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THE QUILL SWILLERS CLUB

connections and perceptions started in July 2008
a typical day of apathy
where the temptation was to hibernate
relaxing with local newspaper
browsing lazily at leisure
an advert caught my eye with a treasure

my long awaited calling for all writers & poets
amateurs would be fine
as this had always been a passion of mine
circled the advert with a red pen-- promising
myself to make the call
lack of confidence creeping back—my downfall

the thought played out in my mind all night
   meeting sounded focal and right
dialing the number wondering if I qualified
expectant voice answered enthusiastic to clarify
encouragement and perception 
I had finally found a writing connection

our first  monthly meeting felt quite daunting
more like required performing
no topic was set, we could choose our own
 merely a minor  ‘synopsis’
 would be helpful to connect and set the tone
breaking tensions of stereopsis

a day marking the start of reasons to write with purpose
 constructive criticism helping our
 first tentative efforts spanning past four years
 romance novels, short stories 
 dealing with poems personal introspective topics
 pent up emotions and tears

I have always maintained to be creative and hazy
one has to be sufficiently crazy
with every written piece our quills have penned
 we have started that trend
lunch meetings progressed to swilling and fun
 our inhibitions far flung

so to all of us writers who get lost in our words
 once our writing has begun
we need to remind ourselves each effort is never lost 
but viewed as having won
narrations…creations that course through our brain
a written legacy will remain


Copyright© August 2013—Kim van Breda

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