My Country Could Use Some Help

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Good morning, The Wonderfell Way.

Glad you're back. O/

On with our show...

Getting the words right... my life's work.

You see the craft of the Poet is a very practical thing. The way a plumber, electrician, or carpenter fixes up your home so you can have a better life, so the Poet works with language.

Your home and your words haven't always been here. Someone had to build them, care for them, keep them going.

Imagine your life without words. We're monkeys without the work I do.

We take language for granted because we rely on it, but words are made.

There are times when our words aren't doing justice to our shared experience.

Like lately.

Enter Poets.

Because Love always begs definition Poets are associated with romance. But my business is the word business. Assuring we have ways to best express our experience is what Poets are for.

A carpenter helps you fix your front door. A Poet helps you heal your language.

Sure you could fix the door yourself. Maybe watch a YouTube How To or ask an AI bot to walk you through it.

But the professional who's been fixing doors everyday for nearly three decades is going to do a better job than you.

And so I write.

Making words to overcome impossible situations is how I spent almost everyday of my adult life.

My Country could use some help.

Healing language, finding and at times making the right words, is my business.

Enter Colore.

The stories we share aren't representing our best selves. Moreso, our words don't mean all they could, so they don't mean all they should.

If we want to be patriotic about it: In a Nation with a Living Document as its foundation, Poets are our Country's best defense.

And so I write.

The idea of Colore is to remind us the power of our words and stories.

The juxtaposition of speeches and conversations in our day to day life (The Side-stories) with that of a story in a world of stories helps prove the point.

Our language is not only how we define things but also ourselves.

We can only ever be as good as our understanding of our words.

A story is the best genre to remind us of the power of, and our responsibility for, our stories.

Colore will remain entertaining to some degree. Our stories go best when they are.

But a story's point and purpose isn't entertainment. Every tale told is a reminder of what it means to be human.

In earlier entries I wrote, like a social media artist painting a picture while you watch, I'd write about the crafting of Colore as I write it. Consider today's post doing that.

Writers. O/ Make sure you know why you're writing whatever you're working on.

"Because I'm good at writing," is never reason enough to write anything at all.

"Because I have something important to share," is the best reason to write anything at all.

As always, thank you for reading.

Take care and make wonderful this wonderful day.