These Are My JOTtings...

Is the Task Too Big?

Is the task too big?

I think.
     I write.
          I ask.
               I express.
The poems come as sure as breath,
but they can become
forced,
     stale,
          over-used
and in need of fresh life.

Is the task too big?

Sight.
     Sound.
          Taste.
                 Smell.
                      Touch.
The senses must explode
or the readers will fall asleep.
Imagery brings readers
into the experience of the mind,
like a movie,
       like a dream alive,
                like hope given birth,
immersed in JOY!

Is the task too big?

Can I write a story
that has ne'er before been writ?
Can prose itself bring glory?
Do I have words that fit?

A novel,
     novella,
          novelette,
Short story,
         flash fiction,
                micro flash fiction
Can I write in these genres?

Is the task too big?

Can I give readers respite?
Can I bring peace to hearts
for a moment,
          a day,
              a night,
                   a week,
                       a year?

Is the task too big?

Do I have what it takes to be memorable?
Can I write something that will last beyond my life?
Is it possible to be another...
Tolkien,
     Lewis,
          Burns,
               Alcorn,
                  or Alcott?

Is the task too big?

Can I reach that part of me
that is truly
         memorable,
              substantive,
                    readable?

What experiences do I have that are
             unique,
                  wonderful,
                       truly me
and no one else?

Is the task too big?

Or is the task just the right size,
when I look to the Lord, Who made me
as He walks with me to the core
of who He made me to be?

by Jay O'Toole
on May 9th, 2017