Denise Leverton knew from childhood that she wanted to be a writer. At age 17, she had her first poem published in Poetry Quarterly. She wrote, "One is in despair over the current manifestation of malevolent imbecility and the seemingly invincible power of rapacity, yet finds oneself writing a poem about the trout ...lilies in the spring woods." She discovered ways to get beyond abstract words and share her emotions with images from nature.

Do you ever feel that your writing provides a way to release frustrations and reach a higher level of understanding of yourself and life?

Choose a metaphor and imagery that moves beyond words like: despair, malevolent imbecility and rapacity. Write to discover imagery among the daisies!