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Her Name

3/18/2016

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Her name tells of how it was with her.
The truth is she loved to hold
A pen between her fingers.
Her fingers, itching to move
Her pen across the clean, wide page

Filling it with language that sings,
Leaps, and dances with every word.
Filling it with important thoughts –
Ideas so uplifting they sprout wings
And fly toward the gentle Sun
With gifts of love to
Open doors and warm hearts.
She needed readers to
Let her know she had something to say,
And to know that others might listen.
She dreamed of a day when her book
Would be held by tiny and strong fingers,
An eager child with bright eyes and imagination.
And she dreamed of the squeals of joy and
Laughter as he or she read her words.
Then she would know that she could be called
Author.



14 Comments
Fran
3/18/2016 03:19:09 am

Lynne,
This is so perfect!
I love this "Her fingers, itching to move
Her pen across the clean, wide page"
even though in my case it's my fingers, itching to find the just right words as they press the individual letters on my keyboard.

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lynne dorfman link
3/18/2016 03:28:17 am

Oh, Fran. Thanks so much for the response! It was instant! This is something I want to work on - writing a children's book. I have a few stories in my head, and my dear friend Frank Murphy has been urging me to try to research and write about a famous person. I better try something soon!

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Janice Ewing
3/18/2016 03:55:13 am

Lynne, your thoughtful poem has given me an idea. Maybe we can devote one of our Continuity sessions to focusing on children's books, at any stage of writing -- generating ideas, researching, drafting, revising, etc. I know there are others in our community with similar goals. What do you think?

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lynne dorfman link
3/18/2016 06:36:37 am

Yes. Please let us do that! It would be wonderful!

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Diane Dougherty link
3/18/2016 04:08:32 am

Lynne, I love this. The structure is perfect. The image of an author and her pen--how the pen leaps and dances with words! Lovely.

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Adrienne
3/18/2016 05:58:46 am

I wanted to scroll down and see who, right from the opening lines. I restrained myself and let your beautiful poem unfold and reveal the answer.

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Karen Szymusiak link
3/18/2016 06:04:17 am

Beautiful! Loved the young writer.

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Janie link
3/18/2016 06:08:32 am

I love this poem! It is so powerful, creating the image of author. What a great way to start my morning.

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Rose Cappelli
3/18/2016 07:27:18 am

Wonderful word choice. Maybe we will hear something soon.

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Kolleen
3/18/2016 01:05:55 pm

I love this piece. The words are rich and descriptive inspiring me and making me itch to pick up a pen and make my mark on the world. You are my mentor!

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Donna Smith link
3/18/2016 01:44:10 pm

Sigh. Yup. I could totally relate.

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Tara link
3/18/2016 01:49:39 pm

I love this, especially:Filling it with language that sings,
Leaps, and dances with every word.
Beautifully written, Lynne

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Clare link
3/18/2016 02:58:26 pm

Lynne - I am drawn to your posts every day. You are a truly crafted writer across many genres and structures. Your voice is so clear. I love that I can feel your warmth, amazing sense of humor and authenticity in each piece. I need to think more about craft and structure. I feel like right now I am writing raw - it is just coming out. Next I need to think about craft and structure. You have inspired me. I wrote about my childhood this week because of you. Thank you.
Clare

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Shelly
3/18/2016 06:10:30 pm

Such a beautiful poem, Lynne! You are an inspiration to me!!!

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    Lynne loves to write in the early morning hours, especially in warm weather when she can sit outside on the patio.  After a walk with her three Welsh Corgis, her mind is cleared and her spirit is inspired by the choir of birds in nearby bushes and trrees. 

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