Original Poetry and Stories

I am now retired from the job that pays the bills. Not required to listen to editors or managers. Not that I did anyway. Maybe I'm takin' me too many chances With no net at all Maybe I'll teach you at least that You've got to be free when you fall Kris Kristopherson, Watch closely now A thought for the reader; read out loud, for the sound of the word cares not how it is spelled, meaning is the mind of the perceived, at least four actions take place, as a word is read, think about it children, poetry and writing is so much more than written page, smiles and joy.... When I write, I first try to capture your senses, second give a simple message and finaly leave something a little deeper for those who want to find it. Walter Jones is what ever I choose to be, I am a writer, today. I have had many titles. Spent most of my life in Wisconsin, traveled the world, tasted many facets of life, father died when I was young, tour Vietnam, three grown children and a foster daughter, two still at home, married late in life, little I can not do, expect to leave this world a better place for me having been here. I write for pleasure, teaching, hope but mostly love of my fellow man. Each piece holds multiple messages, each person will take at least something from what they read, many will find more than they care to. More on the person, I strongly believe that the creativity of the writer is limited by the laws, rules, "norms" established by the literate, as Samuel Clemens is reported to have said, the populous buy the books, not the librarians. I strive to create images play with words, experiment with form, use technique to accomplish tasks, visualize, use verb and adverb phrase, play games with tense, split modifiers, use words that deliberately convey Multiple meanings, work the mind, write as the mind thinks, leave out words we have been trained to pass over to glean information, interrupt flow to present ideas. Treat a work as if it were my child, give it the freedom to grow and become something great, in spite of my guidance. A bit more: I am preacher(not a minister, just one who preaches) and I used to be a problem when I am stoned(drunk), don't do that anymore" Above from a Kris Kristofferson song...... I am a lover of life and the people in it. I am an instructor, I am a child of the world. I am a reporter, I am a student, I am an engineer, technical writer, speech writer, poet, team leader, designer, good person, overloaded, but enjoying every minute of life. Lord, help me to shoulder the “Burden of Freedom” and give me the courage to be what I can. Kris Kristopherson Walt