Who writes poems ever day?

[Mark A Becker]

Happily joining the hijack, with overtones of Jefferson Starship echoing in my brain.

When I first joined this forum, I was in a fever, writing every day, after a silence that lasted decades.  Now I do well to finish a poem in a week.  Natural progression, because of what I've learned on this forum from the veterans who have stayed around.

I totally agree about the challenges at which CRNDLSM excels.

Likewise with me Tim, as having folks put critical eyes on my stuff has always helped.

As long as I stay observant in the world I can come up with something to write.  And as you know, with me, I like to edit trees to toothpicks. I may spend way too much time whittling, but I love the process (many thanks to Rita Dove).  Many times I'll whittle clean down to saw dust and bloody fingers...

If I avoid the urge to express some "BIG IDEA" I'll usually find poems all around me, and in plain sight.  That said, I know I need to work on descriptive language, because I have the dangdest time fitting words to images. 

nuff said,
Mark