and I can still remember
the first piece I ever wrote.
To say it was terrible
is an understatement to say the least,
but I am not ashamed I wrote it
no matter how bad it was.
It’s a part of my history now,
the beginning point
for everything I have achieved,
the first step that I took.
It was a bit clumber some
as all first steps usually are,
unless you are a genius
of which I am clearly not.
They say the more you practice,
the better you are going to get.
I have been practicing
for forty years now
and I am still not perfect yet.
Nor do I think I will ever be,
for if I thought I was perfect
I would give up completely.
I am still learning
and I’ll remain that way
until the day I eventually die.
So, if you see mistakes in my work
you’ll understand the reason why,
I am still learning
on how to get it right.
19 July 2008

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I wrote for the wrong reason
and that was to get rich quick.
As the years progressed
one, two, five and ten
my reasons for writing changed
I began to love what I did.
As my love grew for words
the better, I got
and now I take my time
with everything I write.
Today I have what I want
a readership wanting more.
I could not of wished
for anything better.
They say life is what you make it.
I made mine with a satisfied mind.
I may not be rich in money,
but I have friends by the score.
Success is not about riches,
it is about being appreciated
for whatever you choose to do
and I have found my success now.
I live my life satisfied;
I am at peace with the world.
My friends stretch around the globe
and I cannot ask for anything more.

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my parents remarked
on what I was doing
was just a passing phase
and I would soon get over it.
Now with 1307 songs and lyrics,
just over 3000 poems,175 short stories,
34 books and 3 plays written
I am still on this passing phase.
Maybe one day this passing phase will end
and I will become a proper writer.
It has been a long apprenticeship and I will pass it,
then that passing phase will be through
and I will have to think of another passing phase
I can drive myself through.
I could become an opera singer or a pop star,
or maybe a Shakespearean Actor, the ideas are endless.
However, until then any ideas would be most welcome
and I will try to do my best to see what I can do.
19 August 2014
(Author’s Note:
At the time of writing all the figures of what I have written is accurate.)

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