Hark! The rhythm

Hark! The rhythm. The pellet drum rattles. The dance begins. The creation, the annihilation, the fleeing in-betweens, and beyond these appar...

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Why we write ...

Thoughts clamor.
Stories rattle.
Musings resonate.
And, we seek one another -
As our words become our voice.
One speaking, the other listening.
And this is how we talk.
Silently, unraveling each other.

28 comments:

  1. I loved the introspection in this. So true!

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  2. The last line is perfect. Great post.

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  3. I've never thought of stories rattling...Really cool!

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    1. I thought it would not be wise to leave the stories out since we write a lot of these in our blogs at least. Thank you Draug.

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  4. Nicely done, Ruby! I like the way you describe "how we talk."

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  5. You describe writing, and the blogging interactions so well.

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  6. This is beautifully written and I love the blogging implications.

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    1. Thank you Lumdog. It is really very encouraging to hear such good words about the post.

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  7. love it! this is my favorite response so far. i like that you took the prompt as a poem. the last line is my favorite. beautifully said (:

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    1. Thank you Renada. I am totally honored by the kind words you said.

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  8. Well said! It does get a little noisy with everything rattling around up there!

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  9. Wow! Very powerful, and a great description!

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  10. I like that you included having someone to 'hear' your words too.

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  11. "One speaking, the other listening". Love that! That sums it up for me!

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    1. Thank you Lucy. It is so good to hear from you. Hope you had a great weekend.

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  12. I like to two-way relationship you create here. A we as opposed to an I.

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    1. Thank you Cameron. The inspiration was the blogging interactions I have with you all.

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  13. I really love that last line - truly beautiful.

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Since every thought is a seed, I am looking forward to a delicious harvest.