Writing Is Like...

Writing is like a windowpane

opening out to the world.

It fogs up at times

but with care becomes

a lens to life.

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Writing is the pen
sweeping the page,

dipping into the

inkwell of life.

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Writing is like the breath:

the rise and fall,

the peace and struggle,

the pause and flow,

the mindful inhale and

the thoughtful exhale

that link to sensory emotions.
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Writing is nature's lens

to a world of beauty-

to all that can be seen

and wondered upon.
©CV, 2017
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Thank you to my colleague, Michelle H. Barnes, for this month's ditty challenge chosen by Melissa Manlove, Senior Editor at Chronicle Books. The challenge is to write a poem that explores how writing (or a book) is like something else. Click here to read the Michelle's interview with Melissa Manlove. You can read other poems at Michelle's May 2017 padlet.