I'm no novelist.Or anything else, I suppose, except, just possibly a poet, once in a while. - Vernon Scannell

The intellect had rejected the rational basis of belief, yet the imagination & sensibility yearn for simple faith.

Whether we are writing prose or verse we must never use language in a merely decorative way, every qualifying word, every adjective and adverb must be carefully inspected & weighed before it is used and ask before its use , is it really necessary.

In the excitement and rigours of the game or battle with words and shapes, self-interest is mislaid and objective truth may often be revealed.