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The Touch of Love
By
Donald L. Vasicek
The breath of lavender sweeps me
into microcosms of you. I touch
it’s delicate blossoms and feel your
smooth face. I smell it’s majestic
columns and see your strong
eyes. I feel it’s soft sharpness and
tumble in your hair. I see it waving
in the wind and hear you whispering
your magic in my ear. I am gone.
I am gone. I will not return to what
I knew life to be before our lips
touched and we exploded into love.
-I Just Wanted to Tell You That I Loved You
You know, there was this special little place where I hid.
It had doors and windows and the smell of lavender.
The smell always brought me to you.
You know, you, the woman I love.
How can I feel anything else but love for you?
How?
That’s why I hid in this special little place.
To hide my love for you.
Then, I told you I loved you.
I told you I wanted to hold you in my arms.
I told you I wanted to feel your warmth next to me.
I told you I wanted to stroke your hair and kiss your lips.
I told you I wanted to be with you.
I know that’s heavy stuff, but I had to tell you.
I see now that you have your own hiding place
and
it has nothing to do with me.
-Donald L. Vasicek
In every story, there must be a beginning, a middle,and an end. It must contain a main theme that holds everything in the story together. The story should also have a main character who has to achieve a goal in the story. There should also be an opposing force,an antagonist, and/or a villain who has the same goal, but for a different reason and who goes about achieving the goal in a different way.
Another key element to writing an effective story is to make sure you are “showing” the story and not “telling” the story. The way you accomplish this is to pay special attention to your verb usage. Using passive verbs results in “telling” the story. Using action verbs results in “showing” the story. You must have the instinct to know when to use passive verbs and when to use action verbs. This will make a big difference in the effectiveness of your story.
A compelling story always contains these story elements. It is in the execution of these elements that determines how compelling your story will be.
I hope this is of help to you.
Best Regards,
Donald L. Vasicek