sillyness seems to abound around here right now.
You have no idea what it is like to be at a loss for words. Perhaps, sometimes, what you write doesn't live up to the standard of what you want to say. That does not diminish it's quality to those for whom you write it.
I have 2 favorite quotes that I like to use. The first is "All science is physics or stamp collecting." The second is "In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite." The reason I like the second quote is that it really gives you a view of the mind of a scientist. I say I am not a writer, yet I can write; in fact, I do quite well with technical writing and have been told that I manage to hold the reader's interest, yet I cannot write stories, I cannot create things that say something about my heart. I cannot take what is inside me and wrap it in such a way as to make it a gift to the world; to have the beauty of the packaging equal or surpass the beauty of the content. I am in constant awe of those who can. I see the piece of poetry that you wrote to Mark, and I cannot for the life of me understand how someone can create such a thing. Without the feeling behind it, the words themselves are beautiful. Yet the meaning blows me away.
Luc, you are not the packaging, you are much more. You think the packaging is the gift, and it isn't. The packaging is the fun, the real gift is that person inside who not only feels, but wants to share those feelings. You may be at a loss as to what to say, or currently inadequate with the expression, that's fine, learn to deal with it.
Don't take away the real gift because you can't afford the wrapping paper right now, just wrap it in a grocery list.
smiles and hugs
:king: Snow Dog