SONNET

Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea,
But sad mortality o’ersways their power,
How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea,
Whose action is no stronger than a flower?
O! how shall summer’s honey breath hold out,
Against the wrackful siege of battering days,
When rocks impregnable are not so stout,
Nor gates of steel so strong but Time decays?
O fearful meditation! where, alack,
Shall Time’s best jewel from Time’s chest lie hid?
Or what strong hand can hold his swift foot back?
Or who his spoil of beauty can forbid?
   O! none, unless this miracle have might,
   That in black ink my love may still shine bright.

– SHAKESPEARE

Sonnet 65

 

Academic Writing & Creative Writing

Why not use creative writing and academic writing together? If academic writing is “dull” apply some “color”.

“If you Love it You can Learn It”

“If you Love it You can Learn It”

Author, columnist and songwriter/musician Dave Bidini on writing.

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words-Choosing a Book Cover

http://publishingacademy.com/authors/how-to-choose-the-right-cover-image-for-your-self-published-book/

How do you choose?

Writer

I do not find the words, I find myself, then the words find me.

Horse and Train by Alex Colville Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
I am discovering that at the moment I cross the threshold to bare myself in my writing I feel a rush of letting go and after a floating calm.

Stallion

Power she straddles
Beauty moving in passion conquering all
Wind strokes her hair
Free from no escape.

By: Laura Parker

Is writing an aesthetic experience?

Welcome to my Winter Count!

I invite you on a journey in the search for my authentic voice in writing.