Honor comes first than humility in my dictionary.
Writing is life. A life is worth writing about, writing for, writing with.
My past is no longer here. My present is today. My future is waiting and I will start planning now. I will treat myself with love, make each day a positive one, and not allow self-pity to control me.
I enjoy the satisfaction I get when people read and enjoy my poems or stories. I like to know that I’ve struck a chord with someone.
Leaf Garden Magazine, Issue 9
Passion has nothing to do with it. I’m a perfectionist, and it’s easier to get 5 words exactly right and in the right order than 5,000.
"Minimalism, Thy Name is Benjamin C. Krause," interview by Rumjhum Biswas on Every Day Fiction
Fools, thinking they can see tomorrow,
Ignore today the wrongful paths they follow,
Ignore as well the shadows cast
By their dark and crooked past.
Salutes Without Guns
Fame from wealth and power departs with wealth and power;
Fame from art and virtue endures the eternal hour.
Salutes Without Guns
They strain the aqueous world in which we live
And worsen their woes who look back and grieve.
Salutes Without Guns
When the plaudits start to ape a grumble,
And our footings start to drag and stumble,
And glory turns to face a younger age,
It’s time to take a bow and leave the stage.
Salutes Without Guns
When the plaudits start to ape a grumble,
And our footings start to drag and stumble,
And glory turns to face a younger age,
It’s time to take a bow and leave the stage.
Salutes Without Guns
