Prolific

Tom Dylan


Notice of absence from Tom Dylan
Sorry if there is a delay in replying or if I'm away for short periods. Sometimes life gets in the way. As John Lennon says, life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.

I want to be a prolific writer and poet,

like a chef working in the restaurant kitchen

preparing dozens of wonderful dishes

then ringing the bell and calling for service.

 

I want to be a prolific writer and poet,

like a football player on a winning streak

scoring a hat-trick of goals every week

with my team at the top of the league.

 

I want to be a prolific writer and poet,

like those space-programme scientists

designing the gleaming rockets that send

astronauts up to the stars.

 

I want to be a prolific writer and poet.

I once asked a famous author

for advice for an aspiring writer.

His reply has stayed with me.

 

Don’t aspire.

Write.

  • Author: Tom Dylan (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 7th, 2024 05:39
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  • sorenbarrett

    Good advice. The more you write the more practice you will get and the more people that will read and the greater the chance that many of those will be great. Nicely stated

    • Tom Dylan

      Thanks a lot for your comments. Really appreciated. Cheers, Tom.

    • orchidee

      No use keep going up church spires all the time - aspiring! lol. I suppose we have to get round to the actual doing/writing of it! lol.

      • Tom Dylan

        Haha! A-spiring! Took me a minute, Orchi! Very good. But, yeah, exactly, time comes when we have to knuckle down and do the actual writing! 🙂

      • Doggerel Dave

        Just don't bewail your state here when inspiration (muse?) deserts you - I've done it, many here have too. Just got to relax, and keep that notebook plus writing implement by the bed....
        You do just fine to me, Tom

        • Tom Dylan

          Thanks a lot for that, Dave. Really appreciated. Yeah, I'll keep plugging away. Cheers, Tom. 🙂

        • Thomas W Case

          Powerful metaphor. Writing is a bit like cooking.

          • Tom Dylan

            Thanks a lot for your comments, Thomas. Really appreciated.

          • Bella Shepard

            The thing about writing is that a thought can come out of nowhere and begin to proliferate of its own accord, you just have to go with the flow and let it lead you. I love the analogy of each stanza, so well versed. The last one tops it off beautifully.

            • Tom Dylan

              Thanks a lot for your comments, Bella. Really appreciated.

            • Goldfinch60

              Write away Tom you are doing great work.

              Andy

              • Tom Dylan

                Thanks Andy, really appreciated. 🙂 Cheers, Tom.



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