A BARING OF ONES MIND AND SOUL WITH COMPLIMENTS TO 'THE DEN'...BEING IN THE COMPANY OF FAMILY WHERE YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE TELLING IT LIKE IT REALLY IS AND KNOWING YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN YOUR FEELINGS. VERY GOOD WRITE THAT WAS THOROUGHLY ENJOYED. THANKS FOR SHARING AND BLESSINGS. JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

You have eloquently expressed how I feel about my writing, Lori. I write for me, and if someone else enjoys it ...bonus!

Anna

You are so right about the seer-suckers who shuck accolades for a buck. Poetry writing is a compulsion we both possess for the mere right to play with words. I have no poetry books either, but the thought that people would read Alienation over 6200 times and that ETS would want Mesa Verde 'In perpetuity' is validation that my poetry is read and liked.

And so is yours...

Ron

I jot my lines to find my own place:
unconcerned with who might join me.

Honest and real, Lori. I can relate and I thoroughly appreciate what you have shared here via your verses. Love and best wishes,

Regis

The feedback commentary of friendly readers is balmy enough to save the chronically depressed.

But the only voice you must listen to and satisfy is the one that speaks from within sharing the thrill and excitement of creating something unique--your very own original write. I truly love it when I've written something really good. And I know it's good when I can't stop coming back and re-reading my own creation. If others suggest that it's somewhat "out of place" and maybe "not that bad," I simply hit the "delete" button in my mind and re-read it again. I guess it's like scratching your own itch--no one else may ever get it quite right, but my touch feels perfect every time.

Keep those napkins coming, Lori. The perfect haiku moment will conquer a staff infection every time. But keep publishing your work, Dear One, for I love your every scrap.

Richard

Lori a superb poem i can relate,feeling very akin to
all you have said...Eileen

no it isn't Lori, I feel the same way if I'm reading your right, I could care less who likes my verse, it's a personal thing for me, super ,cheers

Write on is right..well done indeed sweet lady...Hugssss

I totally identify with the "inoculation against staff infection" line completely. I got into a very bad habit of doing this at work, which is great for taking one out of the moment. But, then I found that when work began to interefere with my oh so important train of poetic thought, I'd get really pissed off! Sometimes the obsession to write simply over-rides whatever else is in your mind and you just can't help it. Very much enjoyed reading this.

Lori,
Absolutely brilliant! I simply love your choice of words.

Exactly! Great pen, Lori, why else do we write? You've got it.

And all I can say is... You've got it right!

Cheers,
Dan

I jot my lines to find my own place:
unconcerned with who might join me.

I think the very best way to write, and once I discovered the same, I was much happier.

If you are out of place in this than so are thousands of others, the poet never stops composing, if it is a napkin it works, a note pad or laptop...good too, even written on the seashore sand can work but the best is the poetry written on your heart. Great write Lori...
hugs
Fee

And that, my friend, is exactly what it's all about. WRITE ON !

Honesty in these lines, Lori, and lines of strength - you are in my prayers, Lori. You are publishable, believe that. I believe in you. :) Well done.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Though I have tried to be true to myself and keep my writing real, in going for publication, I may sacrifice more than I care to admit. I admire your sincerity and your refusal to compromise, Lori. I really do. At the same time, I feel it is something of a waste not to let the work you labor to create lie fallow. There are traditional book
publishers, magazines, and journals that publish quality work. It is
difficult to break into such markets. A very long shot, in many cases! This is true of both print and Internet publications. Lot
of garbage out there, of course. One way to insure that submissions are going to legitimate and worthwhile publications is to use Writer's Market or some of the Dustbooks market guides. I also depend on a couple of topnotch writer's markets websites. Their newsletters have proved invaluable. Hope you don't feel I am wasting your time. Putting my oar in unasked, I admit. Been in the game too long-? First published in l969. . .then not until l986. . .but regularly since. Love to hear your thoughts. Honest! With respect, admiration, and affection, 'Pea' ..PS: N o t saying it isn't worthwhile to write for oneself~! I have shelvesful of journals containing material that will never see the light of day. By choice, I mean. Lot wouldn't be accepted, but that is a different story. Love ya!

Lori, "out of place" is not an unfamilar place,
or an unwelcome place. Love the following:

I jot my lines during power lunches
on extra napkins provided by waiters,
and on my laptop during staff meetings
when a haiku moment is
the only viable inoculation
capable of fending off a staff infection.

-gene.

I feel the mind meld, Lori. Perhaps writing is the way that we speak only to impress ourselves. A meditative moment when we can check out of the fast lane and into our imagination. I am not sure that I would want the pressure of being a famous writer. To be forced by a publisher to produce something, not of my own desire, for the sake of the sale, would seem less than satisifying to me. I would rather keep my writing as my secret personal passion, dropping my lines where someone may stumble upon them someday and find value there.
Take care,
Sherry

So down to earth and filled with reality of how it is, expressed well..

Be always safe,
Karen