This picture is on the blog at Poet's United...wonderful quotes!
“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”
― Anaïs Nin
― Anaïs Nin
And so we write…
To hear that voice in the deep midnight
To languish once more in its startling touch
That was there
Then gone
And we miss…
So much
And we write to hear
That song again
The one we danced to in the rain…
We write to hear
A new-born cry
Or soothe the anguish
Of good-bye…
We write to experience
Again and again
Love's two-toned measure
Of pleasure and pain
© J~
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Your poem speaks so much truth Janet! Writing is a way to recall and relive all that is us.
ReplyDeleteThis is very beautiful, Janet. I'm sure many can relate to your words.
ReplyDeleteThese lines took my breath away:
ReplyDelete"We write to experience
Again and again
Love's two-toned measure
Of pleasure and pain"
Thank Megan she gave you a wonderful one and this poem is a gift! I treasure your view~ @>------
Janet,
ReplyDeleteSometimes we are blessed to be able to enjoy the best things in life more than once. Each a different experience.
Eileen
So beautifully written....so true.
ReplyDeleteYou've got it, Janet! We write so we can visit an experience or a feeling again and again and yet again!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, that is definitely why we (I) write - you have said it so beautifully.
ReplyDeleteso many ways to say it but pleasure and pain sums it up nicely.
ReplyDeleteI love this! Very nicely done.
ReplyDeleteTruly something that a writer can relate to deeply...this is beautiful Janet!!
ReplyDeleteyes, those are all reasons we write
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