As soon as I read this Ultimate Blog Challenge prompt, I felt a poem would be a perfect response. Keep in mind – this is a draft!
This Is Me
by Andrea M. Page
When I was younger,
I abandoned any fear,
running on overgrown dirt trails,
(alongside my siblings)
down to a waterfall, where
everything was wet with mist,
crawling crayfish,
and glistening spiderwebs.
We’d splash,
catch, release,
and climb
all afternoon.
The truth is our summer friends
were curiosity and wonder.
When I was a young writer,
I abandoned my fear
of being too late.
I leaned on
curiosity and wonder
to grow in my craft,
to learn from new friends and mentors,
soaking up their wisdom,
playing with a waterfall of words,
overgrown, mucky,
mind-boggling seed ideas
and drafty-drafts.
Wonder and curiosity not wasted,
but embraced.
The truth is, being an author is hard work,
done mostly in solitude.
But everyday I look up to the sky,
wide…vast…open to possibility,
in gratitude for my journey,
my family and community.
My heart is filled with
hope
and love for writing for children.
This is me.