I
started a post a long time ago about words and how much I'd been
learning about our mutual feelings for one another. Now I feel like
the relationship has become far more serious. In fact, I think it
will be a love affair that will take a lifetime, and even at the end
(or will it be the beginning?), we might not really know each other.
I
used to think I loved writing and books. It was true, but in a quest
to make myself fall in love with poetry, I realized I'd really
enjoyed the stories and ideas. I hadn't actually been listening all
that closely. Poetry was a discipline at first, but soon it became a
rampant obsession. Perhaps the quickest way to become intimate with
words is through analyzing, editing, and writing poetry. And so I
took the leap. :-)
John
Donne shoulders great responsibility for my quick spiral in the last
four years...but he led to other discoveries. I'm not sure how
interesting or helpful it will be, but for the next bit I hope to
post some of what people have been patiently teaching me about words.
Please feel free to contribute and comment on things you've learned
or wisdom that comes to mind.
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