Hush at Last

Jenny, many words of appreciation. Try reading Raymond Souster, my poetry mentor in 1965. He said poetry is very personal and how you write should be your style and no one else's. Ray, who passed away about three years ago also said there is only one Richard and one Ray so discover one's own niche. Another one of many thoughts passed on he said, forget about making money with poetry to just write write write wrrite, and I did. Commercial sucess means much prootions and litte timi  for writing which I found out and eventually I wrote -- write for personal satisfaction and sharing the eyes that see things in a different way..

Thank you so much, Nolan &. I strive to say in a different way and I practiced my style many years ago. I would write the same content poem from three angles  from inside to outside, from outside to inside and from a spectator's point of view. Try it and will open you up to a new way to express yourself. ie. A chick-a- dee struck the edge of the feeder with his stretching claws.... / A feeder on the porch seemed to perk up as a chicik-a-dee arrived with clutching claws../ The master of the house watched the way a chick-a-dee paused a brief moment claws prepared to clutch the edge of a feeder. Notice a watcher tends to use more verbage. I try to write in the moment of happening with perky strides.  Peace to you. R  

Thank you, Tom. It is amazing how words can be so soothing -- write a poem.