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"Whale River"

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If I draw a whale on the moon

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will whales sing

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in the rivers on which the moon is shining

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I think writing poems for children

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means seeing the world from a child’s mind

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You look at the surroundings that we’re accustomed to

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with a fresh eye

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You use the least sentences

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to capture

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and present interesting thoughts

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or moving emotions

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Because inspiration

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is a gift from god

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I don’t know when they’ll show up

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So, I usually

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stick out my inspiration antenna

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What I see

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hear

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and think

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will be captured and filtered

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by my inspiration antenna

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If I think something is wonderful

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I write it down

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I have three notebooks

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I bring one with me

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When I'm thinking of something on the road

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I write it down

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I also put a notebook next to my bed

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When I’m very into my writing

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For example

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when I wrote "picture poem Forest of Words"

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I often dreamed of

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pictures, verses

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and ideas

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When I thought of

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an idea in the middle of night

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I’d

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grab the notebook

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and write it down in a hurry

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I’ve noticed that

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when I really wanted to write

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or when I was very into it

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I’d have endless inspiration

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For example, when I wrote "Poem of Words"

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I was walking on the street

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and the words

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on business signs

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bus stops

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fliers

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seemed to talk

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and wave to me

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saying "Write me

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There’s a story

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and ideas hidden here

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and they contain wonderful emotion"

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I feel

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that when I

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throw myself into writing

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inspirations will

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continuously pop up

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all around me

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To increase your creativity and imagination

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the first thing is

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to read as much as you can

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Writing is a type of production

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It’s like how silkworms must eat mulberry leaves before they can have silk

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So we must read as much as we can

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let other people's creativity activate our creativity

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and let other people’s imaginations

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and emotions

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rouse our imagination and emotions

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So you must read a lot

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What should you read

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You can read books written by authors you like

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and see what methods

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they use to

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make their stories so attractive

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Or you can find the type of books you like

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such as detective books

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suspense books

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and lyrical books

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You can read books

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that attract you

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After you find the books

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you can realize their ideas in everyday life

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For instance

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you can find a notebook

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and write down

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things that happen in your life

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special emotions

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meaningful trips

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or special memory

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that are worth writing

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in the notebook

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You don’t need to write a lot

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You can use a picture

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a drawing

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a short poem

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or some simple sentences

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and record a

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wonderful day

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and special emotions

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Write down things that you feel something about

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Things that you really

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want to write down

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After doing this

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once or twice

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the more time you write

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you will gradually write longer

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and more stories

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Naturally, your writing skill

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and imagination

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will flourish

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Most importantly, you must remember

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that you must be happy when you’re writing

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You need to face your writing

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like playing a game

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Creativity is fun

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and writing is like writing homework

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So

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write down

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things that you

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feel deeply about

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or are fun

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When you’re happy while writing

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When you’re happy

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it’s like playing a game

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and inspiration will pop up continuously

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To me, writing

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is linking my imagination with the world

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I’m happy when I write

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so I hope

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people feel happy when they read my books

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When children can

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move with the stories

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and grow up with the stories

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I think it’s a wonderful thing

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I hope when kids are reading

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they can learn the ability

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to relax themselves and the world

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We live in a unitary world

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but every single act of creativity

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and every book

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is an expression of the imagination

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and the beginning of a new world

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I hope when kids are reading

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they will learn that