To My Prose Friends Here And The Prose Team

Hi all!

I don’t know how to tag names.

I just wanted to send a very sincere thanks, with hulking heaps of gratitude to all who have taken the time to read my poems, whether you commented, liked them or didn’t.

Just knowing some fellow poets read them really blessed me.

I want to thank Prose and their incredible team for their literary platform, as it has opened me up to some truly daring, cutting edge and inspiring poets. I was also speechless that “Beguiling Eye” was chosen and read on your channel! I shared that with my family and friends like a kid at Christmas.

I’ve completed my first book, 50 poems chosen out of 80, and it’s being professionally formatted by an author friend.

I have zero idea on the next step thereafter:

Self publish or shop it to UK Publishers? (Comments are welcomed on this one ☺️)

Either way, I believe in it, am blessed and grateful that the good Lord gave me the desire and ability to express my heart through words.

If you happen to read this, I encourage you to realize that Prose has offered a home to us; a literary dorm, think tank, social club or the equivalent of hanging with good people, enjoying what’s on our minds and hearts, where no one is too weird or too normal, but everyone can come as they are.

No stuffy pretension, just a wonderfully raw place that has afforded me the kind luxury of excitedly sharing my poems, and the thrill of discovering brilliant poets that inspire me (and I can’t tag, as I don’t know how, but you all are terrific.)

Prose and the community has been a profoundly wonderful find for me, and has encouraged me to move forward in my book, and believing more in myself.

OK, my morning cup of coffee is wanting to prattle me on, but anyhow, a huge thanks.

Be well, be blessed, be happy and never give up.

LDW

xx