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Topic: The Writer’s Skill/Craft (04/22/10)
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TITLE: Talent Seeks its Course | Previous Challenge Entry
By LINDA GERMAIN
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And yet I drove--I knew not where
To seek my fortune writing things
To give some inspiration
I sped along at breakneck speed
Saw many signs I did not heed
But failed to see the learning curve
That wrecked my transportation
Naiveté claims that nothing’s fair
The road is rough and needs repair
It’s all the fault of Publishers
Who hate all information
I stumbled on confused and lost
Hoping to just skip the cost
That grammar rules expect to charge
For standard explanation
A light bulb flashed, then insight flowed
Rare common sense marched to and fro
To prop me up and hold me back
And soothe my desperation
I saw a home, well-built and nice
So asked the Builder his advice
If he used words instead of wood
How strong his dissertation?
First, he said, I should’ve read
And learned the rules from books and schools
Important skills I’d need someday
To forge a composition
From treetop house to birthday cake
Foundational to all we make
A blueprint/pattern must exist
To measure our decision
From there I found an Artist’s fare
Displayed with aptitude and flare
And wondered how he deftly poured
His tortured soul on canvas
He stopped a while (but did not smile)
Explaining depth, and later style
And told me how to pray and wait
To see life's real perception
Still searching for a mystery muse
A Dancer gave me other clues
To help me with my writer’s craft
She showed me true direction:
Always stand on your own toes
In practice for the bigger shows
A Prima Dona in the wings
Is worth more than a novice
Each one showed how discipline
Must play a part and blend right in
With natural spark we take in stride
But can’t forgo apprentice
The last suggestion that I found
From geniuses of tone and sound
Insisted beauty borne of love
Would always touch a waiting heart
When music threads its way through Word
The author hopes his measure’s heard
While craft or skill is in God’s hands
What writers paint…is surely art.
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