In my
infancy, my auntie related,
she
would wake early in the morning
to the
sound of voices coming from my room.
Curious,
she came closer,
and
peering 'round the door
would
see me standing in my crib,
singing
and laughing at my fingers.
So I
guess I’ve always been this way.
...aren't all writers (regardless of genre) born "this" way? LOL! I see myself it that as well as my sons, Iain and Connor, who're always doing the same.
ReplyDeleteAlways LOL, too. I write, and I write poetry. But, a "writer"? YOU are a writer. AND a "creative." For my part I'd be willing to say a "creative," which is very trendy, less bruising than "weirdo," and might be apt…
DeleteMake no mistake, Kathryn, you ARE a writer. Just because you write poetry doesn't put you outside the moniker of writer. Homer wrote poetry -- he was certainly a writer! Poetry is such an important, yet oft ignored genre. When I took my college level courses and learned about Shakespeare's and other's poetry, I felt in awe of how much they could say and convey in so few lines and with such rhythm and grace. Poets are amazing. My best stab at poetry starts out something like this: "Roses are red, violets are blue..."
DeleteI definitely hold to the name "creative", which you are too, but I'm also a freak (or so say those who know and love me as well as some of those who don't).
Oh, Boss, you won't catch me arguing with you! Surely, poetry, like all writing, is wordcraft. I only mean that I can't insult the effort and commitment of people who've staked a great deal on their work (such as yourself, Amy, Thom) by lumping myself, an amateur, in the same class.
Delete"Freak" is also more fashionable than "weirdo," isn't it—a girl's just got to keep up with these things!…
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Oh please, dear heart, you're certainly far and above most people I've known in person who play at words, their rhythms, and patterns. This website is a book in the making. When you've got enough, we'll publish a book out of it, we will!
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