Taking his Advice
‘I’d sit and watch if I were you,’ he said,
‘and learn the way it should be done and while
you’re stealing all the know-how from his head --
you must develop your own voice and style.
Don’t emulate him. Be original.
Do your own fishing and use your own rod,
remember you’re an individual --
he’s just another man; he’s not a god.
Respect him, yes; he’s helped you find your feet,
but choose a rarely trodden track to plod;
don’t follow flocks or herds or eat their meat --
but chew the bitter berry; be a sod.
And when men say your work is really crap
that’s when you’ll know you’ve made it to the top'.
‘and learn the way it should be done and while
you’re stealing all the know-how from his head --
you must develop your own voice and style.
Don’t emulate him. Be original.
Do your own fishing and use your own rod,
remember you’re an individual --
he’s just another man; he’s not a god.
Respect him, yes; he’s helped you find your feet,
but choose a rarely trodden track to plod;
don’t follow flocks or herds or eat their meat --
but chew the bitter berry; be a sod.
And when men say your work is really crap
that’s when you’ll know you’ve made it to the top'.
Dai Miles
Tue 6th May 2008 20:04
Hey, Zuzana
To please you is such a pleasure! Thanks!