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Array ( [sid] => 31781 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => The Writer. [time] => 2004-01-15 18:40:20 [hometext] => [bodytext] => THE WRITER…(©Peter Sprenkeler)

We sit at the keyboards a brand new creation awaits,
We look for inspiration with minds alert and juices flowing.
New avenues we will travel…buoyed with expectancy,
New seeds in the literary forest we hope to be sowing.

Yet what is it that drives us down this oft rocky road?
Is it the lure of fame or wealth…notoriety and glory?
The reality is very few ever taste any success at all,
So what is it that compels us to author yet another story?

For most…financial gain does not come into the equation,
It is purely a creative passion…that refuses to be restrained.
A cauldron of emotion…steaming with fire and life,
From the heart it pours…nothing will keep it contained.

Fingertips driven by a soul pounding with passion,
Tap the keys and the author’s being lies there naked on the page.
Never is there room for thoughts of success in this process,
No distractions are possible…the author’s spirit is out of its cage.

The words lie there as glowing embers on these pages afire,
It is done…the author reclines drained…emotionally spent.
Reading the words closely…a time of polishing and reflection follows,
Is the piece worthy…to a potential reader should it be sent?

And so it is with most authors I believe…creative beings,
Enjoying the freedom of speech…their souls before the world to lay.
If any success comes at all…it would be a most welcome bonus,
But to entertain is everything…in the words they have penned today.

And so the door is closed gently on the slumbering literary spirit,
Until next time it leaps out ready to burn up the smoking keys.
When once again ‘the fire’ will consume an unsuspecting author,
Only when the heart lies on the page…will this ‘beast’ be truly free.

So be there success…or be there not…irrelevant,
The frequent and recurring writing passion just must be sated.
It may be a best seller…or end up in the wastepaper bin,
Success may be hoped for…but never anticipated.

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The Writer.

Contributed by pete on Thursday, 15th January 2004 @ 06:40:20 PM in AEST
Topic: InspirationalPoems

THE WRITER…(©Peter Sprenkeler)

We sit at the keyboards a brand new creation awaits,
We look for inspiration with minds alert and juices flowing.
New avenues we will travel…buoyed with expectancy,
New seeds in the literary forest we hope to be sowing.

Yet what is it that drives us down this oft rocky road?
Is it the lure of fame or wealth…notoriety and glory?
The reality is very few ever taste any success at all,
So what is it that compels us to author yet another story?

For most…financial gain does not come into the equation,
It is purely a creative passion…that refuses to be restrained.
A cauldron of emotion…steaming with fire and life,
From the heart it pours…nothing will keep it contained.

Fingertips driven by a soul pounding with passion,
Tap the keys and the author’s being lies there naked on the page.
Never is there room for thoughts of success in this process,
No distractions are possible…the author’s spirit is out of its cage.

The words lie there as glowing embers on these pages afire,
It is done…the author reclines drained…emotionally spent.
Reading the words closely…a time of polishing and reflection follows,
Is the piece worthy…to a potential reader should it be sent?

And so it is with most authors I believe…creative beings,
Enjoying the freedom of speech…their souls before the world to lay.
If any success comes at all…it would be a most welcome bonus,
But to entertain is everything…in the words they have penned today.

And so the door is closed gently on the slumbering literary spirit,
Until next time it leaps out ready to burn up the smoking keys.
When once again ‘the fire’ will consume an unsuspecting author,
Only when the heart lies on the page…will this ‘beast’ be truly free.

So be there success…or be there not…irrelevant,
The frequent and recurring writing passion just must be sated.
It may be a best seller…or end up in the wastepaper bin,
Success may be hoped for…but never anticipated.

Copyright Â© pete ... [ 2004-01-15 18:40:20]
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Re: The Writer. (User Rating: 1 )
by Manicmuze on Thursday, 15th January 2004 @ 06:46:39 PM AEST
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If we wrote for financial gain, we'd be homeless :)

When you hear the music in your head, i don't think we have any other choice... a curse or a gift, i've often wondered.

Enjoyed your views on this, nicely done.
~ Wendy

Re: The Writer. (User Rating: 1 )
by RICHARD_CAMPBELL on Monday, 9th February 2004 @ 04:39:37 AM AEST
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Hi pete,
as a writer myself we must be careful what we write
cause others could take it the wrong way.
expressing one feeling is great,it the way we do that make us right.
always remember to be true to one self.
good write keep it up.

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