Great Literary Writers: Can Write Up A Storm Poem by Terence George Craddock

there is wisdom in perception
anyone who has studied literature
great writers knows that discipline
good grammar does not make
good writing without innate talent;
consider signature unique personality
diction of various writers poets
their life experiences emotions passions;

authors write fully rounded characters
in novels may have elements of dialect;
slang some will must speak
with environmental educational
grammatical errors;
reflecting cultural influences;

educational opportunities abilities
diverse encapsulated life experiences;
hardships adversity seeds insights
a novel with characters all speaking
like educated university graduates;
will not be found in the literary output
of exceptional writers like William Shakespeare;
Mark Twain, Jack Kerouac, Jack London;
Steven King countless entertaining others;

all are masters of their genre because
these authors wrote with diverse characters
with differing perceptions insights morals;
a study of the writing routine of many great
writers reveals a unique individual style
within the times of the day or night;
they choose to write
the duration in time spent
writing editing polishing;

like 'Leaves of Grass'
Wilt Whitman inspired sang
personal life experiences
contrast experiential travel
differing employment changes
vision imaginative creativity
infuses awe impact writing
with the authenticity of reality;

attempting to write
what we do not know
or understand; to use
a cliche out of context
will ring hollow;

it is interesting to reflect
upon the writers who lacked
the ability to succeed
within brick in the wall
education system of their youth
dropped out;

perhaps because of their difficulties
frustrations nailed the ability to write
with time sliced perceptive insight;

finding our own creative voice
will not be found in a few years
chosen courses university studies;

unique creative insight
ability already exists
within our own mind ideas;

within beating enduring heart
writing from stream
of consciousness;

the words write us
we do not write the words;
conscious thought

moments of eureka
inspiration produce
very different results;

great athletes, writers, singers
are born with skills abilities
that can be performance;

improved with disciplined
training but like Olympic
podium gold medalists;

only unique talent
within a window
of opportunity;

can reach
the peak
of success;

in athletics
in art
in poetry;

the summit of athletic success
the summit of intellectual genius
the summit of artistic creativity

postscript:
great literary writers stretch mind genius
like Olympic athletes train stretch muscles
winner sustains required pace for entire race


Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight)
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