Monday, February 1, 2021

I Hereby Resolve...

 

February 2021 Blog


Like all who put pen to paper, I would not be forgotten.

 

Writer’s Resolve: A Haiku

I would spread my words

Upon the ether so that

They might never die.

by Ann Wilmer-Lasky

 

I feel the need to share, so I'm thinking of posting short excerpts from my novels and poetry chapbooks  to my blog on a semi-weekly basis. I would say weekly, but I’m not sure I could keep up with that pace.

I’m inspired by Amanda             Gorman‘s presentation at the inaugural ceremony on January 20th. She was brilliant. I consider her to be the new Maya Angelou. As James Corden said on his “Late Late Night” talk show, she has made poetry “cool” again.

So, I’ll start this month with an excerpt quoting Eldreth from “The Castleweaver’s Tales: A Dozen Glimpses of Medieval Madness”  25TH Anniversary Edition.




Of course, Eldreth is a madman, so his contemplations could end in no other way. I love that he allows me to combine horror and the Medieval Time period with poetry. It makes me feel closer to one of my favorite poets, Edgar Allan Poe. Not that I’m anywhere near approaching his genius. But I plod on.

If I never achieve his acclaim, at least I know my words will abide in the ether as will his.  It is amazing that we live in an age where as authors, words may never die. Not something E. A. Poe could ever have imagined.

Finishing my WIP’s is taking me more time than I anticipated. The time never seems to open up to sit down and write. Guess I’ll just have to make more time somehow. Anybody know of a time stretcher?

I’d be obliged. Without one, I’ll just plod along as best I can and do what I can.

At least I’m not confronted by certain daily idiocies. I’m just biding my time until I can get an appointment for my vaccine. I’m in that 75+ age group, but the vaccine seems s to be in short supply here. Hope we all get ours soon.

As always, 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 or look for my publication announcements:

https://twitter.com/awlasky

https://www.facebook.com/ann.wilmerlasky

Until next time, read and write to your heart’s content, all the while looking forward to enjoying our lives even more in the coming months. Let’s keep the faith.

Hard to believe that I have eleven books published, All are available on Amazon for your pleasure.

https://www.amazon.com/author/annwilmerlasky