Monday, October 31, 2011

Where Ideas Dance





 




 


Ideals are like stars: you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the ocean desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them, you reach your destiny.

~Carl Schurz






When a writer sits before his desk with outstretched arms to type
it is like an awkward dancer tapping upon a stage
the ideas and words swing and tango until they just collide 
and then they make their grand entrance one by one hitting the page.



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23 comments:

  1. Dulçe ♥October 31, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    I completely agree with Schurz and you, my dear Carrie-(long time not see!!!)

    Yes, it so happens with words in our minds... all you have to do is lift up the curtains for them to act... and the show is guaranteed!

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  2. HelenaOctober 31, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    And what a beautiful combination they make! Succinct and poetically sweet!

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  3. jabblogOctober 31, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    If only it were that easy but I do like the idea of words dancing and creating meaning:-)
    I love your header - it's magnificent.

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  4. Brian MillerOctober 31, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    nice...great metaphor...it is a dance...and sometimes it is graceful and then sometimes...well...smiles.

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  5. Kathy BischopingOctober 31, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    Nice rhyme scheme, as I mark it, it largely swings along in a kind of Morse code short-long-short-long, but breaks for changes in pace that underscore the sound, image, and meaning of "tapping" and "one by one".

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  6. Stafford RayOctober 31, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    Yes it is like that, ideas coming together in a dance. Love your new photo.

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  7. UnknownOctober 31, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    yes! that is writing! at 1st its awkward & you dont know exactly whats to come about... sometimes a beautiful piece is the end product.. other times not so much! great poem.

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  8. MaryOctober 31, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    What a beautiful description of the process of writing.

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  9. Tumblewords:October 31, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    A delightful read!

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  10. gautami tripathyNovember 1, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Loved it!

    innards

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  11. ChristineNovember 1, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    perfect read to what we are all thinking about with this prompt, nice magpie

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  12. Chronicles of IllusionsNovember 1, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Oh yes - that makes so much sense - love it !!!!!

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  13. Lucy WestenraNovember 1, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    We've all had that feeling. Once or twice. Mostly not, but we soldier on regardless.

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  14. UnknownNovember 1, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    I love the quote and then your little piece. So few words can express the soul in a million different ways. Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

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  15. Tarang SinhaNovember 1, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    Nice piece of writing! "the ideas and words swing and tango until they just collide" I really liked this line:)

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  16. Other MaryNovember 2, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    Great comparison...love the image of the awkward dance.

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  17. Nana JoNovember 2, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    Your imagery is just beautiful, and so perfectly apt.

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  18. LolamouseNovember 3, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    Great metaphors! Sometimes my writing feels like a dance, and sometimes more like a drunken stagger!

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  19. kelvin s.m.November 3, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    ..ah, excellent.. words do reflect in our actions.. as for me, ‘tis very timely and suits perfectly with what i’m currently going through.. thanks for the lessons and the read!(:

    Brightest blessings!(:

    ~Kelvin

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  20. MartinNovember 3, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    I love the image of ideas and words that swing and tango.

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  21. The Blog of BeeNovember 4, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    Writing is not easy! The ideas are there and sometimes they come together and sometimes they don't. You have described it perfectly Carrie.

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  22. Eileen T O'Neill .....November 7, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    Carrie,

    So nice to find your words. It can be difficult sometimes to 'hear the message' when we are in a difficult place.
    I love your seasonal Blog image Carrie. It would be very inspirational in itself!
    Eileen :)

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  23. rchNovember 8, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    I miss my old typewriter now, I think I'll dig it out and peck away until something waltzes along, nice one :^)

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