The Writing Place

I dedicate the following poem to all writers … like me, they also know all about “The Writing Place”.

The Writing Place

by Sherry Dixon

I go to this place to find peace and purpose

                to find myself.

I go to this place by invitation only

                an invitation from my soul.

I cannot enter this place when my mind demands

                it is my heart that is the gatekeeper.

I become silent to enter, enveloped in a thick soft blanket of silence

                I no longer feel my heart beating.

I arrive at this place anywhere and at any time

                when my heart and soul are in harmony.

I do not realize the loveliness of this place when I am there

                and yet after, I remember it vividly.

I remember the serenity, the completeness

                the totality of being.

I know when I am there but I do not know

                at what point I leave.

But I remember … I am still … I am silent

                and I am there again, I am me again.

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William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition

I will be submitting my book, Natural Destiny,  in the William Faulkner – William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition.  The competition is open for entries; the original deadline was April 1, 2011 but it has been extended to May 1, 2011.   All writers take note.  Go to the competition website for more details:  http://www.wordsandmusic.org/ .  Don’t miss the deadline?