Poetic Happiness
Don’t you just love it when something wonderful happens to you out of the blue? I had something wonderful happen to me and it was totally unexpected. I stopped here at the site to check my stats. Personally, I didn’t think anything exciting would be waiting for me, but boy was I wrong. I noticed that there was a linkback that needed either approved or deleted. I almost hit delete out of habit, but something told me to check it out first. Good thing!
I found that a gentleman by the name of Ollie Lind had read one of the poems I’d posted here and not only liked it, but offered up the link to his own readers. How cool is that? So, I spent a little time at Mr. Lind’s site and was amazed at what I found. Ollie Lind is quite the poet in his own right, and has even released his first book of poetry titled Reflections of Life.
Now mind you, I was a little intimidated about reading Ollie’s work. Several years back, I’d posted some of my poems to a critique group and almost quit writing poetry all together. I write in rhyme. One of the people in the group had told me that it was a sure sign that I was nothing more than an amateur. I was devastated. I’ve tried my hand at free verse, but I have to say that I totally SUCK at this form of poetry. Everything I wrote in free verse sounded forced, so I just gave up.
Anyway, I decided to read a few of Mr. Lind’s poems and fell in love with his writing style. He’s a rhymer. His poems come together in a magical way that dances across the heart. It gave me hope that my poems might not be dead after all. It also caused me to pull out my dusty old book filled with the poems I’d written so many years ago. And, it made me realize that just because one person in this world didn’t approve of my style, someone else out there might enjoy it.
Thank you, Mr. Lind. You helped put a spark back into my soul that’s been silenced for a very long time. They say that all things happen for a reason, and I believe that you reading my goofy little poem was no accident. May all your writing dreams come true.
Tags: Creative Writing, Poetry, Poetry Styles, Writing Poetry, Writing Styles
