Write

What is says on the tin!

Write

Write for arts sake,

not for f**k sake

to impress

or to join the circles.

Write  for passion,

the only true reason

to express

is life's true miracles.

Write because you believe

in something,

anything

that truly matters.

Write for love,

give it voice

give it life,

gift it to the world.

 

 

16/07/15

Author's Note

Reviews

[DougWinky]

"write for art's sake/ not for f**k's sake"

Ha!! What are you 12 years old?

Come on man, that's just cheesy.

[Kelly Scheppers]

My new favorite.

I am partial to the last verse, only because I feel you've truly defined what it is - to write!

[Roxie M]

Well said! I am so glad you wrote this, you speak for many. I always enjoy your music.

[Sai]

This piece gives me encouragement

[Echoes of Eros]

May we all find that deeper place in us to write from, and then may we bleed ever so profusely on the page. So powerfully voiced, my friend.

[Willard Wells]

Absolutely correct John, I like it. Thanks,

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Willard.

[Richard🖌]

A thought-provoking work, John, if ever there was one.
There certainly in no lack of passion in your ink, My Friend, and I truly must agree; for, what is art without it?

Cold, indifferent, calculated, neutered, etc; expression tends to leave one's senses numb and uninspired … though, admittedly, there are those who relate to such, as there are all kinds in the world … so, I suppose every genre of writing has a place, but I know it is not for me.

I don't get this line,"not for f**k sake"? Toss-in a space between title and verse, and separating verses lends a greater sense of openness, freedom, and enjoyment.

Good stuff, John … I really enjoy the way your grey matter functions! ⁓ Richard

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you so much Richard. Not everyone will like that second line. 'for f**k sake' is a common phrase used to convey frustration which is why I put it in and for its impact and to convey what I was feeling.

[Richard🖌]

Oh, I just did not get the meaning of that line; it is not a common phrase here, but now I see. You are welcome, John.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

PS I recently took on board your comments about verses which I do not always find natural in my pieces and I wrote three poems in stanzas, quatrains in iambic pentameter. Would love your views on them Richard as they are not my natural form: http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/Passion8/1586842/, http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/Passion8/1587442/ and http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/Passion8/1587547/ Many thanks for your help and guidance.

[Richard🖌]

Had to post my comment three times before it took … sheesch!

[Pushkar Prabhat]

so very true.......
passion is the only true inspiration for art..........
and this is truly passionate......
i loved it!!!
:)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you so much Pushkar.

[Pushkar Prabhat]

you are welcome Sir............ :) :)

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This surely is the most passionate way to write...write from the heart with all the passion you can muster and let it breathe on its own so that others may read and be inspired to write the same way...well-said, my friend...

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ha thanks FT, all your work has soul.

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You are welcome, John, and thanks for that, my friend!