sliver of sunset
sneaks past
the bedroom curtain
Author: bryon
Quotable 486
Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.
– E. L. Doctorow
haiku 604
sunset
power line divides
Venus, Jupiter
Quotable 485
Introverts are good writers because they’ve been refining their inner dialogue their whole lives and have imaginary conversations with people on a daily basis.
– Alexander Pennington
haiku 603
little bird
hops around
on new snow
Quotable 484
Art is the closest we can come to understanding how a stranger really feels.
– Roger Ebert
haiku 602
north wind
divides his beard
east and west
Quotable 483
The hard part of writing isn’t the writing; it’s the thinking. You can solve most of your writing problems if you stop after every sentence and ask: What does the reader need to know next?
– William Zinsser
haiku 601
bird feeder –
snowflakes flit
around the sparrows
Quotable 482
The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation.
– James Fenton