Life From a Writer's POV
I met a little Elf-man, once…
…Down where the lilies blow.
I asked him why he was so small…
…And why he didn’t grow.
He slightly frowned, and with his eye
He looked me through and through.
“I’m quite as big for me,” said he,
“As you are big for you.”
—JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
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Purple is my favorite color, and it always has been. But I love yellow for its cheerfulness.
It’s my daughter Bea’s favorite color.
And she wears it well, don’t you think?
She isn’t the only one.
Whether yellow comes as a tasteful accent…
…a warm background…
…a pleasing bit of contrast…
…or a big splash of color…
…Ma Nature wears it well too.
…and so do her children.
We’ve borrowed this sunny hue from nature to brighten our homes on the outside…
…and on the inside too.
It shines a cheerful light through the darkness…
…and lifts our spirits.
It warms us from the inside out.
Yellow comes in many eye-catching colors and goes by many names…goldenrod, schoolbus, taxicab yellow…
Maize, saffron, lemon…mmm, yellow never smelled so good.
Yellow means different things to different people. Does this signal mean approach slowly? Or go very very fast?
It might depend on whether you’re coming…
…or going.
Is it animal, vegetable, or mineral?
Never mind. That’s neither here nor there.
Want to dance?
All images and words copyright 2014 Naomi Baltuck
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Well? What do you think? Is it half full or half empty?
Do you see a gray cloudy day or blue skies?
Is the task before you huge and daunting?
Or are you ready to dig in?
Of course, your perspective will be affected by where you are…
…where you’re going…
…or your current situation in life.
Timing can certainly affect your perspective.
When you have no control over certain events, you can still choose the lens through which you look.
Will this injury leave a horrible scar or provide material for a good story to tell the relatives back home?
Is this an obstacle to folding clean laundry, or the cutest kid in the world?
Do you feel the damp and see the darkness, or admire the view?
It’s not always this easy to find a happy place….
…or even the light at the end of the tunnel.
Sometimes you have to write yourself a better ending.
It helps to have someone who understands.
Who can lend a hand.
Who can help you put things in perspective.
If you can’t change your path, then do whatever the hell it takes to change your perspective.
Sometimes the glass really is half empty, but who says you can’t fill up the darn thing? In fact, fill up another one too, for a friend.
All images and words copyright 2013 Naomi Baltuck.
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Writing Between the Lines 