Kultivate Magazine - December 2016 Issue

driven to spill them onto the paper I was thankful for that response, guided by the pen, it is a release. but did not want to linger so I pushed forward with my next question, "Have you ever spoken at I took a bite out of the pancakes I a real life poetry venue?" He was had rezzed on my plate and sat up a happy to tell me, "Yes! It was a moment posing the question to blast. Public speaking is my wheel him, "When writing poetry are house. Simply doing my poems put there any rituals that you perform me at ease. I relay my words and or do you just sit and began to pour thoughts. I was truly at home." from your spirit?" He says, "When I am inspired to write, I sit and get at He says "at home" when it comes to it." He was straight to the point and words. It amazes me when I speak he kept it simple. I thank him for with these writers/poets how each that information. of them find comfort like I do in words. I find so much comfort I went on to say, "Have you had any sometimes it’s like I could crawl up real life success in spoken word? in them and sleep. But, I know it’s any Second Life successes? He told time to dig a little deeper in the me, "Yes, I am being well received crevices of this marvelous mind so I in both worlds. Poetry has been a ask, "What emotions do you convey pleasant surprise to those who in your poetry and why? What know me in RL. And, I have gotten a emotions do you want to express to ton of support. In SL, I am beginning the readers overall in your work?" to get my name out there as one of He kept it concise like all of his anthe sought after poets." I swers, but I still adored what he had congratulated him on his new found to say. "Like any artist or poet, I fame here in SL. I asked him want you to feel what I feel. I want sincerely, "When you compare the my feelings to leap into your heart two in accolades which would you and mind and be moved like I was say is greater? and, why?" He moved. Sometimes it works, quickly retorts, "Real life of course. sometimes it doesn't." he goes on It is because I know who I am to say. speaking to and I know that their feedback is trustworthy. " "Has your work motivated anyone