I was seven years old when I wrote my first poem. A neighbor’s flower garden had captivated my
attention. Yellow Black-eyed Susans cavorting
with purple Russian Sage and white Daisies tittering amongst each other had
beckoned me merrily to come closer. As I
watched butterflies dance in and out and around the flowers, a bubble of
unexpected joy expanded within me, and suddenly I knew that I must capture that
feeling before it burst.
34 years later I still marvel at those two verses:
The
flouers are lauffing; the butterflyes are dancing.
My heart
is ful becuz the world is romanzing.
Even at that tender age, I had learned the power of words,
albeit misspelled. I wanted to convey my
emotions, and the written word became my medium. In that moment, the words Maya Angelou would
one day speak: “There is no greater
agony than bearing an untold story inside you,” became my reality.
As writers, we write for many reasons. Some write so our ordinary lives will be
extraordinary. Others write to impact
the world around us. A few write for the
money. Many write as a way of bringing meaning
to our world. Most of us, though, write
simply because we must.
Aimless thoughts ambling about our minds become coherent
strands, weaving an articulate argument, only when our pens hit the paper. Random images fluttering here and there turn
into scenic descriptions, enchanting the mundane, once typed into our computers. Hurts and disappointments evolve over time,
creating stories of strength, mirth, or truth, as we journal in our diaries.
No matter why you write, we offer you an opportunity to
enjoy the benefits we provide as a writers’ collaborative. Craft workshops, creative writing groups,
author events – our hope and desire is that you will find a supportive
community that encourages your personal writing endeavors, whatever they may
be. As French novelist, Anaïs
Nin, once said: “We write to taste life twice, in the moment
and in retrospect.” We invite you to
savor all that writing can be.
Paula Castner
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