The Limerist, A Limerick Options

[4rum]

There once was a lass from Connnecticut
Whose charms she kept wrapped in her petticoat
Til along came a man
With a slow roving hand
Now where is Connecticut's etiquette?

[4rum]

'lo Steve;

I probably have more respect and admiration for the sincere and dedicated efforts exhibited here than any other site I've ever seen. I'm also deeply grateful for the permissiveness extended to me personally in posting material that is not nearly on par with much of MM's content.

I understand and accept that literature needs some discipline, however, my personal reflection remains that if in the persuit of proper spelling, grammar and punctuation, we stifle creativity, then we are guilty of the greater disservice. We should continue to grow and improve our intellect with gentle regard for the station of others (this site does that, by the way). Above all, we need to reflect on what we seek as the reward for our work. If it is perfection (which I don't see as unreasonable for those that NEED it), then that is where the satisfaction will lie in our writing. If it is joy of expression, then we must rejoice at the completion of our thoughts successfully committed to paper. If it is sharing friendship through the common bond of penning and exhibiting, then that is where our inspiration will come from (thank goodness again for sites like MM).

In short ... ha,ha (I have issues with LOL) ((gawd... that's the first time I've committed it to text!)) we should have a wish to learn. We should be appreciative of good, sincere help when offered. We would do well to align ourselves with caring people who overlook some of our shortcomings and are a constant source of encourgement (hmmmm ... sounds like Lori don't it?) and lastly, we need to allow ourselves the satisfaction that even though a piece is ever open to improvement, when we can accept it as finished, it is then standing example of our own creativity.

Thanks for your encouragement Steve.

Sam