An Ounce in a Bucket

ride through the spectrum

John McPhee has published more than 25 books,

even though he rarely writes more than 500 words a day.

He once tried tying himself to a chair to force himself to write more, but it didn’t work.

He said, “People say to me, ‘Oh, you’re so prolific.’

God, it doesn’t feel like it — nothing like it.

But, you know, you put an ounce in a bucket each day, you get a quart.”

Please enjoy my new book for free!

Please go to Blurb to read the book for free.
http://www.blurb.com/b/4348076-riddles

Try to view it in full screen format to read the poems easily.

My Marketing Vision

My fellow poet,Joy Acey, wants to know more about my Marketing Vision.
All my former books have been for “children of all ages“.
The next one, “Riddles”, will be for parents and pre-schoolers to read together.
My Blurb books were created to be free Galleries for friends and family on line. (Turn the page with the curser.)
Several editors have said that they are not written for children. (but sometimes about children)
So I have begun editing my 30 odd riddles, looking for single syllable words and straight-forward photos.
Amy VanDerwater’s book – Forest Has a Song – inspires me with its classic spacing.
So that lay-out is my design vision; the color themes will evolve; and the lovers of the book resonate.
(Like many fresh flowers in water at the farmer’s market.)

Riddle#14 Epigraph

A logo is an epigraph.

A motto or quotation, as at the beginning of a literary composition, setting forth a theme.
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc., suggesting its theme
quotation, quote, citation
1. repeat, recite, reproduce, recall, echo, extract, excerpt, proclaim, parrot, paraphrase, retell
2. refer to, cite, give, name, detail, relate, mention, instance, specify, spell out, recount, recollect, make reference to, adduce
3. estimate, state, tender, set, offer, bid
noun
(Informal) quotation, passage, excerpt, reference, extract, citation

The artist, like the saint shows us how to love.
To love, one must make oneself invisible.
Nancy Willard

Epigraph (A list poem)

jump start
motto
quotation
theme
repeat
echo
proclaim
cite
name
detail
instance
specify
adduce
state
offer