Ten-Finger Exercises

words that soar

I just finished reading The Kite Runner. I've avoided it for a long time, I don't know why. Maybe because I couldn't pronounce the names, didn't know the geography or the culture. I'm so glad my son and daughter-in-law convinced me.

The writing is beautiful. I love a good book with interesting characters and plot, but, even more than reading John Grisham, I love a book with words that make my heart expand. Here's a small example that won't give away the plot to anyone: "...I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away in the middle of the night."

Few authors write words that sing to me like this, expand my world and make me cry.

If you have some favorites who can capture images and write their prose with poetry, please tell me. I need more.