Talented young poets are in short supply, So what shame it is to see a talent die. I see the sparkle fade, Disenchanted by doubt. Please keep writing, We are in need.
Art doesn't need correction, it needs improvement, innovation.
1. Don't write when you're tired. 2. If you must, don't write things you'll regret. 3. Don't treat a serious feeling as a joke. 4. Think fourteen plus times before saying/doing anything. 5. Be available for anything. 6. Only risk what you're willing to lose. 7. Risk only to gain. 8. If you don't think it'll be enjoyed, don't do it at all. 9. Fix problems with more than, "I'm sorry." 10. Please don't write when your tired.
Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Dispatches for the Colonial Office
My Bestest Friend in the Whole First Grade
For Rodney Joe Webb of happy memory
Our fathers’ farms were across the road from each other We rode the big yaller feller to school After the morning milking: Run! Run! We’ll be late! And back again for the evening milking
We knew all sorts of stuff about battleships And that Roy Rogers was better than Gene Autry Chevy or Ford, and America could never be licked Robin Hood and the biggest fish in the pond
The farms are long gone, and the fields of hay – I went to his visitation today