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Writing from my own experience ...

9/27/2017

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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, popularly known as Oscar Wilde, who wrote plays, fiction, essays, and beautifully rich poetry, reportedly said, "Experience is one thing you cannot get for nothing.

Decades and decades ago, I purchased a full-dress drum set from an neighbor ... once he'd finally lowered the price substantially.  I immediately set myself to learn all I could about playing drums.

I took an ever so brief introductory lesson from someone in a local shop that sold drums, and set about applying what he had shown me when I got home.  Eventually, I was able to actually play them. 

At some point, my technique became more or less automatic and I was able to let my hands and feet do the drumming more or less on their own while I sat there immersed within the syncopated rhythm.

That's when I got up and walked.  My entire purpose in buying and learning to play my drum set was to experience that immersion so that I could write a poem about sitting there within the beats.

I applied this approach to learning to simultaneously play the piano and sing along with a tune, as well.  Then I turned my attention to my guitar and did likewise.  I did this mainly for those experiences.

Along the way, I developed a much deeper appreciation for music, and especially so for classical Music after I learned to play some short, simplified pieces.  I was even able to compose a bit of music.

I had never actually intended to master any of these instruments, (this poet is more explorer than perfectionist), but I paid for these experiences with patience, time and a bit of ready cash, for poetry.    

 
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    I've written many poems over the years.  This blog is a preview of my books: Echoes, Neo-Victorian Poetry (April 2013), Echoes ll, More Neo-Victorian Poetry (May 2014), Echoes lll, Even More Neo-Victorian Poetry, (August 2016), A Compilation of Echoes. (September 2016), and When None Command (April 13, 2019)

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