I am starting a new series here of my writings. It is not all of my writings. I had to go through and edit out some stuff that I felt couldn't be published now. However, this bunch will last quite a while. I started writing in 1958 with a commercial for OK Cereal. Yogi Bear was the spokesman for the cereal, and I wrote a commercial for him. I was five years old. My parents sent the commercial to the advertiser who responded saying that it was good, and to come back to them, when I turned 18. Of course by then, there was no OK Cereal, and no advertiser, but my parents recognized my creativity. I wrote my first poem in 1964. It was called "People", and as it turned out, Herman's Hermits came out with a song a few months later called "Listen People", which was very close to my poem, but I was a kid and didn't know I could sue. I started writing more seriously around 1969 and continued on and off throughout the rest of my life so far. I have also written plays, short stories, articles, speeches, and even started a few novels. I say "started", because they were never finished. So, here we go. I have to say, before we start, that you can read into things as you wish. You may be insulted or perplexed as to what you read. All I have to say is that you should consider these pieces as snapshots into my life. I may have been serious, when I wrote something, and I may not believe now what I wrote then. I dated a girl years ago who didn't like her picture taken. She said it froze the moment, and she wanted to be more fluid. I don't necessarily agree with that, but her logic was valid. Taken out of context, some of these writings could be construed as bad or damaging. However, I hope you will take them for what they are. My mind at work. However strange it is.
Walter Durst, 2013
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