Every writer stumbles upon a day–

after vials of blood spilt on the page,

thousands of conjured dreams,

hours spent gazing at empty space,

and notebooks scrawled with notes and queries–

When the sentence arrives and the verdict says

This Book Will Not Do.

And when that day comes, the writer

picks up her stunned heart,

sets the notebooks aside,

grips her pen again,

and trusts that the God of inspiration

will not mind another desperate plea.

Because when a book Will Not Do,

She has no choice

But to slay a few more trees

And write another.

~~Angie

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Anonymous on February 16, 2011 at 11:23 am

LOVE it! Clyde
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PGS on February 16, 2011 at 11:31 am

Angie that is so well said–and true. Beautiful!
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Accidental Poet on February 16, 2011 at 12:01 pm

well done.
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Gail Griner Golden on February 16, 2011 at 12:56 pm

I’ve known that pain…well said, Angie
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David Roth on February 16, 2011 at 1:47 pm

I turned my first rejection letter into a poem.

Well said, Angie!
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Anonymous on February 16, 2011 at 7:01 pm

You are so talented. Thanks for reminding us–we’re not in the rejection dept. alone; nor is that dept. the end of the line!

Blessings,
Mary Kay
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Mocha with Linda on February 17, 2011 at 11:17 am

Wow. I could feel this even though I’m not an author.
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ML on January 14, 2013 at 2:16 pm

Or she could just give up! After years of struggling to make something happen that simply isn’t going to happen, it makes you wonder if you ever had what it takes to begin with. And the “God of inspiration” seems to be silent. You ask Him to take the desire away if it’s not His desire for you, but you still have it. How painful is that! You know, you have to wonder how long you give this thing.
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