Mar 2021
Fishing for poems
written March 22nd 2021
I have a friend
who says he likes to fish
while his son
likes catching fish.
My friend's approach
always produces satisfaction
as he is happy just with fishing pole in hand,
while the other
leads to ecstasy or heartbreak
depending on if a satisfactory fish is caught.
I hope I can cultivate
a love of sitting here
my pen moving across the page
and when I have worn myself out
let me call this enough
and my day a success.
written March 22nd 2021
I have a friend
who says he likes to fish
while his son
likes catching fish.
My friend's approach
always produces satisfaction
as he is happy just with fishing pole in hand,
while the other
leads to ecstasy or heartbreak
depending on if a satisfactory fish is caught.
I hope I can cultivate
a love of sitting here
my pen moving across the page
and when I have worn myself out
let me call this enough
and my day a success.
From Art and Fear, by David Bayles and Ted Orlando
"To all viewers but yourself, what matters is the product: the finished art work. To you, and you alone, what matters is the process: the experience of shaping that artwork."
"To all viewers but yourself, what matters is the product: the finished art work. To you, and you alone, what matters is the process: the experience of shaping that artwork."
