Sue,
Thanks for the thoughtful and tolerant reply. Yes it would be possible to
say the same story in chapters and seriously I would consider trying to
write it, (am now considering it) whatever my limitations. Wish I had a
clone to do the work though (not that I don't enjoy it; it's just having the
time at this stage in my life.)
Colin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue Scalf" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: newsub/forest
> In a message dated 02/28/2003 12:20:38 PM Central Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << Wish I
> were more of as poet. I feel like I have a symphony in my head and all
I've
> got to play it is a tin whistle.
>
> Thanks for the crit and keep it coming.
>
>
> Colin
> >>
>
> What you describe in this letter is indeed a symphony. It is just way too
> much for your poem "Forest" to carry. You might try this, Colin, and you
> will be busy for a long time, but what you will have will be a
masterpiece:
> put a number one at the top of this one. Then go on and write other poems
> exploring in depth the things you have mentioned. Number each one. You
may
> wind up with thirty pages or more. And then you will have a book! But a
> theme as you have presented it in your letter may take a book. It could
very
> well be worth it as indicated by your marvelous beginning. Think about
it.
> I expect this will take several years. So I am hitting you here with
> something that may seem way more than you want to tackle, but it seems to
me
> that symphonies are that way too. Sue
>
>
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