April #AtoZChallenge and #PoetryMonth
1. To celebrate my appreciation of life
2. To experience the process of writing linked poetry, a form of Japanese renshi
3. To give thanks for and better appreciate a life well-lived.
The flowers are a colorful bonus for the #AtoZChallenge
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N is for No Knack and Narcissus
No Knack
My Toastmasters speech
a dry run.
Tense, but eager
Using clear, concise tones.
Each word highlighting a point
on how the writing process
flows from idea sparked,
to bursting flame,
generating a complete and published work.
Then I swap the breezy artist’s cap
for one of entrepreneur – andfeel the constant drag
like wading through
a cooled pahoahoa lava flow, or
a river of mud.
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If you are a writer who has switched hats to market your work in print, you probably understand where I was coming from when I wrote this poem. Do you find it easier to write than market your work?
