Just Write

Write from that place where the real you exists.

| mcullen

beach filled heart“Write from your heart. You’ll hear that a lot, but what it means is to write from what moves you, what frightens you, what makes you deeply sad, what makes you ecstatic. Remember to write from that place where the real you exists.” John Kelly, Writer Magazine, July 2015

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8 comments

  1. justinefos

    You came and then left
    so quickly
    It’s difficult to believe
    You were more than a
    day dream
    Made up of sunbeam
    fantasies

    Yet, as I await The anesthetic of
    dreamless sleep
    Images of you and me
    Keep me awake – make
    me remember

    I know – so very well
    You were here
    Becoming more than just
    another person
    Your touch brought me
    to life again
    For awhile living was
    more than beautiful

    © 1979
    Joel

    1. mcullen Post author

      justinefos – beautifully written – gentle, poignant and telling a story.

  2. justinefos

    Thank You, Marlene. I am rediscovering pieces that I had never considered would be appreciated.
    Justine

    1. mcullen Post author

      What fun, Justine!

  3. justinefos

    I’ve become a connoisseur of the
    taste of words
    Like the richness of ‘BRIGADOON’
    as it rumbles over my tongue
    Or the sweet taste of ‘kiss’, ‘Tamalpias’
    or ‘stars’
    The soft full roundness of ‘Love’
    and ‘You’.

    1. mcullen Post author

      This is so lovely and fun, Justine! I love your opening line. . . “connoisseur of the taste of words.” Yum!

  4. justinefos

    To Live

    To live is to experience the joy
    of uninhibited laughter
    As well as the anguish known
    only
    Through losing one loved
    beyond
    understanding

    It is the awe experienced during
    A perfect
    Pristine
    Sunrise
    The completion found in the
    Magnificent glow of an
    Ocean-side
    Sunset

    To live is to know the wonder
    captured by a child’s eyes
    watching something
    “magical”

    It is the exquisite joy shared
    when lovers embrace,
    trust,
    touch

    To live is to NOT hold back
    the, “I loves…”
    that rise up
    In your heart
    and deserve
    to be released
    if, but only
    with a smile

    honoring
    the tears
    when ‘thorns of
    life’
    press
    deep enough
    to bring
    pain.

    © M Justine Foster
    Fall 2007/July 2015

    1. mcullen Post author

      Justine, Powerful emotions conveyed through these strong verbs and descriptive nouns and adjectives. Complex emotional fullness experienced when reading your carefully chosen words. Thanks for posting.

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