The Mark Twain Principal

When you are writing a poem
or a book or your name a letter
you must use plenty of flourish
which to me means something
must shine out to be seen
and noticed and remembered
by whomever is reading your creation
Mark Twain said that using 
the right word can be compared to
lightning and a lightning bug
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February 21, 2015 at 11:20 AM
This piece of poetic advice to a poet, William...Is priceless!! Nicely done! :) john.
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