Please read these words
slowly.
They arrived after careful,
purposeful searching.
Some people say that writing
is not work,
but writers know
the work of writing.
Occasionally, but rarely,
the words pour down,
like a sudden, summer
thundershower.
But most of the time
the words arrive slowly,
like the gradual, daily growth
of new leaves in the spring.
Writing requires patience, persistence,
and perceptive discernment,
to know when
you have it right.
Knowing when
it's done.
© 2026 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. Bird Island, North Carolina
2. Home Woods - Cannonsburg, Michigan
