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Characteristics of a Writer

Your heart has a yearning And a burning desire To share what you’re learning Like voices of a choir Small pieces of paper With the things you have thought A con or a caper How the villain was caught No time is a wrong time If you wake up at night With a thought of a rhyme Then you know you must write Watching movies with you Your friends do not enjoy For you catch every clue And discern every ploy And time seems to fly by When you sit down to write With that glint in your eye There is no end in sight You longed for the teacher To ask each for a story You wrote down your feature Of our flag called, “Old Glory” Friends with the dictionary Filled with word after word To some it seemed scary When the big words they heard But not to the writer You knew you’d become A reader delighter You knew you’d please some So write on forever As your stories you tell A writer so clever Right inside you doth dwell

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Vijay Pandit

Date: 8/30/2023 5:43:00 AM

Spoken like a poet my friend. The writer in you speaks eloquently for all who live and think of words-- that manifest the truths they fill. Your inner voice speaks beautifully here, Bill.

Bill Baker
Date: 8/30/2023 7:21:00 AM

Only a true poet and writer could tell, Vijay. Your poetry is always well written and your comments always thoughtful. Thanks for the visit and all the comments, my friend. Bill

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 8/29/2023 4:54:00 PM

wow, Bill, you've captured what we writers do and feel. We have a passion to express something deep within us. You're so right, time flies by with a glint in your eye. Well done! Always enjoy your poetry and your thoughts! hugs, eastside writing bear

Bill Baker
Date: 8/29/2023 4:57:00 PM

Thanks for the comments, Sara. You get me! :-) Happy Tuesday! Bill

Deb M

Date: 8/29/2023 4:29:00 PM

Excellent Poem Bill! Debx

Bill Baker
Date: 8/29/2023 7:37:00 PM

Thank you, Deb. I'll be visiting your poetry tomorrow. Have a great week, my friend! Bill

Tom Woody

Date: 8/29/2023 4:28:00 PM

This describes many of us well. I especially like the dictionary reference. I make liberal use of a thesaurus. I also consult rhyme zone a lot. Above all, I enjoy telling an interesting story. Hey Bill, we're writers!

Bill Baker
Date: 8/29/2023 4:58:00 PM

Yeah! Just what we want to be. :-) Thanks for the visits and comments, my friend. Bill