the man on the silver screen

creativity can happen anywhere, anytime and sometimes it surprises you. a while ago i rewatched the old film “sabrina” with harrison ford and julie ormond and in it sabrina is a girl who has grown up loving the youngest son of a rich family but he never notices her until one particular day. i remember sititng there watching thinking what a predator the guy was and wouldn’t you know it, creativity struck and before long i was sitting there writing not watching. here’s the piece that came from that.

the man on the silver screen

he smiles

with predatory eyes

the man on the silver screen

to him

love is but a game

to the victor the spoils

the young girl

 adoringly looks his way

with innocent eyes

she doesn’t see

beyond

beyond her hopes

her dreams

of a long white gown

and champagne

as the band plays on

but he sees

and to him

the game is on

© Lyn Packer

inspired by the film “sabrina”

Quotable quotes – on writing

i was looking at my vast collection of quotes the other day – sometimes i love to just read them and ponder them, sometimes i look to them for inspiration and sometimes like today they are the inspiration. here’s a few quotes on writing and creativity to get you thinking.

“you never know what you will learn ‘til you start writing. then you discover truths you never knew existed.” – anita brookner

“let your mind alone and see what happens”.  – virgil thomson

“to me the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the inner music that words make”. truman capote

‘writing is my refuge. it’s where i go. it’s where i find that integrity i have.’ – charles. b. johnson

“the best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes.” – agatha christie

‘writing is the only thing that when i do it, i don’t feel i should be doing something else” – gloria steinem

“the creative power cannot be repressed, one must give vent to what one feels”.  – vincent van gogh

“life is not long for anybody and the problem is only to make something of it.”  – vincent van gogh

“it is a pity that as one gradually gains experience, one gradually loses ones youth”. –  vincent van gogh

“you should be writing something from your life, from the depths of your soul. there is more in you than this,” he said, “if you have the courage to hear it.” – louisa may alcott – from the film adaptation of little women

“humanity is in your tears. “no tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.” – robert frost