June 2018 Blog
The following poem in free verse form
was started sometime after January 24, 2012. I have no recollection of starting
it. It is now finished and will be part of an upcoming poetry chapbook entitled
“Metamorph”.
Singularity (Free Verse)
by Ann Wilmer-Lasky
I will write as I will write
And dream against a dream
Until such time as I shall sleep –
Silent,
Ashes drifting on the solar wind.
From birth to death –
My life between but spotted –
Ink and tears mingled, inseparable;
My oh so faint scribbling yet
Unerasable,
indelible.
Whether I am noted or a footnote
Or but a shadow in someone’s fading memory,
My thoughts will join the stars
To burst among the fiery suns
Or find space bent
And fall
Into the blackness of the void.
Regardless
of what I do or do not accomplish in this lifetime, I will rejoin the Universe as stardust. To me, that is a
comforting thought. Whether or not I rejoin the human race is of no
consequence. I will have returned to
whence I came.
There is
little to report this month on any front. I have begun formatting my next Haiku
chapbook, “The Write Life”. This one is for writers or readers who want to
understand writers. I plan it to be inspirational, motivational and
commiseratory in tone. I go through what every writer goes through, I’m sure.
Perhaps I can encourage or even just amuse (or bemuse) others.
It will be
followed hard upon by the one I’m planning on climate change entitled “Global
Warning”. That should be out midsummer, when it will be hotter than the
depths of Hades and stormier than a Martian…
Climate change deniers are moving us closer to
Doomsday than all the saber rattling in the world. I would hope to change some
minds with this one.
My novels are stalled. There’s another death in the “Sam
Rock” sequel. Everyone is rushing to see the body, but I don’t know
who’s dead or who the killer is. I’m my own cliffhanger. Think I’ll jump in
feet-first after I get this posted.
The “Black Oak” sequel is still screaming
“final edit” before formatting. It contains even more amazing deaths perpetrated
by my eclectic band of shapeshifters.
Best get at that, too, before they invade my dreams.
On the home front, my “retina specialist” says if I
take my A REDS 2 supplement, wear sunglasses outside, use extra light and
magnification, and see him every six months, I should die before my eyes give
out. Okay, he said I should be able to see for the next ten years. (if with
some difficulty). I personally don’t plan
on living that long, but it would be nice.
In the meantime, the computer screen is getting harder
and harder to read, especially when the type and the boxes are blue or green.
Those are rapidly fading against the white background. Even black print looks
gray unless I make it larger and bold. But at least I can still see.
I’ve also noticed that magazines are getting harder to
read. I swear the type is getting smaller. (I may not be wrong about that) .
And have you noticed the “fine print” lately? For me, it’s even finer. It also
seems package designers think it’s really clever to put yellow type on white
backgrounds – that’s hard on two good eyes, let alone those with compromised
vision.
I may start advocating on social media for the vision
impaired. I don’t think they are giving much consideration by the powers that
be – all over the internet and across all media platforms.
Twitter is the worst. They have so many color schemes
that just disappear into oblivion. So clever – NOT. And finding the “color
adjust” settings on most browsers is nearly impossible. It seems when you do
find them and try to employ them, they change other screen settings, making it
difficult to adjust to a screen you can live with across the board.
So, this month, I’ve pretty much played it by ear and
done what I could, making small adjustments here and there. Not sure what the
future may bring, but I’ll soldier on and do what I can to clear out my “Works
In Progress” projects before whichever expiration date comes first.
I’d like to
leave you with this thought; None of my problems is any excuse for not making
far more progress than I have. I’d like to think that my writer readers will
see this and determine to do far better than I have. At least I will have
inspired someone.
In next month’s blog, I will continue to journal my
progress, both on the writing front and the vision front. Until that time, I
welcome your reactions and responses to any of my blogs. I love to hear from my
readers. Also, here are links to my Twitter and Facebook accounts, if you care
to share your thoughts with me there:
I’m also including
a link to my Amazon’s Author’s page. Feel free to visit me there also:
All of my
books are available on Amazon.
June’s
featured novel is my paranormal Western “Black
Oak: Town of Joy” http://tinyurl.com/hohuhce
June’s
featured poetry chapbook is “The Castleweaver's Tales: A Dozen Glimpses of
Medieval Madness: 25th Anniversary Edition”
https://tinyurl.com/ybllonvw
