Annie and me
On rainy days I write,
The pitter patter on the skylight
Begets insight,
Very often in the night
You’ll find me writing
from twilight
To rosey dawn
To pink skies at night, rite?
I delight
In creating and
In re-reading over and over, aloud,
Perusing thought, after memory
Pausing only to enjoy.
I am my best fan.
The route, I took to write
Contrite
Enjoying that which is mine by right
I write and recite
Recite aloud and write
I write, write, write
And recite.
tom tenbrunsel
A Carl Sandburg Writer
Author’s Note: There is no such thing as “Writer’s Block,” to quote John Michael Flynn, accomplished international author, my mentor. His answer, “Write! Write something. Write every day.” *Get his lastest of eighty universally published books, Answer Only.
There are four skills the accomplished poet must master: writing, reading/reciting aloud and publishing and marketing. The first I mastered quite naturally on my route. Of course writing poetry comes with the openness of serendipity, adhd/creativity, and the Spirit (for often I know not, from whence the words come). The second, reciting your poem, one must learn, practice or perhaps you are born with the talent to mesmerize your audience. Have someone read it to you. Recite aloud. Use pause and emotion. Don’t rush thru the poem (that goes for reading poetry too). The third, publishing, I would despise, had it not been for my formatter/editor, Molly Pearson, Thank God she picked up the phone. Find your Molly and get your creative poetry on, and out to the world.
The fourth skill is marketing. I am not interested in the least in marketing my work. Period.
The fourth writing skill is marketing and I’m not good at it nor enjoy sorting through all the scams bout there. Content too write and recite, I’ll stick to that. And I do enjoy my genre of photo poetry. Another suggestion I have is be your best fan. Write, read, recite aloud, re-read and enjoy your stuff. The act and art of being a poet is quite satisfying in itself. Oh, and I do enjoy striking up a conversation about my work with others. Like trout fishing, the tug is the drug!
One final note of advice: Avoid writers’s block. That is to say, when writing and composing and reciting in a chair in front of your tablet; get up every forty-five minutes and walk, , take a break. I didn’t, rushing to complete “My Memoirs.” I developed a clot in my leg which proceeded to my lungs. Properly recovered now, I avoid “Writer’s Block!”
PS: No! No! No! No! No! You read it waaay too fast and distracted by rhyme missed the rhythm. Go back and let the poem lead.
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