/phone battery … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, Hygge, Wisconsin | Tagged a regular life, birthday poem, life lessons, nature hike, nature poetry, positve poetry, the importance of being unimportant, wisdom in nature | Leave a comment

Birthday Eve Day Musings with Sean Connery

Posted on November 9, 2020 by createthedawn

Birthday time for yourself and with loved ones should be more than a day. Today, I am celebrating my birthday eve day watching Sean Connery James Bond movies while making book makers, low-carb cooking (for my genetic pre-diabetes) and hanging … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, Halloween, lake, Mystical, Scotland | Tagged birthday poem, nature poety, new beginnings, postive poetry, self reflection | Leave a comment

Halloween Fire Circle

Posted on November 1, 2020 by createthedawn

What a wonderful experience celebrating Halloween/Samhain night with local women. Spiritual, connecting, female and moon energy rolled in with learning a Druid Dance (seen in Outlander) and ancient songs to the beat of circling drums. Below the poem is a … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, Halloween, Moon | Tagged halloween celebration, Halloween poem, moon poetry, nature poetry, pagan poetry, postive poetry, samhain rituals, Witch poetry | Leave a comment

Halloween Blue Moon

Posted on October 31, 2020 by createthedawn

Halloween, Samhain, All Hallows Eve when time changes from our self-focused linear concept and stretches us across generations, across space and time in the repeating cycle of nature. To celebrate, Mom and Dad and I visited family graves yesterday. We … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, Halloween, Mom & Dad poems, Moon, Mystical | Tagged connection to the universe, moon power, mystical poetry, nature poetry, postive poetry, self reflection, soul work, star poem, Witch poetry | Leave a comment

Magic Brew

Posted on October 25, 2020 by createthedawn

During that hand-off between autumn and winter, it is often a damp cold. This seems the coldest of colds as it penetrates into your own body-water. A wet cold day is perfect for a mug of hot tea or even … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, garden, Halloween, Hygge | Tagged chicken soup, immune system boost, nature poetry, positive poetry, self calm, self care, stay warm | Leave a comment