The Authors Apprentice

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stevenstirk
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The Authors Apprentice

Postby stevenstirk » Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:53 pm

(I've not been writing much of late. Any creativity I had, has gone into erecting my new
garden shed. The instructions are supposed to be easy enough for a Seven year old to follow).
Signed...........stevenstirk (Aged 6)
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"I wish I could write" said the authors apprentice
"I follow you round like in loco parentis
And hang on each word that drips down from your nib
And pretend I'm a writer...If only a fib"

"Of course" said the author "just come to your senses
Don't hide in my shadow behind false pretenses
Just take a fresh quill and write down as you think
And then watch as your feelings appear in fresh ink"

And so I sat down and began with pure fluence
Without understanding of logic or nuance
To magic my words and as if by pure chance
They appeared on the vellum and started to dance

So now I'M the author , the master's departed
The lessons he taught me shall now be imparted
In sonnet; in free verse; in essay or rhyme
To those who shall listen to words such as mine

And all that I ask is the gift of inciting
A reader who never thought much of his writing
To learn from the master, that what he desired
Was the pride that he took from all those he inspired

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Stella
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Re: The Authors Apprentice

Postby Stella » Tue Jun 16, 2015 8:44 pm

i wouldn't worry too much about the shed Steven, let the kids have fun putting it up, it might end up as a wooden tent!

i love how you always find humour in everything and i always smile when i see your name; this verse is so apt for any author's apprentice to remember:

"Of course" said the author "just come to your senses
Don't hide in my shadow behind false pretenses
Just take a fresh quill and write down as you think
And then watch as your feelings appear in fresh ink

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Tom Balch
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Re: The Authors Apprentice

Postby Tom Balch » Wed Jun 17, 2015 5:12 am

A man and his shed! I know what you´re going through mate. All joking aside this is a fantastic piece, well crafted, well rhymed and so wonderfully penned, Steven. Great poetry my friend. Now back to the joking... a poem for you.

Flat Pack Shed

I´ll not pretend for one minute
that it´s been easy,
in fact it´s been quite the opposite,

when I started out on this project
things looked straight forward
with no obvious problems ahead,

but how wrong can one be,
things started to go wrong..... when
I took all the pieces out of the box.

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stevenstirk
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Re: The Authors Apprentice

Postby stevenstirk » Wed Jun 17, 2015 9:09 am

He He Love it Tom.
My shed has six sides and two floors. As you enter through the
window, please don't forget to wipe your feet on the ceiling.


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