LETTERS

From the Blackstone Valley Writers Guild 1988 ’Sampler’

Posted 5/15/14

The Write Stuff

Ancient writings were chiseled in stone -

profound statements, standing alone.

No one mentioned writers’ blocks;

rough drafts used too many rocks!

The Egyptians used …

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LETTERS

From the Blackstone Valley Writers Guild 1988 ’Sampler’

Posted

The Write Stuff

Ancient writings were chiseled in stone -

profound statements, standing alone.

No one mentioned writers’ blocks;

rough drafts used too many rocks!

The Egyptians used papyrus

when self-expression was desirous.

Hawthorne labored with ink well and quill

to his creative urge fulfill.

Twain was awed by his typewriter;

computers make the workload lighter.

Though methods change, one thing is sure -

write it well if you would endure.

Rosetta Desrosiers

Warwick

A Comparison

In my early days I cared

what the neighbors would think

if my skirts were too brief.

There was not much I dared

for I blushed at a wink -

girls who were “fast” came to grief!

Now I’m the one who peers

from the shadows of my window sheers.

Young lovers who live next to me

kiss and quarrel endlessly.

I’d like to tell them, “Don’t mind me;

I’m not thinking critically.”

Rosetta Desrosiers

Warwick

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