Playing Again

Where introductions are made; and a poem is shared.
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Introduction

Once upon a time, I knew how to play. My memories suggest I was very good at it. But somehow I forgot. I'm not sure why yet, though I have some hunches. I'm beginning to remember though, and this is a blog meant to share the journey of my return; or, to put it another way, to begin to play with others, and walk in company.

Advice

The best advice I ever got--
That writers write and painters paint--
Is quickly set aside when trying
To force myself to make a sale.
I forget my love of words,
my wond’rous joy when placing them
Upon the page in rows around
My strokes of colored ink and wash;
Becoming greedy, wanting gold,
I start to work and cease to play.

10/08