Novels – Converging Lives. Sounds, Silence and Imagery

Just to say

William Carlos Williams an imagist poet wrote with great brevity and wrote a poem in note form called Just to Say . I have attempted a poem in the same style I asked you and you said No you didn’t want one Have been dropping hints About the benefits I know we haven’t had a… Continue reading Just to say

Mystic Tango

Poem in the style of a Terra Rima Sonnet.

Marking the page

Out of my mind, onto the page, Ideas stream, words just rage, Calmouring for release, urging me on, My love for life, drives the marathon, Creativity tantalises, pushes the pace, The need to transcribe, a daily race, Wanting to engage, to evoke a reaction, Portraying all of life, immense satisfaction.

Ah Winter.

Is winter here yet? Winter set into my heart many months ago The freezing block rimed with sparkling ice Growing bigger with my fountain of black tears How I long for the heat of summer to release me To allow me from this numbed prison. Is winter still here? Since I felt your love slipping… Continue reading Ah Winter.

Do National quirks put readers off?

I have had reason of late to cogitate about the differences between American English and United Kingdom English. I am sure there are articles out there giving definitive views on the subject. I admit to not having done a search yet. A few incidents have set me wondering if the different word usages and terms… Continue reading Do National quirks put readers off?

What makes your writing boring?

What makes your writing boring Other than the obvious …you have no ideas What if your tale is magical but your prose is in arrears What makes your writing boring The tale just comes out flat People give up reading and settle for a nap The pundits say too many filter words can slow the… Continue reading What makes your writing boring?

I would never cheat and lie

I live in a life where love has gone stale We have ceased trying and live without the detail The film reel has become stuck Same old, same old, in a rut Its not that we are not in love Its just we are no longer collaborative Need excitement, validation, ego reclaimation I know you… Continue reading I would never cheat and lie

Vicarious Art

Vicarious art, for most a pleasure Joy untold,much to treasure Subsumed in other’s magical creations Teasing, relaxing a range of sensations Amazement, awe and sometimes puzzlement Sometimes art can seem like punishment From early cave to modern construction Art can thrill or cause a ruction Consider art in all its forms Each disipline has its… Continue reading Vicarious Art

Let’s fly

Sending Ripples across the Cosmos Turning Words to Actions Energised by mind pictures Voraciously sampling life Ecstatically Dreaming Grasping for the stars No deja vu Let’s fly

The trials and tribulations of writing that book

Putting the words on the paper That was an easy caper The flow of ideas The protagoniststs fears The plot that was not The plan that was shot The breaking of rules Maybe created by fools That was an easy caper The novel soon grew In chapters woo hoo I wrote as I spoke Great… Continue reading The trials and tribulations of writing that book