Haiku to You

I still remember being at a conference sitting under a tree with the other attendees and being asked to write a Haiku. It was my first true attempt as an adult at writing poetry and to this day I still remember the emotion and surprise when I wrote a piece of poetry for myself. No-one else, just myself. What if you did that and in return a coffee shop gave you a free cup of coffee? 
Over 1000 Meinl Coffee cafes around the world ran a promotion to celebrate Unesco World Poetry Day, by offering a free coffee if you wrote poetry. People would go into a Meinl Coffee brew house and write a piece of poetry on a small piece of paper that the staff would give you, and in return you got a brew.
When we take the time to create, think, write, ponder and put our thoughts and emotions into writing, it can be a powerful way of being present, living in the moment and unlocking cracking new ideas. So what are you waiting for? Grab a pencil, grab your journal, put pen to paper and even if no-one ever sees it, it’s good for the creative soul.