11-12-2014, 05:49 PM
(11-12-2014, 04:45 PM)Mwaba don Wrote: Blood throbbing on foreheads temples,
like fluctuating electric current
causing irritating flickering light,
nerving palpitations frightfully arise.
Sparing no effort to Stay focused,
like magnolia trees swayed by strong
winds blossom in late winter signaling spring,
through my abilities my fears are climbed.
Holding on to self for the calmness to befall,
like a net cast in deep waters laying in wait for
the swimming fishes, tapping my feet on patience
and my deed’s cast in faith till the wait pays off.
Anxious moment after anxious moment
cleansing my fears and growing in confidence.
Remove 90% of your adjectives and adverbs and calm your feverish mind.
Write like you're talking to a friend -- plain, simple. Once you've mastered this,
you can embellish it; once you've mastered this, you won't want to.
a brightly colored fungus that grows in bark inclusions