book sale today
everywhere i look
all around me
books
hundreds of books
nay
thousands of books
hardback
paperback
all genres
all sizes
some small
some large
some really large
coffee table editions
some with pictures
some without
some in brand new condition
some well read
that shows me they've
been loved and
read over
and over
by many people
books books
everywhere
i look
i see more
books
famous authors
some not so famous
and some
i've never heard of
they have done something
i want
someone's words
have achieved
immortality
permanently preserved
for all time
that's what i want
to be published
my words
permanently preserved
for all time
in a book
my book
my words
"poetry by karla dorman"
that would be
too cool
to see my words
right there
on paper
in
black
and
white
permanently preserved
for all time
doesn't have to be
a bestseller
i just want to see
my words
in a book
my book
my words
permanently preserved
for all time
what's wrong with that?
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Reviews of "dreams of immortality"
Reviewed by nevine Al Seidi (Reader)
Reviewed on July 20, 2003
What's wrong with that? You are getting that.. How about that?
LOL
Nevine
You know, this piece is really interesting, i also wounder to myself if 200years from now my work will be remembered or even read, still i know that writing is not a course i took but a gift given to me. If people read it or not, the most important thing is that i have used my gift. What is your gift, Karla?
Don't worry Karla, keep dreaming one day your dream will come true with a little hard work. I'm a good example of that. I too had the same dream. One day I told myself I was going to write my book right or wrong. Didn't even care if it was published. The main thing was writing it. The rest is history. Book now published and I'm one of those unknown authors you were talking about. However my book is selling. On Barnes and NOble my sell ranking is about 200,000 which is good amoung millions of other books. On Amazon it is a little under two million which is a lot better than millions of other books. In its category on amazon it stays below 500 on the best selling list for its category out of a thousand other books. Anyway I never was that good in English grammar, in fact I hated it. Never had a writing course in my life. Neither have I had a typing course. I learned all on my own and wouldn't take no for an answer. I wrote, Typed and created my own book. Dream on my dear and have no fear. The only thing worst than not doing it, is letting fear stop you from trying. Loved your poem. Hugs and love Grady
no doubt, you will achieve your immortal status...
Reviewed by Lady Peg (Reader)
Reviewed on April 25, 2003
I need to expand my writing too this was an excellent write.
peggy
Reviewed by Floria Kelderhouse (Reader)
Reviewed on April 25, 2003
I hope you do that Karla...you certainly can..it is a real thrill to see your words in print...I won a chapbook deal and right now I am lucky that it is best seller at the site...would you like to enter that contest for a chapbook to be published? email me and I will send you there...love...floria
Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)
Reviewed on April 25, 2003
A nice dream. Can be done...check out my articles on writing. Very important, hard work...but you can get there from here.
Reviewed by Ted Sheridan (Reader)
Reviewed on April 25, 2003
It will cost you, but hey.
Reviewed by Woman Words (Reader)
Reviewed on April 25, 2003
Oh, Karla - you've spoken for each of us...very nicely done
Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on April 25, 2003
Wonderful dream that I believe will become your reality. Thanks for taking me for a trip through the essence of books.
Reviewed by Handsum-Hart
Reviewed on April 25, 2003
I think all people dream of immortality in some form. good luck obtaining yours, maybe it will be in words
Karla, I have no doubt that someday your dream of being published will come true! You've voiced the wishes of all sincere writers in this well written, expressive poem!
i hope your wishes to be published come true, karla. your writes inspire, touch, teach, make us think; and that is the talent and mark of a truly gifted writer! how you can be overlooked by the world is beyond my comprehension; you deserve to be published, and if anybody else doesn't believe in you, I DO. and do so many others here at authorsden! we love your writes, and i want to thank you for instilling in me, the love and beauty of writing! excellent write! love, your twin (and your biggest supporter and fan), karen lynn. ((((HUGS)))) :)
Contraband Marriage, traveling along the hemline of loving after incarceration, is a love story written in lyric and free form, set in reality with a different ever after.
The songs and art in this book are about our collective emergence after the pandemic and trauma of the last few years - comprised of 5 collections: World as Refuge, Where We Live, In Our Hands, Rhythms of Change and What We See & Sow.
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Nevine
peggy