‘It looks like a spider crawled through ink and then onto your page, Paul.’ I do believe this was not offered as a positive critique of my already burgeoning artistic temperament and technique by my class teacher Mrs Kendrick, but is it how I received it. I thought this was so Cool. My words look like spider footprints!
From that day forward writing became a magical thing. It could transform the page and my mind all in one go. Scribbling became synonymous with freedom. So i scribbled. Poems and thoughts and journaling my way through life. Of course I read other scribbles too but theirs were always printed. Not the same.
pencil to paper
i honour the tree spirit
spring circles winter
Kim asks us to write a Handwriting Haibun for the dVerse prompt. This is my submission. Why not pop by and check out the wonderful group of poets and perhaps pen a poem of your own.
fun that you took a negative comment and flipped it (and didn’t realize it until much much later). spider footprints leading you on.
Fun! My teacher said my handwriting was unreadable. You mos def got the best remark. This Paul Scribbles was born.
I love spider writing, Paul, and your title! I’m glad you took the comment as a positive one and let it take you to magical things like writing poems. That’s a great haiku, too.
What a great way to start writing… follow in the footsteps of spiders … love the thought of honoring the tree in your haiku
I love all of this Paul, love how your spider scribbles ignited your love of writing. Words are the most wonderful things.
Anna :o]
Printed scribbles aren’t the same. I wonder if I should include a photo of the first draft of a poem when I post one.
Yeah! I;d be curious!
Image now included above.
Where?
In the main text of the poem
Good idea. I’ve added a shot of my handwriting.
I am looking at the spiders differently now, never imagined they would inspire such lovely scribbles. most interesting haibun I have read.
In the tradition of Southwest Native Americans, the clan mother Weaves the Web is the creative spirit. They celebrate her in the month of October. So it is only fitting….
To keep crawling across the page or screen.
I really like this. It has a lot if personality.
Completely delightful!
Love this spider writing of yours. All positivity in life can shape you into a writer you are. You are a talent poet.
Aren’t we all lucky our writing experiences somehow led us to the fascination of putting words on paper. Some of us are even “alchemists of words!”