Happy Library Lovers Month! When browsing a library or
bookstore do you typically have a particular author or theme in mind? Would you
agree that reading for relaxation is one of the most enjoyable paths to
inspiration?
Even the most thought out plans can get derailed sometimes
and much-needed writing time is forsaken.
When that happens I often resort to long moments of window-gazing (shh, don’t
tell ;-)) and thinking of – or writing – Haikus. In honor of National Haiku Writing Month, I’m sharing a poem by one who I
think is a master at sketching nature in prose, Masaoka Shiki:
Toward
those short trees
we
saw a hawk descending
on a
day in spring
The IWSG optional question of the month is “What do you love about the genre you write
in most often?” The first word that
comes to mind is impressionable. The second thought I have is caution; the care
that must be taken to ensure that the fresh, new pallet of a child’s mind is
painted in wondrous enchantment. I can’t think of a better backdrop than
nature.
On this day in literary history,
one of my earliest favorite authors was born. While the stories by Laura Ingalls
Wilder no doubt live on in the hearts of many today (including mine), her style
and subject matter remains a source of timeless inspiration for writers of life in its
sincerest form.
So, what are you writing?
"Home is the nicest word there is" ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder
