Comments on: Tenseness and Time https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html a freelance writing resource. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:50:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Devon Ellington https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html#comment-9292 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:50:39 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html/#comment-9292 Love the poem. Congrats on the forum.

My first 1K of the day on the Primary Project is always for me. Just because it's often contracted doesn't mean it's not my passion!

My own writing has the priority. ALWAYS. That's why I freelance. The other stuff is worked around it.

]]> By: Damaria Senne https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html#comment-9289 Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:56:46 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html/#comment-9289 Congrats on launching the forum. I've been working on a novel for a while and it's something that I do for me, as my fiction does not sell yet.

]]> By: Cathy Miller https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html#comment-9288 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:28:26 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html/#comment-9288 Thanks, Paula. That does describe my brother to a tee. I was so concerned with what I would find and what I found was strength.

I'm glad it brought you the happy reminder of your dad.

]]> By: Paula https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html#comment-9287 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:30:29 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html/#comment-9287 Cathy – your poem about your brother showcases his strength. His sense of calm and reason in extreme and unreasonable situations reminds me a bit of my dad.

]]> By: Paula https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html#comment-9286 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:26:48 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html/#comment-9286 I wrote poetry in high school & college, but I always felt kind of pretentious about it since it didn't flow naturally from my pen. That said, I won a couple of minor awards and got more than one A+ in Creative Writing classes for poems I wrote on the way to class.

For example – there was a short poem inspired by a spider on the ceiling. Somehow I worked it into the spider spying on society. Still not sure why that got an A. Or when I saw a worm struggling to cross the busy sidewalk in front of my high school before students' feet or the sun got to him – that was in my dramatic poetry phase. Can't recall what the worm symbolized – probably me struggling through high school. Yeah, I was just soooo original – and apparently most of my imagery centered on bugs.

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html#comment-9285 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:11:59 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html/#comment-9285 Wendy, it's great! I'm sure if I thought about it a few minutes, I'd find some symbolism. 🙂

Hey, a sticker is better than an award. 🙂

]]> By: Wendy https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html#comment-9284 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:36:34 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html/#comment-9284 Like your poem. I don't know how you can do that.

I'm not into poetry much. I like reading it, but not too interested in writing it. I wrote quite a few in school, though. The first poem I ever wrote was in 2nd or 3rd grade. It went:

It doesn't make much sense
To give a horse a penny
When candy costs 5 cents.

I didn't win any awards and I think I had some spelling errors, but I believe I got a sticker for it on my paper. (Of course, back then, you could get some candy for 5 cents, try doing that today)I guess I'm more the greeting card poet.

]]> By: Cathy Miller https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html#comment-9283 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:28:36 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html/#comment-9283 Thanks, Lori. I am thankful we can find comfort in words that also challenge us every day.

]]> By: Lori https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html#comment-9282 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:20:42 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html/#comment-9282 That's absolutely gorgeous, Cathy. I felt them. It's as though I know them.

]]> By: Cathy Miller https://wordsonpageblog.com/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html#comment-9281 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:05:12 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2011/09/tenseness-and-time.html/#comment-9281 The last time I wrote something for me was on the flight back home after attending my sister-in-law's funeral.

It honors my brother (her husband) and the power of the human spirit. Like you, Lori, I feel my best come when I just pour it out-from the heart.

Here's a link to my personal blog where I posted it. Have a good weekend, everyone.

http://millercathy.com/2011/08/a-brothers-strength/

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