Tuesday, May 24, 2022

My Endorsement of Two Writers' Ideas on Writing

"The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash." So wrote Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). And not necessarily in that order. Here is a found poem of mine in which I endorse two ideas of writers Brendan Francis and Dorothy Parker on writing.


What an author likes
to write most
is his signature
on the back
of a check.

To him, the two most
beautiful
words in the English
language are:
"Check enclosed."



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