Chris Davis

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Chris Davis: I am 'in-crush'... ((sigh)) :)

Chris Davis: The book with my first published poem came today! I am over the moon! :D

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Chris Davis: Thank you to everyone who has sent birthday wishes... I am touched. The tenderly gentle and accepting group of people that We call friends here on FS does not cease to amaze and humble Us. Thank you for being there and being you, each and every one.

Chris Davis: Feel foggy and groggy and sort of icky today...

I can hear the owls hooting to each other from tree to tree next door. Their mirrored calls echo through the spaces between them and it reminds me of that recent animated 3-D movie with the owls. I loved the scene where the young owl is learning to fly through the sprays of water. I used to fly in my dreams; it took years worth of occasional dreaming to get good enough to fly for a long time, it is so mentally exhausting. But now it has been years since I took flight that way, free and alive and filled with promise. Oh how I wish I could get back there again.

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Chris Davis: Hello friends...
Getting better... almost recovered from the surgery and other than waking up with the stomach flu (really? I got my flu shot) I am feeling physically much better over all for the first time in many, many months.
AND I am officially getting two poems published in different publications. And then a third poetry entry into a local (County wide) contest didn't make the final cut, but one of the judges sent me a personal letter/note card to tell me how she had been moved by my poem and wanted me to know...(it's on here as 'untitled' in my portfolio in my poetry 'book'). That note means as much as being a contest winner, at least to me.

So, emotionally, it's still a theme park. 'Please keep your safety belt on and your hands inside the ride car.'

Thanks for flying C.Davis Air.....

Chris Davis: Thank you everyone for your well-wishes. It means so very much more than I can express. Still on heavy pain meds from Friday's surgery. Anyhow... going now sine falling asleep between words...

Chris Davis: Just found out I have to have another surgery, the 5th in 15 months, and to repair damage from the 4th. I'm feeling pretty defeated. I can only hope it will stop the pain the last several months have been defined by. It could be as soon as Friday!

Chris Davis: Thank you too all whoever are sticking with me, thought injured, depression, hopelessness with me struggling so much and let just unable to be find my voice within the voices, broken and hurting, hoping it better gets better someday...

Chris Davis: They cannot be the best, but they are my heart. They bare much achig heart afire...

Chris Davis: I guess I have been a busy bee the last few days... lots of writing going on... and even a contest winner! I hope everyone is feeling as productive as I have been.

Chris Davis: This is one of my favorites also... to me it's about making things different for our children... changing the messages they are given... and carry away with them.

Chris Davis: In a fairly dark place at the moment. Comes and goes, like the waves of this migraine I have had since the accident. Not sure if it's the ebb and flow of healing, or if something is really, very very broken. Both in my literal head and in my figurative heart. I guess time will tell. Hold on, the ride's about to get a little rocky...

Chris Davis: OK, make that 5+ a new one that is only promoted by the site's new release thingys. Yup. Used that word. Thingys. Did it again. ;)

Chris Davis: I currently have 4 poems bearing certificates and member cent pumps. Check them out and let me now what you think if you haven't already. They are the last 4 chapters added in the poetry book "The Human Condition". Thanks for stopping by.

Chris Davis: head occasionally bobbing up to the surface... trying to find something to motivate me to write.

Chris Davis: I am sinking... I hurt and my will to keep going is waning... I am so tired of hurting and being alone... I think I'd rather just be gone. For good.

Chris Davis: i'm sorry I haven't been very active... I was in a car accident that could have killed me but left me in a monumental amount of pain. You can see my scribblings about it (and photo) in 'in a flash'...

Chris Davis: To my fans, and all who so graciously read and review my work....
I have decided that to spend my hours and hours trying to review enough other people's work to get enough 'cents' to promote my work is not what I am looking for... what I mean is... I want to read others work and review it because I am drawn to it for some reason, not because it gets me the most 'cents' to be able to promote my own writing to a higher level, falsely inflating it's popularity.
It has taken me but a couple weeks on this site to realize there is a game to be played here; and for myself, I want to have people honestly look at my work, read, be affected (or not) but for the reviews to be from the heart, as my writing is. I cannot write just to write for writing's sake. I am driven to write by powerful emotion and I want those who read my work to be motivated by their own feelings when it comes to the reviews.
I don't expect everyone to like, understand or be affected by my writing, but I do want to know that those who are are motivated by their heart, not by self serving motivation.
To that end, I will continue to promote my work to a basic degree. Not wasting a lot on member pumps, but choosing instead good base certificates, occasional banners or won leprechaun certificates to enable people to find my work more easily and be given a token of appreciation for their time. I will use won member pumps when they happen along as well. But I want the honest reviews by people whose opinions I will value even more for the reviews unmotivated by what they can 'get' for themselves out of it.
I will do the same. I will review (for the most part) those which I happen upon, those which my fans, or whom I am fans of write... I will rate honestly and without apology for my opinion, which will not be motivated by anothers opinion or previous rating.
I came to this site and found a community of writers, many of whom I am completely impressed by, many of whom inspire me and many who let me feel 'heard' when I share what I write and get those heartfelt, thought-provoking, and often very moving comments.
To those who are those people, I thank you... truly, from a deeply personal place within. To those who are offended if I give less than a 5 star on something that does not strike me as being in the 'excellent' realm, for whatever reason... get over it. I don't feel the need to demand an explanation for getting a 4 star from someone on occasion, even if I don't necessarily feel it was warranted or 'fair'... I am an adult (most of the time) and I can handle it if someone doesn't particularly like or 'get' something I write; it does not make that piece worth any more or less to me, it does not make it any less valuable.
So, thank you for listening to my 'mission statement' of sorts. I value each and every person who takes the time to read and comment on my work, regardless of the rating. When I get high ratings, I am humbled and honored... not inflated and arrogant. I appreciate ALL who grace my work with their contemplation. Thank you for your generous words and thoughts. Truly.
~Chris

Chris Davis: Wow. I never expected to reach a top 100 poet status... :O Thank you to everyone who has enjoyed and rated my offerings... I appreciate all your kind words and gentle understanding of my sometimes hard to read/hear words. Thank you.

Chris Davis: ...and let the voting begin!

Chris Davis: Tremulous morning... :/

Chris Davis: I've heard of people having a song stuck in their head... but a whole durn album? It makes it hard to think; and there's no 'off' button! ((sigh))

Chris Davis: I would like to thank all who have so generously and graciously reviewed my work and who have welcomed me into the F/S family... I feel humbled. Every review. Every comment. I am gratified. Thank you.

Chris Davis: My daughter just joined F/S last night... check out babypicchick and see how the apple landed. She is the talent behind the camera for the pic in my poem 'pebbles on the pond'.