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Thoughts Upon Writing (Prose)

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I thoroughly enjoy the strength & purpose inherent within each masterfully penned line...its mathematical precisions, its very existence among the mundane...the dedication & determination to survive, to discover & enhance a semblance of peace within, perhaps because I am far too aware of what it took to get me to this place...I have danced swiftly through too many shadows that stretched moments into years...I finally fell into the light of pure thought & rolled around awhile, soaking up the sweetness like honey with a fresh biscuit...I have wept & I have chortled beyond repair because of poetry, prose, lyrics...I've been inhaling these enlightened words for over 36 years now...even longer, if you want to include reading Mother Goose within that tally...I am an incorrigible Poet, intent on winding language around the inevitable tree trunks of my landscape...I'll be holding a pen when I exhale my final breath...then, they'll have to pry it out of my hands...until that happens, I'll keep scribbling on any scrap of paper I can find...because I am a Poet...I am not a composer...not a typist...I am one who enjoys the very art of writing...I have studied the crafting of classic calligraphy...I have long been accused of taking poetry far too seriously...You’re damned right I do!!! It has been my truest vocation since I was a child. I also was a college librarian for over 12 years & a reporter for about the same amount of time...I love every aspect of etymology & each written form of communication...For those who might wonder, "Scribe", to me, is a term of utmost admiration, an endearing homage to one I consider to be a teacher, a mentor...I am merely a Poet, a voracious student, longing to learn...A Scribe is one who has mastered the art of writing & taken it far beyond the restrictive limitations that language imposes...

 

"Utilize your God~given talents & share your creative gifts with anyone that will read
or listen...This World needs all the Poets it can hold...It is quite difficult to be a Poet,
to be any sort of a creatively~inclined spirit...We are the Keepers of the Gate Key,
the strongest & last line of defense between what passes as survival & what defines actually living...It is a multiple task we should be honored by, for we are the splendid
voices of our cultures...We are the unerring disciples of Love, the awestruck apostles
of Compassion." ~ Wanda Lea Brayton

This statement of mine was once used as the AP "Quote of the Day".  



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Author notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
Art (top): "Christina Rossetti" by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
 
Art (bottom):  Tree, drawn by author, 1982
 
 
 

My own quotations used:

 

“I am an incorrigible Poet, intent on winding language around the inevitable

tree trunks of my landscape.”

~ by Wanda Lea Brayton 

 

"Utilize your God~given talents & share your creative gifts with anyone that will read
or listen...This World needs all the Poets it can hold...It is quite difficult to be a Poet,
to be any sort of a creatively~inclined spirit...We are the Keepers of the Gate Key,
the strongest & last line of defense between what passes as survival & what defines actually living...It is a multiple task we should be honored by, for we are the splendid
voices of our cultures...We are the unerring disciples of Love, the awestruck apostles
of Compassion." ~ Wanda Lea Brayton

This statement of mine was once used as the AP "Quote of the Day". 

 

 

from my column: “On Leaving Proper Critiques”

www.allpoetry.com/column/2351747

There are infinite dangers involved in even daring to critique another's work.

Each writer displays their very soul upon the page with both utter insecurity &

great pride. I often say that a poem is a Poet's baby...One might as well leave the

comment, "What a lovely child. If only you'd move their nose to the other side of

their face, then (& only then) they would be beautiful." It is a wise thing to bear this

in mind when visiting another's pages; their very lifeblood is spilled across this

cyber-parchment with the hopes of garnering insight much more than mere praise. 

~ by Wanda Lea Brayton 

 

 

 

"Among the Haida Indians of the Pacific Northwest, the verb 

for 'making poetry' is the same as the verb 'to breathe'." 

 

~ Tom Robbins, from the book: "Another Roadside Attraction"
  
 
"Writing is easy. You just sit down at a typewriter and open a vein." 
 
~ Red Smith


  1.

    "The difference between the right word and the almost-right word is the difference between the lightning and the lightning-bug." 

    - Mark Twain

    "If I read a book
    and it makes my whole body
    so cold no fire can ever warm me,
    I know that is poetry."

    ~ Emily Dickinson

    "Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotion know what it means to want to escape from these" 

    ~ T.S. Eliot

    "Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door."

    ~ Emily Dickinson


     


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  2. http://thinkexist.com/quotations/poetry/

  3.      www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_poetry.html

  4.
    www.quotationspage.com/subjects/poetry/

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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  • ZachP gold member
    November 12

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    Just a little nitpick . . . I don't know about using the ampersand (&) in the middle of a prose paragraph; it's a stylistic thing, and it attracts a lot of attention, at least for me

    (which is why I use it a lot in titles


    That aside, I really like this. It has poetic feel, which is quite difficult for some when writing prose, and I love the feeling. Your ANs are very illuminating, as well.

    Thank you for sharing!
    God bless,
    Zach Estel


    • Night Hope gold member
      November 12
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      Yeahhh, I've been defending my use of 'em for years now. But I haven't been using them in my more recent writings. One reason is I write in longhand and my own style of calligraphy - the ampersand just looks prettier. But, as I said, I'm behaving more nowadays. Thanks, Zach.


  • Wickedruby1 gold member
    September 6
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    Very Enjoyable

    I enjoyed the content but the colors made it very difficult to read and appreciate
    the content as it should be.


  • Jonathan ROBIN
    July 26

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    Difference of opinion

    Difficult to conceive of ... mathematical precisions, its very existence among the mundane... as being pertinent to either verse or prose - especially O tempora O mores, perceptions alter through time and according to cultural priorities. This is why verse frequently surpasses prose in percevied soul-song in my humble opinion


  • Danny Beatty gold member
    July 24
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  • SpydurPoet gold member
    July 24

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    Wow. Once again, beautifully written. I appreciate the poetic quality of this piece of prose. You did an amazing job.
    Thanks for entering the contest and best of luck.
    Write on.
    ~*~SP~*~


  • transcendental baby gold member
    July 23

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    Spoken like a true writer ... or should I say Scribe We who aspire to the craft learn from the likes of you Miss Em, but as a devout reader (they'll have to pry a book out of my fishy-dead hand ) ... you are a blessing and a gift


  • Nicolette gold member
    July 23

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    masterfuly done, my friend

    ~ Nicolette


  • individuality gold member
    July 23

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    I finally fell into the light of pure thought & rolled around awhile - keep rolling away let the leaves of life catch on your smiles

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